Company Overview

StackPath was founded in 2015 by Lance Crosby, former CEO of SoftLayer, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA. It is an edge computing, CDN, and cloud security platform with 45+ edge PoPs globally, offering VMs, CDN acceleration, Web Application Firewall (WAF), DNS, Serverless scripting, and monitoring services. In 2020, StackPath was acquired by Brentwood Associates and Warburg Pincus.

StackPath's core philosophy is "secure edge" — integrating compute power and security into the edge network to enable low-latency application delivery and network protection.

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Core Products

  • StackPath CDN: Global content delivery network supporting static and dynamic acceleration
  • StackPath Edge Computing: Edge VM service for running workloads across 45+ edge locations
  • StackPath WAF: Web Application Firewall with integrated DDoS protection and bot management
  • StackPath DNS: High-performance DNS resolution with traffic routing and failover
  • StackPath Serverless Scripting: Edge Serverless script engine for custom request processing
  • StackPath Monitoring: Edge node monitoring and real-time analytics

Core Strengths

Secure Edge: Security natively integrated into the edge network, blocking attacks at the source
Edge Computing: VMs and Serverless functions running at edge nodes for ultra-low latency
Global Coverage: 45+ PoPs worldwide with low-latency access to major markets
Unified Platform: CDN, WAF, DNS, and edge computing managed from a single dashboard
Enterprise-Grade: Built by the former SoftLayer team with deep large-scale infrastructure expertise

Key Milestones

  • 2015: StackPath founded by Lance Crosby in Dallas, Texas
  • 2017: Acquired MaxCDN, entering the CDN market
  • 2019: Launched Edge Computing (edge VMs) and Serverless services
  • 2020: Acquired by Brentwood Associates and Warburg Pincus
  • 2026: Continues optimizing edge computing and CDN platform for global enterprises

Market Position

StackPath competes with the following providers in the global edge computing and CDN market:

  • Cloudflare: Direct competitor in CDN, WAF, and edge computing
  • Fastly: Competes in CDN and edge computing platforms
  • Akamai: Competes in enterprise CDN and secure content delivery
  • AWS CloudFront: Competes in CDN and edge computing
  • GCP Cloud CDN: Competes in CDN acceleration
  • Azure CDN: Competes in CDN and edge services