Google Cloud CDN vs KeyCDN
KeyCDN 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 | Google Cloud CDN | KeyCDN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data transfer out | $0.080/GB | $0.040/GB | 2× KeyCDN |
| Free tier | No | Yes | — |
Source: Google 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 | Google Cloud CDN | KeyCDN | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $8.00 | $4.00 | KeyCDNsaves $4.00/mo (50%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $80 | $40 | KeyCDNsaves $40/mo (50%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $800 | $400 | KeyCDNsaves $400/mo (50%) |
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
Google Cloud CDN
by Google
Caching in front of Google Cloud load balancers, billed on cache egress plus cache-fill from origin. Only sensible when the origin already runs on Google Cloud.
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 Google Cloud CDN or KeyCDN cheaper in 2026?
- KeyCDN is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- What is the difference in egress cost between Google Cloud CDN and KeyCDN?
- KeyCDN charges $0.040 per GB against Google Cloud CDN's $0.080, roughly 2× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, Google Cloud CDN or KeyCDN?
- KeyCDN does — $10 of trial credit; $4 monthly minimum thereafter. Google Cloud CDN 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.