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With the IONOS CDN powered by Cloudflare you speed up the loading time of your website for visitors all over the world. Content is cached on hundreds of servers and always delivered from the nearest location. This improves the performance of your website and optimizes the user experience for your visitors.
The IONOS CDN is available in the variants CDN Basic and CDN Pro. Use this overview to find the right plan for your project.
The plans at a glance
The following table shows you the most important differences at a glance.
| Feature | CDN Basic | CDN Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Target group | Personal & hobby projects | Companies & professional online presences |
| Number of locations | 330 (worldwide) | 330 (worldwide) |
| Bandwidth | 50 GB | Unlimited |
| Bot defence | Simple | Advanced |
| Web Application Firewall (WAF) | No | Yes |
| Image optimization with Polish™ | No | Yes |
| Mobile optimization with Mirage™ | No | Yes |
| Maximum DDoS protection with Under Attack Mode | No | Yes |
The functions in detail
Common core functions (CDN Basic & CDN Pro)
Both plans provide you with a powerful foundation to increase the speed of your website.
- Global network with 330 locations: Your website content is cached in one of the largest networks worldwide. This guarantees fast loading times for your visitors, no matter where they are.
- Bot defense: Protects your website from harmful, automated access (bots). Good bots, such as those from search engines, still have access. CDN Pro offers enhanced in this area.
- Bandwidth: This is the amount of data that can be delivered daily via the CDN. Additional information on the bandwidth limit for CDN Basic can be found in the article Information on the bandwidth limit for CDN Basic.
Exclusive advantages of CDN Pro
The Pro plan extends the range of functions with professional security and optimization tools.
- Unlimited bandwidth: Don't worry about data limits. Ideal for growing websites with a lot of traffic or large media files.
- Web application firewall (WAF): Essential protection for company websites. The WAF filters the data traffic to your website and actively blocks attacks such as SQL injections and cross-site scripting (XSS) before they even reach your application.
- Automatic image and mobile optimization:
- Polish™: Compresses your images automatically and without loss of quality to drastically reduce loading times.
- Mirage™: Detects the end device of your visitors (e.g. smartphone with slow connection) and dynamically adjusts the delivery of the images to optimize the mobile loading time.
- Under Attack Mode: You can activate this mode in the event of a massive DDoS attack. It performs additional, stringent security checks to keep your website online and accessible while the attack is fended off.
Which CDN plan is right for me?
CDN Basic is the perfect choice for personal websites, blogs, or hobby projects. It gives you all the basic speed benefits of a global CDN and provides a better experience for your visitors.
CDN Pro it's worth it if you run a mission-critical website, an online store, or a professional online presence. The unlimited bandwidth, critical security features of the web application firewall (WAF), and advanced DDoS protection are essential for protecting your online business. The automatic image and mobile optimizations also ensure maximum performance and a better conversion rate.
Additional information
You can find more information on the IONOS CDN powered by Cloudflare topic in the following Help Center articles: