What KeyCDN does

KeyCDN, operated by proinity LLC, is a privately funded Swiss-based content delivery network founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ermatingen. The company operates a next-generation CDN purpose-built from the ground up — explicitly not federated or resold — running on 100% SSD edge infrastructure with a custom TCP stack, IP anycast routing, and latency-based request steering across 60+ data centers in 40+ countries on six continents. The platform supports HTTP/2, Brotli compression, TLS 1.3, IP anycast and latency-based routing, Origin Shield, DDoS protection, IPv6, secure token authentication, bad-bot blocking, and country-based caching, with a stated 98% cache hit ratio across 146,031 deployed zones.

The product is a horizontal platform sold primarily to web developers, digital agencies, small and mid-sized businesses, privacy-conscious enterprises (especially EU-centric GDPR-sensitive buyers), and media/entertainment customers needing video streaming. Adjacent modules include Image Processing (real-time format conversion, resize, WebP/AVIF, watermark, focal point crop), Video & Streaming (HLS-optimized delivery), Cloud Storage (required for Push Zones larger than 100 MB), and a RESTful API for programmatic zone, purge, and reporting control, plus a free WordPress caching plugin (Cache Enabler) and a suite of free developer diagnostic tools.

Go-to-market is product-led: self-serve signup, 14-day free trial with no credit card required, no contracts, pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.04/GB for North America/Europe with volume discounts to $0.01/GB, a $4/month minimum usage floor, and a $49 minimum credit purchase. Additional revenue streams include Push Zone storage ($0.12/GB/month), additional Zones ($1/month beyond three free), Image Processing transactions, and Log Forwarding. Distribution is entirely digital via website and API plus 30+ CMS integrations; growth is driven by content marketing, an open-source support program (Meteor, webpack, FreeNAS), free developer tools, and a referral program paying 100% of the first payment per converted referral. The customer base is stated at 40,000+ customers with named logos including Meteor, Discourse, Icons8, Uploadcare, and Airsquare.

Name

KeyCDN

Legal name

proinity LLC

Website

https://keycdn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KeyCDN is a Swiss-based, bootstrapped content delivery network operating 60+ data centers across six continents, serving 40,000+ developers, SMBs, privacy-focused enterprises, and media customers via pay-as-you-go bandwidth pricing starting at $0.04/GB, with adjacent Image Processing, Video Streaming, and Cloud Storage modules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Content Delivery Network

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional CDN (Static & Dynamic Content Acceleration) (HDABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Delivery Networks (CDN) (MPAHAIAA), Multi-CDN & Traffic Steering / Load Balancing (MPAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Content delivery network
• CDN services
• Edge caching
• Bandwidth optimization
• Video streaming delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Ermatingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bandwidth/Data Transfer: Primary revenue stream. Charges based on exact outbound bandwidth measured in bytes from edge servers. Pricing is transparent at $0.04/GB for North America and Europe with volume discounts available. Billing occurs in near real-time and can be monitored in the dashboard. This is the dominant revenue driver as the core CDN service.
2. Cloud Storage (Push Zone): Revenue from storage fees for Push Zone content hosted on KeyCDN's cloud storage cluster. Pull Zone storage has no additional cost. Push Zone storage is billed at $0.12/GB per month, charged on a daily basis.
3. Additional Zones: The first 3 Zones are included free. Each additional Zone costs $1 per month. This provides a small recurring revenue stream from power users with many distinct CDN configurations.
4. Image Processing: Revenue from on-the-fly image transformation and optimization services when enabled. Charges apply in addition to bandwidth for image processing operations.
5. Log Forwarding: Revenue from forwarding CDN raw logs to a customer-designated host. This is an optional service with associated charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KeyCDN is a high-performance Content Delivery Network (CDN) that delivers web content, images, video, and large files from 60+ global edge data centers across 6 continents. It sells bandwidth and storage on a pay-as-you-go basis via a self-serve dashboard and RESTful API, with add-on modules for real-time image processing and HLS-based video streaming. The service is offered under the proinity LLC entity headquartered in Switzerland.

Product overview

KeyCDN is a next-generation content delivery network offered as a unified platform with modular add-on services. The core CDN service provides global content delivery across 60+ data centers with advanced features like HTTP/2, Brotli compression, TLS 1.3, and IP anycast routing. Additional services include Image Processing for real-time image optimization and format conversion, Video & Streaming for HLS-based video delivery, and Cloud Storage for hosting content directly on KeyCDN infrastructure (required for Push Zones). The platform is accessible via a RESTful API for programmatic control, complemented by free tools for website diagnostics and WordPress plugins (Cache Enabler) for seamless CMS integration. Pricing follows a pay-as-you-go model with no contracts required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KeyCDN Core CDN Service High-performance content delivery network with global edge infrastructure spanning 60+ data centers across 6 continents. Delivers static and dynamic content with optimized TCP stack, 100% SSD coverage, HTTP/2, Brotli, TLS 1.3, and latency-based routing for developers, SMBs and enterprises.
• Image Processing Real-time image transformation and optimization service that dynamically resizes, converts formats (WebP, AVIF), applies effects (flip, flop, grayscale, watermark), and adjusts quality via URL query parameters.
• Video & Streaming CDN Video CDN solution optimized for HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) streams, with MP4 video delivery and metadata placement optimization for low-latency, high-reliability media distribution.
• Cloud Storage (Push Zone) Cloud storage cluster for hosting content directly on KeyCDN, required for content larger than 100 MB and supporting WebP caching and Brotli compression.
• KeyCDN RESTful API Programmatic interface for complete account control, enabling developers to manage Zones, configure settings, purge cache, and access detailed traffic reports in JSON format.
• KeyCDN Tools Free suite of web tools including Website Speed Test, Performance Test, HTTP Header Checker, HTTP/2 Test, Brotli Test, IP Location Finder, DNS Checker, Ping Test, Traceroute, BGP Looking Glass, and Certificate Checker for troubleshooting CDN and web performance.
• Cache Enabler (WordPress Plugin) Free lightweight WordPress caching plugin that generates static HTML files, supports WebP conversion, and pre-compresses cached pages with Gzip for faster website loading.
• Private CDN Privacy-focused CDN configuration using Swiss-developed infrastructure with TLS certificates, two-factor authentication, IP address access rules, hotlink protection, and token authentication, targeted at GDPR-conscious European customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% cache hit ratio — proportion of requests served directly from CDN edge servers without reaching origin server
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature19 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MeteorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2014KeyCDN provides free CDN accounts to the Meteor open source JavaScript framework project, accelerating delivery of static assets and libraries for the Meteor developer community. This is a community support initiative rather than a formal commercial partnership.
• webpackminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2014KeyCDN supports the webpack open source JavaScript module bundler with free CDN accounts for accelerating webpack-related content and documentation downloads for the developer community.
• FreeNASminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2014KeyCDN provides free CDN accounts to the FreeNAS open source network-attached storage project, helping accelerate downloads and documentation delivery for this community-driven storage software project.
• Let's EncryptcoreTechnology or IntegrationKeyCDN integrates with Let's Encrypt to provide free automatic TLS certificate provisioning for all customer zones. This integration enables instant HTTPS setup without additional cost, eliminating the traditional complexity and expense of SSL certificate management.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bunny.net: Bunny.net is a cost-focused CDN positioned similarly to KeyCDN with transparent low per-GB pricing, a developer-friendly API, and a comparable global POP footprint. Direct competitor in the price-sensitive SMB/developer CDN segment that KeyCDN targets.
• Fastly: Fastly is a programmable edge cloud platform offering a traditional CDN product (similar to KeyCDN) alongside edge compute (Compute@Edge). Targets developer-driven customers with API-first workflows similar to KeyCDN, competing for premium CDN customers.
• CDN77: CDN77 is a European-based CDN provider with similar cost-focused positioning, transparent per-GB pricing, and a comparable developer/SMB customer base. Direct competitor in KeyCDN's price-sensitive segment, particularly in European markets.
• StackPath: StackPath offers CDN as part of an edge computing platform with security features, competing with KeyCDN's core CDN offering for mid-market and enterprise customers. Targets similar developer-led use cases with comparable global POP coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Cloudflare: Cloudflare is a global CDN and edge cloud platform with a free tier that directly pressures KeyCDN's SMB/developer pricing wedge. While much broader (security, workers, R2), its core CDN competes head-to-head with KeyCDN on performance and price, especially against SMBs.
• Akamai: Akamai is the largest pure-play CDN incumbent with extensive global infrastructure (the largest in the industry) and an enterprise/security focus. While serving higher-tier enterprise customers than KeyCDN, it sets the upper bound on CDN pricing benchmarks KeyCDN is positioned against.
• Amazon CloudFront: Amazon CloudFront is the CDN service bundled with AWS, leveraging AWS's global infrastructure. Competes with KeyCDN primarily through bundling economics for AWS customers and as a hyperscaler benchmark (CloudFront $85/TB vs KeyCDN $40/TB).
• Microsoft Azure CDN: Azure Front Door / CDN is bundled into Microsoft Azure's cloud platform. Competes with KeyCDN as a hyperscaler bundled option (priced $81/TB vs KeyCDN $40/TB) and is used by enterprise customers prioritizing Microsoft ecosystem integration.
• Google Cloud CDN: Google Cloud CDN leverages Google's global edge infrastructure and integrates with GCP services. Competes with KeyCDN via hyperscaler bundling and global scale advantages, particularly for Google Cloud Platform customers.

Emerging players

• Imperva (CDN/Incapsula): Imperva offers a security-focused CDN with WAF, DDoS protection, and bot mitigation capabilities. Comparable to KeyCDN's security feature surface (DDoS, hotlink protection) but with a stronger enterprise security focus that pressure-tests KeyCDN's upmarket expansion path.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KeyCDN
• Facebookfacebook.com/keycdn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keycdn

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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