Tag Archives: live streaming

03 Aug 2026

Cloudflare vs Google Cloud CDN: Which Fits Your Architecture and Budget?

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Choosing between Cloudflare and Google Cloud CDN is not simply a matter of comparing edge locations or checking feature boxes. The more important questions are architectural: Should the CDN become an independent control layer in front of several environments, or should it operate as part of a Google Cloud application-delivery stack? How much security and compute functionality should live at the edge? And how predictable must delivery spending be as traffic grows? Cloudflare is the stronger fit when a team [...]

28 Jul 2026

Fastly vs Microsoft Azure Front Door: Which Fits Websites, Software Delivery, and Streaming?

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If you are comparing Fastly CDN and Microsoft Azure Front Door, the wrong way to do it is to treat them as two generic CDNs with slightly different feature checklists. The more useful buyer question is this: do you need Fastly's independent programmable edge platform, Azure Front Door's Azure-native application edge, or a delivery-first service such as CDNsun that keeps the commercial model simpler for websites, software delivery, VOD, and live streaming? Short answer: choose Fastly when you want deep edge [...]

30 Jun 2026

BytePlus CDN Alternatives: 8 Providers Compared

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BytePlus CDN sits in an interesting part of the market. It is a serious delivery platform with a strong media and app-distribution posture, a visible APAC emphasis, and a product story that reaches into security adjacencies and edge programmability. For some buyers, that broader shape is exactly the appeal. The practical question is whether that shape matches what you are actually buying. BytePlus is not just a bandwidth line item. It layers request billing, edge-to-origin billing, paid log delivery, and [...]

20 Jun 2026

Microsoft Azure Front Door Alternatives: 8 Providers Compared for Websites, Media, and Software Delivery

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Microsoft Azure Front Door is not a weak product. For the right buyer, it is one of the more capable ways to combine global delivery, routing, failover, and security in one edge service. But that does not make it the default fit for every workload. Many teams looking for Microsoft Azure Front Door alternatives are not replacing a bad service. They are usually asking a more practical question: do we really need a broader application-edge platform, or would a delivery-first [...]

11 Jun 2026

FFmpeg CDN Integration: 4 Practical Live Streaming Workflows with CDNsun

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FFmpeg has been around for a long time because it keeps solving real media delivery problems without much ceremony. It can ingest, transcode, repackage, inspect, and even play streams from the command line, which is exactly why it still shows up in modern live workflows. On many Linux systems, the package set also includes ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe, giving you an encoder, a quick player, and a stream inspection tool in one practical toolkit. For CDNsun CDN HTTP Live, the [...]

28 May 2026

Google Cloud CDN Review 2026: When It Fits, Where It Gets Expensive, and a Simpler Alternative

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Google Cloud CDN is a strong product. It is also a product that many buyers can misread if they look only at the headline CDN label. If your stack already lives around Google Cloud, especially around the external Application Load Balancer, Cloud Storage, GKE, or other Google-native backends, Google Cloud CDN deserves a serious look. It gives you a large edge footprint, good cache controls, strong logging signals, and a natural fit with a broader Google application stack. But if your [...]

08 May 2026

CloudFront Pricing: Worth It or Consider CDNsun in 2026?

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CloudFront pricing is no longer just a simple pay-as-you-go CDN question. In 2026, Amazon CloudFront gives buyers two different pricing paths. One is the classic AWS model: pay for bandwidth, requests, and selected features as you use them. The other is a newer flat-rate plan model for website delivery and security, with flat-rate pricing from $0 to $1,000 and no overage charges according to AWS. That sounds simpler on paper. In practice, CloudFront pricing still needs careful reading. Costs can depend [...]

04 May 2026

HLS vs RTMP for Live Streaming: Which Ingest Method Should You Use?

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When people compare HLS and RTMP, they often treat them like a pure protocol showdown. In practice, for CDNsun CDN HTTP Live, the more useful question is simpler: how should your live stream enter the platform? Your source first enters a Publishing Point, which is the ingest layer. That Publishing Point then feeds a CDN HTTP Live service, the delivery layer that distributes the stream through CDNsun's global network. Source -> Publishing Point -> CDN HTTP Live service -> viewer playback That [...]

15 Sep 2025

HLS vs DASH: Choosing the Right Protocol for Live Streaming

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The landscape of live streaming has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with two major adaptive bitrate streaming protocols dominating the market: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). As content delivery networks continue to play a crucial role in delivering seamless streaming experiences, understanding the nuances between these protocols becomes essential for developers, content creators, and streaming service providers. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore both protocols, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they integrate with [...]

11 Sep 2014

Stream Media Easily – Generate Embed Player

For easier integration of streaming CDN content into your website we have developed an embed player generator. It can generate an embed JavaScript code for both the JW Player and the CDNsun Media Wrapper. Other players will be supported shortly. Fill in your stream name or video name, click on the generate player button and that's all! Sincerely your CDNsun team.