CacheFly vs KeyCDN
CacheFly is cheaper across every workload modelled here.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | CacheFly | KeyCDN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data transfer out | $0.030/GB | $0.040/GB | 1.3× CacheFly |
| Free tier | No | Yes | — |
Source: CDN77 pricing (May 2026) · KeyCDN pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | CacheFly | KeyCDN | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $3.00 | $4.00 | CacheFlysaves $1.00/mo (25%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $30 | $40 | CacheFlysaves $10/mo (25%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $300 | $400 | CacheFlysaves $100/mo (25%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
CacheFly
by CDN77
A long-established delivery network focused on throughput consistency for software distribution and streaming, sold on committed monthly volume.
KeyCDN
by KeyCDN
Pay-as-you-go delivery with no contract and per-region rates, aimed at small sites that want a predictable per-gigabyte bill without a commitment.
Free tier: $10 of trial credit; $4 monthly minimum thereafter
Common questions
- Is CacheFly or KeyCDN cheaper in 2026?
- CacheFly is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- What is the difference in egress cost between CacheFly and KeyCDN?
- CacheFly charges $0.030 per GB against KeyCDN's $0.040, roughly 1.3× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, CacheFly or KeyCDN?
- KeyCDN does — $10 of trial credit; $4 monthly minimum thereafter. CacheFly bills from the first unit of usage.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.