Multi-CDN architecture avoids single points of failure and optimizes global access speed. This article covers multi-CDN load balancing principles, DNS strategies, and implementation approaches.
Once you have decided to adopt an orchestration layer, the real divergence is not in feature tables but in how three vendors answer the same three questions: who holds the credentials, who owns operational visibility, and who carries the runtime burden. Spreedly sells vault sovereignty, Primer sells first-class payment operations, and Gr4vy sells treating PSPs as stateless resources. Pick the wrong position and you buy infrastructure you must maintain for another three years.
Payment orchestration is often sold as a router that saves you money, then teams discover customers still re-enter card details when the acquirer changes. What actually determines its value is who holds the credentials. This article sets out what orchestration does and does not do, the real workload of building routing yourself, three signals that you need it, and three hidden costs.