Bunny.net
Usage BasedThe CDN that just works.
Published 27 September 2026
Scores
Popularity2/5
Real, growing customer base (85,000+ accounts) and strong review scores, but a fraction of the mindshare and edge footprint of Cloudflare, the category's dominant player.
Learning Curve2/5
A single dashboard covers CDN, storage, video, and DNS with straightforward pull-zone setup; reviewers consistently point to the fast, self-serve onboarding as a standout compared to larger CDN vendors.
Flexibility3/5
Covers CDN, object storage, video, DNS, and basic edge compute under one account, with per-product configuration, though the edge compute layer (Magic Containers) is far less mature than a full serverless platform.
Performance4/5
119+ global PoPs and a purpose-built Volume Network for high-bandwidth delivery; user reports consistently cite fast static and video load times.
Portability3/5
Standard CDN pull-zone and S3-compatible-style storage patterns with no long-term contract, making it straightforward to migrate origins in or out, though DNS and video are still tied to the Bunny dashboard.
About Bunny.net
Bunny.net is an edge infrastructure platform that began as a content delivery network and has expanded into asset storage, video hosting, and edge compute. It positions itself explicitly as a Cloudflare alternative for teams whose primary need is fast, affordable delivery of static assets and video rather than a full security/WAF/Zero Trust stack.
The core Bunny CDN runs on 119+ points of presence with two pricing models: a region-based Standard Network and a flat-rate global Volume Network for high-bandwidth projects. Bunny Storage provides object storage with free internal transfer to the CDN, and Bunny Stream handles video hosting, transcoding, and adaptive playback with no separate transcoding fee. An Optimizer add-on handles on-the-fly image resizing and format conversion at the edge.
Bunny also ships Bunny DNS as a standalone authoritative DNS service and an early-stage edge compute product (Magic Containers) for running custom logic close to users. Everything is managed through one dashboard and billed pay-as-you-go with no free tier, but a low minimum spend ($1/month) and aggressive per-GB storage and video pricing relative to larger CDN vendors. There is no annual contract requirement, and usage across products is metered and billed together in the same account.
Key Features
- Global CDN across 119+ PoPs with Standard (region-based) and Volume (flat global rate) pricing
- Bunny Storage — object storage with free internal transfer to the CDN
- Bunny Stream — video hosting and transcoding with no separate transcoding fee
- Bunny Optimizer — real-time image resizing and format conversion at the edge
- Standalone Bunny DNS authoritative DNS service
- Pay-as-you-go billing with a $1/month minimum, no long-term contract
Pros
- Significantly cheaper storage and video delivery than Cloudflare R2/Stream for comparable usage
- Simple, self-serve dashboard with a fast setup process
- No separate transcoding fee on video — pay only for storage and bandwidth
- Transparent, predictable per-GB pricing with no hidden overage charges
- Combines CDN, storage, video, and DNS in one account without extra platform lock-in
Cons
- No free tier — every account has a minimum monthly spend
- Smaller edge network (119+ PoPs) than Cloudflare's 300+, and no comparable WAF/Zero Trust/DDoS suite
- Dashboard traffic-routing visibility is thinner than larger competitors
- Edge compute (Magic Containers) is early-stage compared to Cloudflare Workers
- Smaller community and ecosystem than Cloudflare, so fewer third-party guides and integrations
Bunny.net Pricing
Usage Based- · Region-based pay-as-you-go pricing: $0.01/GB in North America and Europe, up to $0.06/GB in Asia Pacific
- · 119+ points of presence, no bandwidth commitment
- · Flat global rate starting at $0.005/GB for the first 500TB
- · Built for high-bandwidth projects that don't need per-region pricing
- · Object storage from $0.01/GB (HDD) or $0.02/GB (SSD), free internal transfer to the CDN
- · Video hosting and transcoding billed on storage + bandwidth only, no transcoding fee
- · $1/month minimum spend across the account, no free tier
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Alternatives to Bunny.net(3)
Bunny.net markets itself explicitly as the Cloudflare alternative for teams whose primary need is cost-effective CDN, object storage, and video delivery rather than Cloudflare's broader WAF/Zero Trust/DDoS security stack — cheaper per-GB storage and video with no transcoding fee, at the cost of a much smaller edge network and no free tier.
Bunny.net is the budget, self-serve pick for straightforward asset and video delivery; Fastly is the alternative once a team needs VCL-level request control, instant cache purging, or serverless edge compute that Bunny's simpler product doesn't offer.
Bunny.net is the simpler, cheaper, self-serve option for asset and video delivery; CloudFront is the alternative once a team is already operating inside AWS and wants the CDN to integrate natively with S3, Lambda@Edge, and existing IAM permissions.
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