Cloudflare vs Bunny CDN
Default scenario: At 20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month, estimated bills are $240/yr for Cloudflare and $2,400/yr for Bunny CDN. That’s a $2,160 difference before accounting for different features or operating costs.
The services may differ in features, performance, support and the work you need to do yourself. Read the notes and test what matters to your setup.
Your selected usage
20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month
- Cloudflare: $240/yr estimated
- Bunny CDN: $2,400/yr estimated
Estimated costs at different usage levels
| Usage | Cloudflare | Bunny CDN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 TB1,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month | $240/yr$0 egress + $0 requests | $120/yr$10 egress + $0 requests |
| 20 TB20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month | $240/yr$0 egress + $0 requests | $2,400/yr$200 egress + $0 requests |
| 500 TB500,000 GB egress / month, 10B requests / month | $240/yr$0 egress + $0 requests | $60,000/yr$5,000 egress + $0 requests |
North America/Europe first-tier rates. Other regions and committed-use discounts differ. Try your own numbers against all cdn providers.
Side by side
| Cloudflare | Bunny CDN | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Global anycast CDN and security platform sold as flat per-domain plans without per-GB bandwidth fees on self-serve tiers. | Low-cost pay-as-you-go CDN from Slovenia-based bunny.net with regional per-GB pricing and no request fees. |
| Headquarters | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Parent jurisdiction | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| EU self-serve plan | No / not documented | Available; check eligible plans and regions |
| GDPR DPA | Yes | Yes |
| Provider type | Edge platform | Edge platform |
| Billing | subscription | payg |
| Free tier | Free plan includes CDN caching with no bandwidth charge, for non-business-critical sites. | 14-day free trial, no credit card required. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Source last checked | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Pricing evidence | Published rates | Published rates |
Which should you choose?
Cloudflare has the lower estimated bill at every usage level we tested, from 2,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month to 2,000,000 GB egress / month, 50B requests / month.
Choose Cloudflare if…
- it has the lower estimated bill at 20 TB and 500 TB usage
Choose Bunny CDN if…
- it has the lower estimated bill at 1 TB usage
- you need EU data residency on a self-serve plan
- you want a provider whose parent company is outside the US (Slovenia)
Based on estimated list-price bills and the facts above. Features, performance and support aren’t scored.
Cloudflare pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply. Per-domain website proxy pricing; not a general-purpose unlimited media CDN. Check content terms and multiply by the domains that need Pro.
| Base fee / month |
|---|
| $20 |
Plans are per domain. Modelled on Pro at $20/mo billed annually ($25 billed monthly). Business is $200/mo annually ($250 monthly). Self-serve plans have no per-GB bandwidth charge. Enterprise traffic is contract-based and priced individually. EU residency only via the Data Localization Suite (Enterprise add-on: Regional Services, Customer Metadata Boundary). The DPA covers self-serve and enterprise customers.
Cloudflare plan limits, full rates and cheaper alternatives · official pricing page
Bunny CDN pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply.
| Bandwidth / GB |
|---|
| $0.01 |
Standard network: Europe and North America $0.01/GB, Asia and Oceania $0.03, South America $0.045, Middle East and Africa $0.06. Volume network (fewer PoPs): $0.005/GB for the first 500 TB, falling to $0.002/GB at 1-2 PB. No request fees, $1 monthly minimum. Routing filters and region controls can keep delivery on European PoPs. BunnyWay d.o.o., Ljubljana; DPA at bunny.net/gdpr.
Bunny CDN plan limits, full rates and cheaper alternatives · official pricing page
Frequently asked questions
Is Cloudflare cheaper than Bunny CDN?
Cloudflare has the lower estimated bill at every usage level we tested, from 2,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month to 2,000,000 GB egress / month, 50B requests / month. At 20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month, the estimates are $240/yr for Cloudflare and $2,400/yr for Bunny CDN. Estimates use list prices and leave out features, support and operating costs.
Do Cloudflare and Bunny CDN offer EU data residency?
Bunny CDN offers EU data residency on a self-serve plan. Cloudflare doesn’t document it on a self-serve plan.
Do Cloudflare and Bunny CDN have a free tier or trial?
Cloudflare: Free plan includes CDN caching with no bandwidth charge, for non-business-critical sites. Bunny CDN: 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Where are Cloudflare and Bunny CDN based?
Cloudflare is headquartered in the United States. Bunny CDN is headquartered in Slovenia.