Red Box
Red Box (合同会社レッドボックス) is a privately held Japanese CDN operator offering fixed-rate, AI-optimized content delivery, web acceleration, and security services to mid-market and enterprise customers across publishing, media, retail, and government in Japan.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Red Box does
Red Box (合同会社レッドボックス) is a privately held Japanese content delivery network (CDN) operator founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, with an additional engineering office in Setagaya. The company specializes in fixed-rate (月額定額) CDN services targeted at mid-market and enterprise customers in Japan, distinguishing itself from usage-based competitors by eliminating transfer overage charges and bundling SSL, WAF, origin GET transfer, support, and cache purge at no additional cost.
The core platform, Edge Cache CDN, is built on a distributed edge caching network with HTTP/3 support, AI-powered traffic prediction and routing optimization, custom origin redundancy, instant cache purge via REST API with regex and tag-based deletion, native Brotli compression, and an image optimization add-on (Light Image) that performs automatic device-aware format conversion. The product line extends to Boost (DNS-based web acceleration), Quick Cache (entry-level load balancing), and optional modules including Burst Traffic, EdgeVault raw log delivery, Universal SSL for Free, Edge BasicAuth, Smart Streaming, One-Time URL, and the WordPress PURGE BOX plugin. CMS-specific one-click rules support WordPress, Drupal, and a-blog CMS integrations.
The business model is a subscription-based, fixed monthly fee structure with publicly disclosed tiered pricing (Edge Cache S/M/L, Boost Entry/Basic/Professional, Quick Cache). Red Box distributes through self-serve website ordering for SMBs, direct enterprise sales for larger accounts, and a two-tier partner program (Referral Partner and Resale Partner) targeting web production companies, system integrators, and consulting firms. Customer segments span publishing and media (Kadokawa, Shueisha), electronics (Sharp), cosmetics (Shiseido), pharma (Rohto), government research (NII), e-commerce (Loftwork), fashion (Undercover), and gaming (Ataroma). The company is led by Representative Partner (CEO) Katsuhisa Ogawa, holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, and has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or subsidiaries.
Red Box firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Red Box
- Legal name
- 合同会社レッドボックス
- Website
- https://redbox.ne.jp
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Red Box (合同会社レッドボックス) is a privately held Japanese CDN operator offering fixed-rate, AI-optimized content delivery, web acceleration, and security services to mid-market and enterprise customers across publishing, media, retail, and government in Japan.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Red Box industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Traditional CDN (Static & Dynamic Content Acceleration) (HDABAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Content Delivery Networks (CDN) (MPAHAIAA), Game Streaming Infrastructure & CDN Services (Low-Latency Delivery, Transcoding) (MPAFAEAL)
Keywords
Where Red Box is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices2 records
Markets served
Red Box business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- CDN Subscription Services: Monthly fixed-fee subscription plans for CDN services including Edge Cache CDN, Boost CDN, and Quick Cache. All plans include unlimited transfer within contracted bandwidth with no overage charges. Includes free SSL, WAF, support, and cache purge.
- Optional Add-on Services: Additional paid options including Smart Streaming, One-Time URL, Global Plus, Burst Traffic, Light Image tiers, Bandwidth Guarantee lines, Origin Hosting storage, SSL certificate proxy acquisition, and WordPress PURGE BOX plugin.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Edge Cache S - Small scale CDN plan |
| Subscription | Monthly | Edge Cache M - Medium scale CDN plan |
| Subscription | Monthly | Edge Cache L - Large scale CDN plan |
| Subscription | Monthly | Boost CDN - Web acceleration service |
| Subscription | Monthly | Quick Cache - Low cost CDN |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Red Box product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Red Box provides flat-rate content delivery network (CDN) and web acceleration services to Japanese businesses. Its primary product, Edge Cache CDN, delivers cached content from edge servers with AI-powered routing, instant cache purge, custom origin redundancy, and bundled security features (WAF, SSL). Complementary products include Boost for DNS-based web acceleration and Quick Cache for entry-level load distribution, supported by a CDN-specialized technical team providing pre-sales consulting and ongoing optimization.
Product overview
Red Box offers a comprehensive CDN service portfolio centered around its core エッジキャッシュCDN (Edge Cache CDN) platform, which is a flat-rate, high-availability content delivery network. The main platform is complemented by BOOST for pure web acceleration, クイックキャッシュ for entry-level deployments, and various optional add-on modules including ライトイメージ for image optimization, エッジVault for log management, and Universal SSL for certificate automation. All services share common infrastructure features including HTTP/3 support, instant cache purge API, WAF security, and AI-powered routing optimization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- エッジキャッシュCDN (Edge Cache CDN): Main CDN service with fixed-rate pricing offering HTTP/3 ready content delivery with SLA guarantee
- Boost (ブースト)
- クイックキャッシュ (Quick Cache)
- PURGE BOX
- エッジVault
- FAST PURGE
- インスタントストリーム
- ライトイメージ (LightImage)
- Universal SSL for Free
- REDBOX Labo
Products and services
- Edge Cache CDN (エッジキャッシュCDN) Primary flat-rate CDN service with HTTP/3 support offering scalable content delivery with AI-powered routing optimization, instant cache purge, instant streaming for large file delivery, custom origin redundancy, WAF security, GeoIP blocking, and 99.95% uptime SLA. Available in S/M/L tiers targeting small to large scale deployments.
- Boost (Web高速化サービスBOOST) Web acceleration service that optimizes website display speed through DNS changes without requiring website modifications. Features include TCP optimization, HTTP/2 Server Push, SSL optimization, CSS/JS minification, HTML compression, and image optimization. Available in Entry, Basic, and Professional tiers.
- Quick Cache (クイックキャッシュ) Entry-level CDN service designed for simple 2-step web load distribution setup at low cost. Targeted at small-scale deployments requiring basic load balancing.
- CDN Option Services (CDNオプションサービス) Bundled optional add-on services including Smart Streaming, One-Time URL, Global Plus, Global Plus Flat, Burst Traffic, Static Backend IP, EdgeVault log delivery, SSL certificate proxy acquisition, Light Image optimization, and Universal SSL.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 50% cost reduction compared to usage-based CDN services
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Red Box
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Red Box technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability4 records
Feature9 records
Red Box partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Mochiya Co., Ltd. (モチヤ株式会社)minorBusiness partnership announcement for operational collaboration. Mochiya Co., Ltd. partnered with Red Box for CDN services integration into their business operations.
- ISMS Certification BodiescoreRed Box maintains ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023) certification through Bureau Veritas, demonstrating commitment to information security standards.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Red Box competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Fastly: Fastly is a global edge cloud platform with Compute@Edge, CDN and security offerings, serving enterprise and media customers including in Japan. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping CDN and edge capabilities though Fastly emphasizes programmability over Red Box's flat-fee pricing model.
- Edgio (formerly Verizon Digital Media Services / Limelight): Edgio operates a global CDN and edge platform serving media, gaming and enterprise customers with web acceleration, media delivery and security. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping CDN and security offerings though with reduced global footprint post-restructuring.
- Amazon CloudFront: CloudFront is AWS's global CDN service, deeply embedded in Japanese enterprise stacks via AWS adoption. Comparable as a broad incumbent CDN offering integrated with cloud, security and edge services, often bundled with AWS commitments.
- Akamai Technologies: Akamai is the global CDN leader with deep enterprise penetration in Japan including media, publishing and large corporate customers. Overlaps with Red Box across CDN, web acceleration and security but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio including cloud security and edge compute.
- Cloudflare: Cloudflare is a global CDN, security and edge compute platform serving Japanese enterprises with free and paid tiers. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (CDN, WAF, image optimization, Workers) across a wider portfolio than Red Box's focused CDN offering.
Regional players
- Biglobe: BIGLOBE is a Japanese ISP and cloud provider offering CDN and web hosting services primarily to the domestic market. Comparable as a Japan-focused infrastructure provider with CDN capability, though CDN is not its primary product focus.
- Sakura Internet: Sakura Internet is a leading Japanese hosting and cloud infrastructure provider that also offers CDN/edge services as part of its hosting stack. Comparable as a Japan-only infrastructure peer where customers can obtain CDN alongside hosting, but with a broader hosting focus than Red Box's CDN specialization.
- GMO Internet Group (GMO Cloud / ConoHa): GMO Internet Group operates Japanese hosting, cloud and infrastructure brands including ConoHa and GMO Cloud, which bundle CDN-style services. Comparable as a Japan-focused infrastructure player offering CDN-adjacent capabilities to SMB and enterprise customers.
Direct peers
- J-Stream: J-Stream is a major Japanese streaming and CDN provider offering fixed-rate and usage-based CDN, video delivery and live streaming for enterprise and media customers. Directly competes with Red Box in the Japan-focused content delivery market with similar enterprise customers.
- CDNetworks (CDN77 parent): CDNetworks is an APAC-headquartered CDN provider with strong presence in Japan and Greater China, offering web acceleration, media delivery, and security. Directly comparable as a regional CDN specialist targeting enterprise customers in Asia-Pacific with comparable fixed-fee and usage-based plans.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Red Box compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Red Box financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Red Box leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Red Box funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Red Box M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Red Box
What does Red Box do?
Red Box provides flat-rate content delivery network (CDN) and web acceleration services to Japanese businesses. Its primary product, Edge Cache CDN, delivers cached content from edge servers with AI-powered routing, instant cache purge, custom origin redundancy, and bundled security features (WAF, SSL). Complementary products include Boost for DNS-based web acceleration and Quick Cache for entry-level load distribution, supported by a CDN-specialized technical team providing pre-sales consulting and ongoing optimization.
Is Red Box a public or private company?
Red Box is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Red Box founded?
Red Box was founded in 2015.
Where is Red Box based?
Red Box is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Red Box make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. CDN Subscription Services are the primary driver. The others are optional Add-on Services.
Who are Red Box's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Fastly, Edgio (formerly Verizon Digital Media Services / Limelight), Amazon CloudFront, Akamai Technologies and Cloudflare. Regional players are Biglobe, Sakura Internet and GMO Internet Group (GMO Cloud / ConoHa). Direct peers are J-Stream and CDNetworks (CDN77 parent).
Does Red Box have an API?
Yes. Red Box provides a REST API for cache purge operations and SSL certificate management. The API supports cache deletion via three methods: SINGLE (single path), REGEX (regex pattern matching), and TAGKEY (tag-based group deletion). Certificate API supports bringing your own certificates and switching certificate types. API endpoints are available at https://api.cdnw.net with POST methods. Authentication uses X-KEY header with API keys obtained from the management console. Developer documentation is at www.redbox.ne.jp/docs/api.html.
What industry is Red Box in?
Red Box's product category is Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAGAA, Traditional CDN (Static & Dynamic Content Acceleration), with a secondary code of MPAHAIAA, Content Delivery Networks (CDN). Its SIC code is 7370.