Company Overview
Bunny.net (formerly BunnyCDN) is a global CDN, edge storage, and cloud services provider founded in 2014 by Andrew Greek and Chris Lee in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Known for its transparent pay-as-you-go pricing, high performance, and developer-friendly platform, Bunny.net operates 115+ PoPs across six continents, offering CDN acceleration, origin shield protection, distributed edge storage, image optimization, an intelligent edge rules engine, and DNS hosting.
Key Milestones
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Bunny.net founded in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Andrew Greek and Chris Lee |
| 2015 | Launched Bunny CDN with simple pricing and high performance, quickly gaining traction among developers |
| 2017 | Released Bunny Storage edge storage service, deeply integrated with CDN for efficient content delivery |
| 2019 | Introduced Bunny Shield origin protection with DDoS mitigation and origin IP hiding |
| 2020 | Launched Bunny Optimizer for real-time image compression, format conversion (WebP/AVIF), and smart cropping |
| 2021 | Released Bunny Edge Rules engine for custom request routing and response processing at the edge |
| 2022 | Launched Bunny DNS global DNS hosting with fast resolution, DNSSEC support, and traffic management |
| 2024 | Expanded to 115+ PoPs globally, further increasing network capacity and coverage |
| 2026 | Continues innovating in edge computing and CDN, delivering high-performance content delivery worldwide |
Core Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| Bunny CDN | Global content delivery network accelerating static/dynamic content, video streaming, and large file downloads |
| Bunny Shield | Origin shield service providing a proxy layer to hide origin IPs and mitigate DDoS attacks |
| Bunny Storage | Distributed edge object storage with automatic replication across global PoPs for low-latency content delivery |
| Bunny Optimizer | Real-time image optimization engine supporting automatic WebP/AVIF conversion, compression, and smart cropping |
| Bunny Edge Rules | Edge rules engine for custom URL rewriting, header manipulation, redirects, and access control |
| Bunny DNS | Global anycast DNS hosting with fast resolution, DNSSEC support, and traffic management capabilities |
| Bunny API | Comprehensive REST API and SDKs for programmatic management of all Bunny.net services and configurations |
Competitive Advantages
- Transparent Pay-as-You-Go Pricing: Simple, no-hidden-fee pricing model with usage-based billing, ideal for SMBs and individual developers.
- High-Performance Global Network: 100% SSD cache servers, low-latency global coverage, and average response times outperforming many competitors.
- Full-Featured Edge Platform: From CDN to edge storage, image optimization, edge rules, and DNS — a one-stop edge solution.
- Developer-Friendly: Rich API, clear documentation, and an intuitive management panel widely recommended by the developer community.
- Origin Security: Bunny Shield provides an additional DDoS protection layer, effectively securing origin servers from malicious traffic.
Competitors
Key competitors in the CDN and edge services market include:
| Competitor | Description |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | One of the largest CDN and security platforms globally, offering extensive web optimization and security features |
| Fastly | High-performance programmable CDN supporting VCL and Wasm edge computing for large enterprise customers |
| KeyCDN | Simple-pricing CDN with global coverage, well-suited for small to medium-sized websites |
| CacheFly | CDN provider specializing in video streaming and large file acceleration with a high-performance global network |
| BelugaCDN | Emerging CDN platform offering competitive pricing and expanding global PoP coverage |
| CDN77 | European CDN provider delivering video streaming, download acceleration, and live streaming solutions |
| StackPath | Edge computing and security platform offering integrated CDN, WAF, and DDoS protection services |