Overview

Huawei Cloud CDN is the CDN acceleration service of Huawei Cloud, built on three decades of Huawei ICT infrastructure expertise. By 2026 it deploys 2800+ domestic acceleration nodes across all major Chinese carriers (China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, CERNET) with over 120 Tbps total bandwidth.

Positioned as a "full-stack acceleration platform," it integrates static acceleration, Dynamic Site Acceleration (DCDN), web security, and AI scheduling in one stack, backed by 30+ regions and 65+ AZs. It pioneered injecting AI inference into edge nodes, boosting cache hit ratios 8%-15%. Its main competitors are Aliyun CDN and Tencent EdgeOne.

Key Strengths

  • 2800+ domestic nodes: Coverage of all 31 provinces and major cities with multi-carrier access; BGP multi-line scheduling delivers 15-40ms TTFB in core cities.
  • Full-stack acceleration: Static edge caching, dynamic API smart routing + TCP optimization + connection reuse, with built-in WAF and DDoS.
  • AI edge scheduling: Machine learning analyzes traffic, load, and link quality in real time, cutting cross-carrier latency 25%-40% and raising hit ratios 8%-15%.
  • Integrated WAF + DDoS: Native WAF (OWASP Top 10, custom rules, Bot management) and Anti-DDoS (L3/L4/L7, Tbps scrubbing); see the WAF configuration guide.
  • Deep Huawei Cloud integration: Native linkage with Huawei ECS, OBS, WAF, Anti-DDoS, and ELB; OBS origin enables one-click acceleration.
  • BGP multi-line access: All domestic nodes route to optimal carrier links automatically.

Product Ecosystem

Smart Edge Scheduling

Each edge node runs a lightweight AI inference engine analyzing link quality, load, content heat, and user profiles to predict traffic 5-15 minutes ahead and adjust caching/routing.

Full-Site Acceleration DCDN

Smart routing, TCP optimization (Fast Open, Probe), connection reuse, and HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC); see DCDN.

Security Architecture

Three layers: L3/L4 Anti-DDoS scrubbing, L7 WAF filtering, and AI behavior-based Bot management.

Cloud Ecosystem Integration

Native linkage with ECS, OBS, WAF, and ELB under one console.

Limitations

  • Overseas coverage needs strengthening: About 400+ overseas nodes trail Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, and Aliyun CDN (800+); use multi-CDN load balancing for overseas business.
  • Enterprise pricing: 95th-percentile bandwidth billing is competitive at scale, but small sites under 1TB/day cost more than Bunny CDN; see the CDN cost control guide.
  • Fewer third-party ecosystem tools: Limited third-party plugins and open-source monitoring docs outside the Huawei ecosystem.
  • Advanced features cost extra: DCDN, AI scheduling, advanced WAF, and real-time logs require enterprise or add-on purchases.

Use Cases

  • Existing Huawei Cloud users (★★★★★): Smoothest integration for ECS, OBS, WAF, and ELB users with one-click OBS acceleration.
  • Large domestic sites (★★★★★): 2800+ nodes with BGP multi-line for news portals, government/enterprise sites, and large e-commerce; MLPS 3 and ISO 27001 certified.
  • E-commerce flash sales (★★★★): AI scheduling pre-warms hotspots with elastic bandwidth and auto-scaling origins for spikes.
  • Video VOD and online education (★★★★): HLS/DASH optimization, anti-hotlinking, and full media pipeline; see video streaming acceleration.
  • Compliance-strict government/enterprise (★★★★): Native WAF + DDoS meets party/government and finance compliance.
  • Overseas expansion (★★★): Rapidly expanding overseas nodes; pair with Cloudflare or AWS CloudFront in a multi-CDN setup.

Pricing

Billing Domestic Price Use Cases Notes
Per Traffic RMB 0.20-0.45/GB Fluctuating traffic Tiered, lower at scale
Per Bandwidth (95th) RMB 18-25/Mbps/month Stable traffic Video/live high bandwidth
DCDN RMB 0.01-0.04/10k requests Dynamic API HTTPS higher than HTTP
Overseas Traffic RMB 0.30-1.20/GB Overseas users Tiered by region
Free Tier 10GB/month Trial 12 months, limited features

Cost notes:

  • Same-region OBS origin is free; configure in the same region
  • 10M HTTP + 1M HTTPS free requests/month, then pay-as-you-go
  • Traffic packages 100GB-50TB save 10%-25%
  • See the CDN cost control guide

FAQ

  • How many domestic nodes are there? 2800+ as of July 2026, covering all 31 provinces and major cities across all major carriers; use the console's performance test for real measurement; see the CDN provider selection guide.
  • What is the core difference from Aliyun CDN and Tencent EdgeOne? Huawei Cloud excels at AI scheduling and full-stack integration for government/enterprise and AI-driven businesses; Aliyun leads in e-commerce campaigns and image ecosystem; Tencent EdgeOne leads in integrated security with WeChat mini-program integration; see the CDN provider selection guide.
  • Does it support HTTPS and SSL/TLS? Yes, upload your own certificate or use Huawei Cloud SSL manager (free DV); see the SSL certificate types guide.
  • Is there a free tier? New users get 10GB/month domestic traffic free for 12 months, with some advanced features limited; see the CDN cost optimization guide.
  • How is DCDN billed? Per request (RMB 0.01-0.04/10k), with HTTPS higher; combine with CDN caching strategies to control costs.