MaxCDN

A developer-friendly, affordable CDN provider that carved out a strong niche among SMBs, agencies, and the open-source/WordPress community before being acquired by StackPath.

MaxCDN was a content delivery network provider founded in Los Angeles, California, that specialized in delivering web content, media, and software faster to end users by distributing it across a global network of servers. The company built a strong reputation among developers, agencies, and SMBs for offering an affordable, easy-to-use CDN solution with robust performance and transparent pricing. MaxCDN was particularly well-known in the WordPress and open-source community, powering the delivery of popular projects like Bootstrap and jQuery. The company differentiated itself through its developer-centric approach, offering a clean API, straightforward integration with popular CMS platforms, and real-time analytics. MaxCDN's network spanned multiple continents and provided features such as instant cache purging, SSL support, and zone-based content delivery. It competed directly with larger players like Akamai and CloudFront while targeting a more accessible price point for smaller businesses and developers. In 2016, MaxCDN was acquired by StackPath, a Dallas-based edge services platform. Following the acquisition, the MaxCDN brand was eventually retired and its infrastructure and customer base were absorbed into the StackPath platform. StackPath itself later underwent significant restructuring, selling its CDN and edge services assets to Highwinds/Limelight Networks (now Edgio) in 2022. The MaxCDN brand no longer exists as a distinct entity, but its legacy lives on through the communities and platforms it helped shape.