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9 Best CDN for WordPress of 2026

Statlyst data desk · updated November 10, 2026 · next review December 25, 2026

Cloudflare is the best CDN for WordPress in 2026 for most site owners, because its free plan covers the CDN and DDoS protection and its $5 a month APO add-on caches full WordPress pages at the edge. Bunny.net suits image-heavy sites that want metered delivery from $0.01 per GB, and Jetpack Site Accelerator is the free option for images on any site running Jetpack.

Market data

#ProductFeatures (35%)Adoption and reviews (35%)Value (30%)OverallUsers or customersFrom
1Cloudflare9.49.89.49.528.8% (2026)$5
2Bunny.net8.87.69.48.61,500,000 (2026)$0.01
3Amazon CloudFront8.28.88.08.45.2% (2026)$15
4Jetpack Site Accelerator6.88.89.48.33+ million (2026)Free
5QUIC.cloud8.46.49.27.90.1% (2026)$0.02
6Fastly8.48.26.67.82.8% (2026)$0.12
7KeyCDN7.66.68.47.540,000 (2026)$0.04
8Sucuri7.87.07.47.40.7% (2026)$9.99
9Gcore7.85.68.47.2n/aFree plan

Adoption figures come from company filings, official releases or independent surveys, linked in each entry. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Scoring method

This list is for WordPress site owners who want faster pages and images, from bloggers on shared hosting to WooCommerce stores. We scored nine CDNs on WordPress features such as plugins, page caching and image optimization (35 percent), adoption from W3Techs' November 2026 reverse proxy survey, vendor-reported customer counts or WordPress.org install counts (35 percent), and value at published US prices (30 percent). W3Techs reports some figures as a share of all websites and others as a share of sites using a reverse proxy, and we say which one we use. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run speed tests.

AssessmentCloudflare ranks first because a free plan and a $5 add-on give WordPress sites both file delivery and full-page edge caching, and no other CDN is used by more websites. Bunny.net is the best paid choice for images and static files at $0.01 per GB, and Amazon CloudFront fits sites already on AWS with a $15 flat-rate plan. Jetpack Site Accelerator is the zero-effort free option for images, while QUIC.cloud is the natural partner for LiteSpeed Cache. Fastly serves large publishers, KeyCDN is a plain per-GB alternative, Sucuri leads with security, and Gcore offers 1 TB of free traffic each month.

  1. 1

    Cloudflare

    9.5overall

    A reverse proxy CDN with a free plan and an Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) add-on that caches whole WordPress pages, not just files.

    Best forMost WordPress site owners, from a personal blog on the free plan to a busy WooCommerce store on Pro.

    Adoption data

    28.8%W3Techs detected Cloudflare on 28.8% of all websites in November 2026, or 86.3% of the sites that use any reverse proxy service it tracks.

    W3Techs (Q-Success), Usage Statistics and Market Share of Reverse Proxy Services for Websites, November 2026 (2026): “Cloudflare is used by 28.8% of all the websites, that is a reverse proxy service market share of 86.3%.”

    Cloudflare sits in front of 28.8 percent of all websites in W3Techs' November 2026 survey, far more than any other proxy or CDN. For WordPress, the feature that matters is Automatic Platform Optimization. A normal CDN caches images, CSS and JavaScript, while APO also caches the HTML that WordPress generates, so most page views never reach the origin server. Cloudflare says APO improved Time to First Byte by 72 percent and First Contentful Paint by 23 percent in its own measurements. The free plan already includes the CDN, DNS, SSL and unmetered DDoS protection. APO adds $5 per month on that plan and is included with Pro, which costs $20 per month billed annually. Setup runs through the official plugin, which has more than 200,000 active installs. The trade-off is that your DNS moves to Cloudflare, and dynamic pages such as carts need cache exceptions. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Largest share of websites of any reverse proxy in W3Techs' survey
    • +Full-page caching for WordPress at a flat $5 a month
    • +Security and CDN in one free account

    Limitations

    • −Requires moving DNS to Cloudflare or a partner setup
    • −APO page caching needs care on logged-in and cart pages
    • −Advanced WAF rules and image tools sit on paid plans

    SummaryCloudflare is the default pick for WordPress because the free plan covers files and security, and $5 a month adds edge caching for full pages. Only sites that cannot move DNS have a strong reason to look elsewhere first.

  2. 2

    Bunny.net

    8.6overall

    A pay-as-you-go CDN with a WordPress plugin, a per-site image optimizer and some of the lowest published per-GB rates.

    Best forImage-heavy WordPress sites that want a pull CDN billed by the gigabyte with no DNS change.

    Adoption data

    1,500,000Bunny.net's homepage says more than 1.5 million websites run on its network.

    Bunny.net, bunny.net: The Global Edge Platform that truly Hops (2026): “Join 1,500,000+ websites already powered by bunny.net”

    Bunny.net is the strongest metered CDN for WordPress on price. Its Standard network has 119 PoPs and charges $0.01 per GB in Europe and North America, $0.03 in Asia and Oceania and $0.06 in the Middle East and Africa, with a $1 monthly minimum. A Volume network with 10 PoPs drops to $0.005 per GB for large files. The official WordPress plugin, with more than 10,000 active installations, connects the site to a pull zone, so the domain can keep its existing DNS. Bunny Optimizer adds image compression and resizing for $9.5 per website per month, which matters for photo-heavy blogs and stores. Perma-Cache keeps files stored at the edge so they are not refetched from the origin. Bunny.net says more than 1.5 million websites use its network. There is no free plan after the 14-day trial, and full-page caching is less turnkey than Cloudflare's. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +$0.01 per GB in Europe and North America
    • +No nameserver change needed for a pull zone
    • +14-day free trial without a credit card

    Limitations

    • −No permanent free plan
    • −Image optimization is a separate monthly charge per site
    • −Page HTML caching takes extra configuration compared with Cloudflare APO

    SummaryBunny.net is the best paid CDN for WordPress images and static files at a low per-GB rate. Add Optimizer if images make up most of your page weight.

  3. 3

    Amazon CloudFront

    8.4overall

    AWS's CDN, now sold as flat-rate monthly plans that bundle WAF, DDoS protection and DNS, as well as pay-as-you-go.

    Best forWordPress sites hosted on AWS, Lightsail or S3 that want the CDN on the same bill.

    Adoption data

    5.2%W3Techs found Amazon CloudFront on 5.2% of the websites whose reverse proxy service it can identify in November 2026, the second largest share after Cloudflare.

    W3Techs (Q-Success), Usage statistics and market share of Amazon CloudFront, November 2026 (2026): “Amazon CloudFront is used by 5.2% of all the websites whose reverse proxy service we know.”

    Amazon CloudFront is the second most common CDN in W3Techs' data, on 5.2 percent of sites whose reverse proxy is known. For WordPress owners the notable change is flat-rate pricing. A distribution can run on a Free plan at $0 per month, Pro at $15, Business at $200 or Premium at $1,000, with no overage charges. These plans bundle AWS WAF, always-on DDoS protection, Route 53 DNS, bot management, logs and S3 storage credits, which covers much of what a WordPress site needs at the edge. Pay-as-you-go billing remains available. CloudFront fits best when WordPress already runs on EC2 or Lightsail, or when media files are offloaded to S3. The cost is setup effort: you configure distributions, cache behaviors and cookies for wp-admin yourself in the AWS console rather than through a WordPress plugin. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Second largest share of reverse proxy sites in W3Techs' survey
    • +Predictable flat monthly price on the Pro plan
    • +Close fit with WordPress on AWS and offloaded media in S3

    Limitations

    • −Setup happens in the AWS console, not a WordPress plugin
    • −Plans are priced per distribution
    • −Console setup is more technical than plugin-based CDNs

    SummaryCloudFront is the natural choice for WordPress on AWS, and the $15 Pro plan makes the bill predictable. Owners on shared hosting will find Cloudflare or Bunny.net simpler to set up.

  4. 4

    Jetpack Site Accelerator

    8.3overall

    A free image and static file CDN built into the Jetpack plugin from Automattic, switched on from the WordPress dashboard.

    Best forSmall WordPress sites that want faster images at no cost and no configuration.

    Adoption data

    3+ millionThe Jetpack plugin, which includes the Site Accelerator CDN, shows more than 3 million active installations on WordPress.org.

    WordPress.org, Jetpack: WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth plugin page (2026): “Active installations 3+ million”

    Jetpack Site Accelerator is the simplest CDN on this list. It ships inside the Jetpack plugin, which WordPress.org lists at more than 3 million active installations, and Jetpack says its CDN tools are free for every site running the plugin. Once switched on, it serves images from Jetpack's servers, resizes them for mobile screens, and also delivers static CSS and JavaScript that come from WordPress core, Jetpack and WooCommerce. The file count is unlimited, and the Image CDN and lazy loading are part of Jetpack's free plan. The limits are real. It does not serve audio or video, does not cache page HTML, and does not cover every file your theme or other plugins load, so it speeds up images more than whole pages. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Free with no bandwidth charges
    • +Runs from a plugin already on millions of sites
    • +Works without any DNS change

    Limitations

    • −Does not serve audio or video files
    • −Does not cache page HTML or your theme's own assets
    • −Only useful for sites willing to run the Jetpack plugin

    SummaryJetpack Site Accelerator is the easiest free way to speed up WordPress images. Pair it with page caching, or move to Cloudflare when you need full-page delivery.

  5. 5

    QUIC.cloud

    7.9overall

    A WordPress-focused CDN from the LiteSpeed team that caches dynamic pages and connects through the LiteSpeed Cache plugin.

    Best forWordPress sites using LiteSpeed Cache, especially on LiteSpeed-powered hosting.

    Adoption data

    0.1%W3Techs found QUIC.cloud on 0.1% of the websites whose reverse proxy service it can identify in November 2026.

    W3Techs (Q-Success), Usage statistics and market share of QUIC.cloud, November 2026 (2026): “QUIC.cloud is used by 0.1% of all the websites whose reverse proxy service we know.”

    QUIC.cloud is the CDN built by the team behind LiteSpeed, and it is designed around WordPress. It connects through the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which WordPress.org lists at more than 7 million active installations, and it can cache dynamic WordPress pages rather than only static files. The network has 77 PoPs, and QUIC.cloud quotes average latency under 10 ms in North America, Europe and Oceania. Bandwidth on the Standard plan costs $0.02 per GB in North America and Europe, $0.04 in Russia and $0.08 in Latin America, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa. Each domain gets a free monthly credit sized by tier, which is larger for sites on LiteSpeed servers, and the credit does not roll over. Image optimization, page optimization and DNS are offered as free services. Measured adoption is small, at 0.1 percent of reverse proxy sites in W3Techs' survey. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Built specifically around WordPress page caching
    • +Low per-GB rates in North America and Europe
    • +Free monthly credit for every domain

    Limitations

    • −Small share of websites in W3Techs' survey
    • −Free credit depends on the domain's tier and does not roll over
    • −Works best with LiteSpeed Cache, so less suited to other caching plugins

    SummaryQUIC.cloud is the best fit for sites already on LiteSpeed Cache, since it adds page-level edge caching from the same plugin. Sites using other cache plugins gain less.

  6. 6

    Fastly

    7.8overall

    A programmable edge cloud with instant purging, used by large publishers and sold with a free monthly allowance.

    Best forHigh-traffic WordPress publishers with engineers who can manage VCL or edge configuration.

    Adoption data

    2.8%W3Techs found Fastly on 2.8% of the websites whose reverse proxy service it can identify in November 2026, the third largest share.

    W3Techs (Q-Success), Usage statistics and market share of Fastly, November 2026 (2026): “Fastly is used by 2.8% of all the websites whose reverse proxy service we know.”

    Fastly is the third most common reverse proxy in W3Techs' November 2026 data, on 2.8 percent of sites whose proxy is known. The network reports 622 Tbps of capacity on fewer, larger POPs. For WordPress, Fastly's strength is fast cache purging, which lets a news site cache full pages aggressively and clear them the moment a story changes. The first 100 GB of bandwidth each month is free, and paid delivery starts at $0.12 per GB in North America and Europe, so costs climb quickly compared with budget CDNs. The official WordPress plugin handles purging, but WordPress.org lists about 1,000 active installs and a last update a year ago, so expect to manage more of the setup yourself. Fastly makes sense when you have an engineering team. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Third largest share of reverse proxy sites in W3Techs' survey
    • +Fast purging for publishers that update often
    • +Free allowance for testing

    Limitations

    • −$0.12 per GB is far above Bunny.net, KeyCDN or QUIC.cloud
    • −Its WordPress plugin has about 1,000 installs and was last updated a year ago
    • −Configuration expects developer skills

    SummaryFastly suits large WordPress publishers that need instant purging and edge logic. Most small and mid-sized sites will pay less and set up faster with Cloudflare or Bunny.net.

  7. 7

    KeyCDN

    7.5overall

    A Swiss pay-as-you-go CDN with image processing and its own CDN Enabler plugin for WordPress.

    Best forDevelopers and small sites that want a simple pull CDN with clear per-GB pricing.

    Adoption data

    40,000KeyCDN's homepage says more than 40,000 customers use its network.

    KeyCDN, KeyCDN: Content delivery made easy (2026): “Over 40,000 customers trust KeyCDN to deliver content to millions.”

    KeyCDN is a straightforward pull CDN from Switzerland, and it maintains the CDN Enabler plugin for WordPress, which has more than 10,000 active installs and rewrites image, CSS and JavaScript URLs to a KeyCDN zone. Pricing is published by region and volume: $0.04 per GB in North America and Europe for the first 10 TB, falling to $0.01 above 100 TB, with Asia and Oceania from $0.08 and Africa and Latin America from $0.10. There are no request charges, the minimum usage is $4 a month, and the minimum payment is $49. Every account gets HTTP/2, Brotli, TLS 1.3, instant purge and real-time image processing, which can resize images and convert them to WebP. KeyCDN reports more than 40,000 customers and 146,031 zones deployed. It does not cache WordPress HTML by default. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +All features available to every account
    • +No request fees
    • +14-day free trial without a credit card

    Limitations

    • −$49 minimum payment to top up
    • −Four times Bunny.net's rate in North America and Europe
    • −No full-page HTML caching for WordPress out of the box

    SummaryKeyCDN is a reliable, plainly priced choice for static files and images. Bunny.net now undercuts it on per-GB price, so pick KeyCDN mainly for its tooling or plugin.

  8. 8

    Sucuri

    7.4overall

    A website firewall with an Anycast CDN and caching, aimed at sites that need security and speed in one service.

    Best forWordPress owners whose main worry is hacks and attacks, with speed as a second goal.

    Adoption data

    0.7%W3Techs found Sucuri on 0.7% of the websites whose reverse proxy service it can identify in November 2026, or 0.2% of all websites.

    W3Techs (Q-Success), Usage statistics and market share of Sucuri, November 2026 (2026): “Sucuri is used by 0.7% of all the websites whose reverse proxy service we know.”

    Sucuri is a security service first and a CDN second, which is why WordPress owners often meet it after a hack. Its website firewall sits in front of the site through a DNS change, blocks attacks at layers 3, 4 and 7, and applies virtual patching that shields outdated plugins and themes. The same Anycast network acts as a CDN with four caching options, and Sucuri says this reduces server load by 60 percent on average. Pricing is simple: the Basic Firewall costs $9.99 per month and Pro costs $19.98, with multi-site plans by quote and full security platform plans, including malware cleanup, from $229 per year. W3Techs measures Sucuri on 0.7 percent of sites whose reverse proxy is known. As a pure CDN it offers less than Cloudflare or Bunny.net for the money, but the security tooling is the reason to buy. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Security and CDN in a single flat monthly price
    • +Virtual patching protects sites running older plugins
    • +30-day guarantee

    Limitations

    • −CDN is secondary to the firewall product
    • −No free plan
    • −Smaller network share than Cloudflare, which bundles similar protection for free

    SummarySucuri is the pick when protection matters more than raw delivery cost, especially for sites with a history of attacks. For speed alone, Cloudflare's free plan gives more.

  9. 9

    Gcore

    7.2overall

    A European CDN and edge cloud with 1 TB of free traffic each month and large DDoS filtering capacity.

    Best forGrowing sites that want a generous free allowance and are comfortable configuring a general-purpose CDN.

    Gcore is a CDN and edge cloud with a large free tier. Every account gets the first terabyte of CDN traffic free each month, which is far more than most WordPress blogs ever use, and pay-as-you-go rates fall automatically at 500 TB, 1 PB and 2 PB. The network lists more than 210 edge PoPs and 200 Tbps of DDoS filtering capacity, and Gcore cites an average global latency under 30 ms. The page we checked showed pricing in euros, so we have not confirmed a USD rate. Gcore is a general-purpose CDN rather than a WordPress tool: its CDN page lists no WordPress plugin or full-page caching feature, so you connect it with a generic CDN rewrite plugin and set cache rules yourself. That makes it a good value for traffic-heavy sites with some technical skill, and a harder start for beginners. We compared documented features and published prices.

    Strengths

    • +Largest free monthly allowance on this list
    • +DDoS protection built into the network
    • +No plan changes needed to get volume discounts

    Limitations

    • −Its CDN page lists no WordPress plugin or page caching feature
    • −USD pricing not shown to us
    • −Adoption figures are not published in a citable form

    SummaryGcore gives WordPress sites 1 TB of free CDN traffic a month on a large network. It needs more manual setup than WordPress-focused options, so it suits technical owners.

Choosing a product

Decide whether you need page caching or only file delivery
Most CDNs speed up images, CSS and JavaScript but still send every page request to your host. Cloudflare APO and QUIC.cloud can also cache the HTML that WordPress generates, which helps most on slow shared hosting. If your host already has fast page caching, a file CDN such as Bunny.net, KeyCDN or Jetpack may be enough.
Check how setup works
Cloudflare, Sucuri and QUIC.cloud's DNS option sit in front of the whole site, which usually means changing nameservers or DNS records. Bunny.net, KeyCDN and Jetpack work as pull CDNs through a plugin that rewrites file URLs, so the domain's DNS stays put. Pull CDNs are easier to remove, and proxy CDNs add security.
Compare costs in the regions your visitors come from
Published rates for North America and Europe start at $0.01 per GB on Bunny.net, $0.02 on QUIC.cloud, $0.04 on KeyCDN and $0.12 on Fastly after its free 100 GB. Asia, Latin America and Africa often cost two to eight times more. Flat plans such as Cloudflare APO at $5, CloudFront Pro at $15 or Sucuri at $9.99 remove the guesswork for busy sites.
Plan for images
Images are often the heaviest part of a WordPress page. Jetpack resizes images for mobile for free, Bunny Optimizer costs $9.5 per site per month, KeyCDN includes real-time image processing, and QUIC.cloud offers free image optimization. Check that WebP or AVIF output and resizing are covered before you choose.
Exclude logged-in and cart pages
Full-page caching must skip wp-admin, logged-in users, carts and checkout, or visitors may see the wrong content. Cloudflare's plugin and LiteSpeed Cache handle the common WordPress and WooCommerce cookies; with CloudFront, Fastly or Gcore you set these rules yourself.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best CDN for WordPress?

Cloudflare ranks first. Its free plan includes the CDN, DNS, SSL and unmetered DDoS protection, and the APO add-on caches full WordPress pages at the edge for $5 a month, or free with Pro. W3Techs found Cloudflare on 28.8% of all websites in November 2026.

What is the best CDN to use for a small WordPress site?

Start with Cloudflare's free plan, or with Jetpack Site Accelerator if you only want faster images and no DNS change. If you prefer a pay-as-you-go file CDN, Bunny.net charges $0.01 per GB in Europe and North America with a $1 monthly minimum.

Is there a free CDN for WordPress?

Yes. Cloudflare's Free plan and Jetpack Site Accelerator cost nothing, CloudFront has a $0 flat-rate plan, Fastly includes 100 GB of bandwidth a month, Gcore gives 1 TB of free traffic a month, and QUIC.cloud adds a monthly free credit for each domain.

Do I need a CDN if my WordPress host already has caching?

Host caching makes pages faster to build, but visitors far from the server still wait for the files to travel. A CDN stores copies closer to readers and takes load off the host. Sites with a mostly local audience on a fast host gain less.

Which CDN works best with LiteSpeed Cache?

QUIC.cloud, which is run by the LiteSpeed team and is managed from the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. It can cache dynamic pages at the edge, and bandwidth costs $0.02 per GB in North America and Europe after the free monthly credit.

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