Varnish CDN
Self-serve CDN from the Stockholm company behind Varnish Enterprise
Quick Overview
| Company | Varnish Software AB |
|---|---|
| Category | CDN Providers |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| EU Presence | EU (Sweden) |
| Data Location | Nodes in major European internet hubs with European infrastructure partners (not named); traffic, logs and metadata processed in Europe |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, ISO 9001 (Varnish Software AB) |
| Pricing | Growth €69/month including 100 GB, then €0.03/GB; custom contracts on quote |
| Free Option | Developer plan free for the first month, no credit card |
| Replaces | Cloudflare, Fastly, AWS CloudFront |
Detailed Review
Varnish CDN is a self-serve CDN launched on 27 January 2026 by Varnish Software AB in Stockholm, the company behind the Varnish Enterprise caching engine. Varnish Software says Varnish CDN is operated by a 100% European entity with no US parent company. Varnish Cache is open source, but Varnish CDN runs on the commercial Varnish Enterprise, and the Varnish CDN service itself is not open source.
Varnish CDN publishes its prices in euros: the Growth plan costs €69 a month including 100 GB, then €0.03 per GB, with custom contracts on quote.
The Varnish CDN Developer plan is free for the first month and asks for no credit card, which is enough to put a real site behind it before paying.
Varnish CDN includes a WAF, bot protection and GeoIP blocking, and contract customers can run up to 2000+ custom cache rules. For a small site the €69 floor costs far more than Bunny.net at €0.01 per GB, but against the providers here that quote only on request, Varnish CDN can be priced without a sales call.
Varnish CDN places its nodes in major European internet hubs and processes traffic, logs and metadata in Europe, and Varnish Software AB holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.
The gap is the network itself: Varnish CDN runs with European infrastructure partners it does not name and publishes no count of points of presence, so a buyer can see neither who operates the hardware nor how large the network is. Varnish CDN describes its coverage only in terms of European hubs, which fits a European audience and leaves coverage elsewhere unstated.
What Varnish CDN does well
- Published euro pricing: €69 a month with 100 GB, then €0.03 per GB
- Developer plan free for the first month, no credit card
- Traffic, logs and metadata processed in Europe
- ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 at Varnish Software AB
- WAF, bot protection and GeoIP blocking as part of the service
Where Varnish CDN falls short
- European infrastructure partners not named
- No count of points of presence published
- A €69 monthly floor, far above Bunny.net for a small site
- The CDN service is not open source, even though Varnish Cache is
Standout feature. Euro prices on the page and no US parent: Varnish CDN gives a team that will not sit through an enterprise sales cycle a European CDN it can sign up for and cost out on its own.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Published euro pricing: €69 a month with 100 GB, then €0.03 per GB
- Developer plan free for the first month, no credit card
- Traffic, logs and metadata processed in Europe
- ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 at Varnish Software AB
- WAF, bot protection and GeoIP blocking as part of the service
Cons
- European infrastructure partners not named
- No count of points of presence published
- A €69 monthly floor, far above Bunny.net for a small site
- The CDN service is not open source, even though Varnish Cache is
Alternatives to Varnish CDN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Varnish CDN?
Varnish CDN is a self-serve CDN launched on 27 January 2026 by Varnish Software AB in Stockholm, the company behind the Varnish Enterprise caching engine. Varnish Software says Varnish CDN is operated by a 100% European entity with no US parent company. Varnish Cache is open source, but Varnish CDN runs on the commercial Varnish Enterprise, and the Varnish CDN service itself is not open source.
Where is Varnish CDN based?
Varnish CDN operates from Stockholm, Sweden, which places it under EU (Sweden). Compliance: ISO 27001, ISO 9001 (Varnish Software AB).
What does Varnish CDN cost?
Growth €69/month including 100 GB, then €0.03/GB; custom contracts on quote. Developer plan free for the first month, no credit card.
Who is Varnish CDN best for?
European teams that want a self-serve CDN with euro prices on the page. Euro prices on the page and no US parent: Varnish CDN gives a team that will not sit through an enterprise sales cycle a European CDN it can sign up for and cost out on its own.
What are the drawbacks of Varnish CDN?
European infrastructure partners not named. No count of points of presence published. A €69 monthly floor, far above Bunny.net for a small site. The CDN service is not open source, even though Varnish Cache is.
Is Varnish CDN a good alternative to Cloudflare?
Varnish CDN is built as a European alternative to Cloudflare: Self-serve CDN from the Stockholm company behind Varnish Enterprise. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Varnish CDN compare to other CDN Providers tools?
Varnish CDN is one of several European CDN Providers tools we cover. It is most often compared with Cloudflare, Fastly, AWS CloudFront.