CDN77

What Is CDN77?

Picture a video streaming platform serving 50 million viewers across Europe and Asia. Latency spikes during peak hours are costing subscribers. A DDoS attack last quarter took the service offline for 40 minutes. The CDN bill from a major US provider keeps climbing, but the contract locks in minimum commitments. This is the exact scenario CDN77 was built to solve.

Founded in Prague in 2011, CDN77 grew from a small Czech operation into one of the top five largest CDNs by revenue, reaching USD 218 million in annual revenue by 2025. The company operates 136+ points of presence across six continents, with particularly dense coverage in Europe. Unlike Cloudflare's platform-everything approach or Akamai's enterprise complexity, CDN77 focuses squarely on content delivery and video streaming — doing fewer things, but doing them at scale.

The company is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, an EU member state. Its SSD object storage is hosted in Prague, and European customers benefit from strong PoP density across Germany, France, Netherlands, the UK, and Central Europe. The parent entity, DataCamp Limited, is UK-registered, but CDN77's operational and engineering centre sits firmly in the EU.

Key Features

Global Network with 136+ PoPs

CDN77's network spans 136+ points of presence on six continents, connected by backbone circuits. European coverage is a particular strength — PoPs in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Milan, and Madrid provide sub-20ms latency to most of Western and Central Europe. The network supports HTTP/3, QUIC, TLS 1.3 with 0-RTT resumption, and Brotli compression, adopting these protocols earlier than most competitors.

Hurricane DDoS Protection

CDN77 built its own proprietary DDoS mitigation system, Hurricane, using DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and machine learning. It detects and mitigates volumetric attacks in under 10 seconds — without requiring traffic to be rerouted through a separate scrubbing centre. The system runs inline on CDN77's network edge, which means protection is always on and adds no additional latency during normal operations.

This is a meaningful differentiator. Akamai's Prolexic requires separate provisioning. Many smaller CDNs rely on third-party scrubbing services with higher mitigation latency. CDN77's in-house approach keeps the entire stack under one roof.

Video CDN and Streaming

CDN77 has developed dedicated video delivery infrastructure supporting RTMP ingest, HLS and MPEG-DASH adaptive bitrate streaming, MPEG-TS transport, and live transcoding. Features include DVR and timeshift for live streams, an HTML5 player with built-in audience analytics, and encoding profiles optimised for different device types.

For media companies and streaming platforms, this eliminates the need to bolt a separate transcoding service onto a generic CDN. The video pipeline is integrated into the delivery network, reducing latency and configuration complexity.

Object Storage

CDN77 offers SSD-based object storage hosted exclusively in Prague. Content uploaded to object storage is served directly through the CDN network, simplifying the origin architecture for customers who do not want to maintain their own origin servers. The S3-compatible API makes migration from AWS S3 straightforward.

Custom Rules Engine

The rules engine allows granular control over caching behaviour, header manipulation, geo-blocking, and URL rewriting at the edge. While not as programmable as Cloudflare Workers or Akamai EdgeWorkers, the rule system covers the most common edge configuration needs without requiring code deployment.

Pricing

CDN77's pricing is straightforward but high-floor. The Growth plan costs USD 990/month for up to 250 TB of global traffic, with all features and all PoPs included. There are no feature restrictions — Hurricane DDoS protection, video CDN capabilities, and object storage are part of the base plan.

Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted based on traffic volume, geographic requirements, and dedicated infrastructure needs. No long-term contracts are required on the Growth plan.

The USD 990/month entry point immediately filters out small websites and personal projects — Cloudflare's free tier and Bunny.net's pay-per-GB model serve that market far better. CDN77 is priced for organisations moving serious traffic volumes. At 250 TB, the effective rate is roughly USD 3.96 per TB, which is competitive with Akamai and below Fastly's typical rates.

EU Compliance & Privacy

CDN77's operational headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, places it within the EU's regulatory framework. The SSD object storage is hosted in Prague, providing EU data residency for origin content. GDPR compliance is maintained across the platform.

The parent company, DataCamp Limited, is UK-registered, which places it under the UK GDPR (post-Brexit). For customers requiring strict EU-only corporate jurisdiction, this dual structure is worth noting. The engineering team, infrastructure management, and support operations are based in Prague.

CDN77 follows SOC 2-aligned practices and PCI DSS requirements for customers handling payment card data through their CDN infrastructure.

Who It's Best For

Video streaming platforms delivering live and on-demand content at scale. CDN77's integrated transcoding, DVR, and analytics remove the need for a separate media processing pipeline.

High-traffic websites and applications moving 10+ TB monthly that need predictable pricing without per-request metering. The fixed USD 990/month covers 250 TB.

Organisations under DDoS threat that want always-on, sub-10-second mitigation without separate scrubbing centre contracts. Hurricane runs inline with no latency penalty.

EU-based media companies that want CDN infrastructure managed from an EU member state, with object storage in Prague and dense European PoP coverage.

The Verdict

CDN77 is a CDN for organisations that know they need a CDN — not a platform play, not an edge computing framework, but fast, reliable content delivery with strong video capabilities and proprietary DDoS protection. The USD 990/month minimum excludes casual users, and the lack of serverless edge computing limits it against Cloudflare for application-level workloads. But for high-volume content delivery, particularly video streaming in European and global markets, CDN77 delivers strong performance from a Prague-based operation with transparent pricing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CDN77 GDPR compliant?

Yes. CDN77 operates from Prague, Czech Republic, an EU member state. SSD object storage is hosted in Prague, providing EU data residency. The parent entity (DataCamp Limited) is UK-registered, but operations and engineering are EU-based.

Does CDN77 have a free tier?

No. The Growth plan starts at USD 990/month for up to 250 TB of traffic. Custom trials can be requested for evaluation. For small websites, Cloudflare or Bunny.net offer lower entry points.

How does CDN77 compare to Cloudflare?

CDN77 focuses on pure content delivery and video streaming with 136+ PoPs and proprietary DDoS protection. Cloudflare offers a broader platform including Workers serverless computing, DNS, email routing, and a free tier. CDN77 is stronger for high-volume video; Cloudflare is more versatile.

Does CDN77 support live video streaming?

Yes. CDN77's video CDN supports RTMP ingest, HLS and MPEG-DASH adaptive streaming, live transcoding, DVR/timeshift, and an HTML5 player with audience analytics.

Where are CDN77's PoPs located?

CDN77 operates 136+ PoPs across six continents with strong European coverage in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Milan, and Madrid, plus extensive North American and Asia-Pacific presence.