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Francesco Boffa
CTO at ORDR · | 14 upvotes · 48.2K views
I don't think I have registered a domain in the last 10 years that hasn't been linked to CloudFlare within the first 2 hours from registration.
The benefits you get from even the free version of CloudFlare are amazing. From day 0: - 30/80% of bandwidth savings thanks to their CDN - Origin IP address protection - Managed SSL
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Pros of cdnjs
- Fast4
- Free3
- Easy Interface2
- Largest user base1
- Most number of libraries1
Pros of CloudFlare
- Easy setup, great cdn424
- Free ssl277
- Easy setup199
- Security190
- Ssl180
- Great cdn98
- Optimizer77
- Simple71
- Great UI44
- Great js cdn28
- Apps12
- HTTP/2 Support12
- DNS Analytics12
- AutoMinify12
- Rocket Loader9
- Ipv69
- Easy9
- IPv6 "One Click"8
- Fantastic CDN service8
- DNSSEC7
- Nice DNS7
- SSHFP7
- Free GeoIP7
- Amazing performance7
- API7
- Cheapest SSL7
- SPDY6
- Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else6
- Ubuntu5
- Asynchronous resource loading5
- Global Load Balancing4
- Performance4
- Easy Use4
- CDN3
- Registrar2
- Support for SSHFP records2
- Web31
- Прохси1
- HTTPS3/Quic1
Pros of jsDelivr
- Its fast9
- Diverse POPs and support8
- Free8
- Many packages available7
- Load multiple files with single HTTP request6
- Auto-minification by changing url extension to .min.js3
- View pkg download statistics per week/month/year3
- Can add OSS packages I use3
- Worked in China2
- Easy setup, great cdn1
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- No support for SSHFP records2
- Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits2
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What is cdnjs?
Everyone loves the Google CDN? Even Microsoft runs their own CDN. The problem is, they only host the most popular libraries. We host it all - JavaScript, CSS, SWF, images, etc! Powered by CloudFlare.
What is CloudFlare?
Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
What is jsDelivr?
jsDelivr is a free CDN for open source developers, with advanced features for javascript projects with access to NPM and Github
It uses multiple CDN providers, resulting in the best possible uptime and performance.
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