What this page compares
- Cloudflare Enterprise
- A scoped Cloudflare Enterprise deployment and operating service
- StackPath CDN (legacy)
- A legacy CDN configuration, not a current product offer
LEGACY CDN MIGRATION GUIDE
Moving on from a legacy StackPath CDN setup
StackPath is not a current CDN option in this comparison. Start by identifying who serves your traffic today, then assess whether Cloudflare Enterprise with Vigilbase meets your delivery and security needs.
On 24 August 2023, Akamai announced it had acquired select enterprise customer contracts after StackPath decided to cease CDN operations. This guide concerns that legacy CDN service; it makes no claim about the status of every other StackPath product.
Vendor sources checked
OUR VERDICT
The short answer
Start with the decision. The detailed evidence follows below.
Review an inherited StackPath configuration
Your current CDN
Confirm the service that actually handles your traffic and your contractual position. The 2023 announcement does not tell you the current state of an individual account.
Assess Cloudflare for the next deployment
Cloudflare Enterprise
Vigilbase can scope Enterprise licensing, migration, and ongoing operation once your application and support requirements are clear.
Side-by-side evidence
Detailed comparison
First decision
- Cloudflare Enterprise
- Confirm required controls, traffic, and operating coverage
- StackPath CDN (legacy)
- Identify the current provider, contract, DNS, and configuration owner
Cache behavior
- Cloudflare Enterprise
- Validate cache rules, headers, purging, and application paths
- StackPath CDN (legacy)
- Export or document existing behavior where still available
Cutover
- Cloudflare Enterprise
- Test TLS, origin access, security policies, and rollback
- StackPath CDN (legacy)
- Check residual DNS records and dependencies before retiring configuration
| FEATURE | CLOUDFLARE ENTERPRISE | STACKPATH CDN (LEGACY) |
|---|---|---|
| What this page compares | A scoped Cloudflare Enterprise deployment and operating service | A legacy CDN configuration, not a current product offer |
| First decision | Confirm required controls, traffic, and operating coverage | Identify the current provider, contract, DNS, and configuration owner |
| Cache behavior | Validate cache rules, headers, purging, and application paths | Export or document existing behavior where still available |
| Cutover | Test TLS, origin access, security policies, and rollback | Check residual DNS records and dependencies before retiring configuration |
In-depth overview
Cloudflare Enterprise with Vigilbase
Cloudflare Enterprise with Vigilbase
Cloudflare provides delivery and security controls; Vigilbase plans the supported configuration and operates it within agreed authority.
KEY STRENGTHS
✓DNS, TLS, cache, and WAF review in one migration plan
✓Supported changes followed by verification
✓Operating coverage selected for the application
LIMITATIONS
✗Feature names do not establish configuration equivalence
✗Performance must be tested against your users and application paths
IDEAL FOR
Teams evaluating a supported migration and ongoing operator
PRICING
Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare operations, scoped together.
Legacy StackPath CDN setup
Use the historical StackPath configuration as migration input. Akamai announced the acquisition of select enterprise CDN customer contracts in August 2023 after StackPath decided to cease CDN operations.
KEY STRENGTHS
·Existing configuration can explain intended cache and routing behavior
LIMITATIONS
✗Old feature tables and prices are not a current purchase basis
✗Your current service and contractual arrangements need separate verification
IDEAL FOR
Understanding inherited settings before deciding what to retain or replace
PRICING
Check the actual current provider and contract
Pricing breakdown
Cloudflare Enterprise
Cloudflare Enterprise with managed operations
Agreed contract
✓Cloudflare Enterprise licensing is sized to your requirements
✓Cloudflare Enterprise uses an agreed contract scope and bandwidth
✓Choose based on traffic, controls, support, and operational requirements
✓Vigilbase can size, deploy, and manage your Cloudflare environment
StackPath CDN (legacy)
Legacy contract review
·No current StackPath CDN price is quoted here
·Verify termination, transfer, and billing arrangements with your current provider
Which one is right for you?
Find yourself in these scenarios to see which solution fits best.
If you're a Application owner at a Organizations with inherited CDN configurations trying to Plan a controlled move to Cloudflare
→ Cloudflare Enterprise
Inventory DNS, TLS, origins, cache behavior, and security rules; test representative journeys and agree rollback before cutover.
A controlled CDN migration
Switching from StackPath CDN (legacy)? Here's how we make it painless.
1
Identify the current provider, account owner, and contract
2
Inventory DNS, certificates, origins, cache rules, and application dependencies
3
Map delivery and security behavior to the proposed Cloudflare configuration
4
Test representative journeys and agree rollback with the application owner
5
Cut over within an agreed change window and verify the result
Frequently asked questions
When should we keep the current CDN?
Keep a current service that meets your requirements unless there is a demonstrated delivery, security, or operating need to change.Document any gap first, then compare a proposed migration against the current service using the same traffic, controls, and operating responsibilities. Include testing, cutover, and rollback work in the decision.Choose who operates CloudflareWhat to check before buying Cloudflare
Is StackPath CDN still a current alternative to Cloudflare?
Akamai announced on 24 August 2023 that it had acquired select enterprise customer contracts following StackPath’s decision to cease CDN operations. This page therefore treats StackPath CDN as a legacy migration context, not a current buying option.What to check before buying CloudflareCloudflare Enterprise with Vigilbase
Does that announcement establish the status of my account?
No. Check your current provider, billing arrangements, DNS, and configuration ownership. The announcement concerns select enterprise contracts and does not establish the circumstances of every customer or the status of every other StackPath product.Choose who operates CloudflareHow we run Cloudflare after go-live
Is Cloudflare guaranteed to be faster or cheaper?
No. Test representative application paths and user regions, and compare equivalent contract scope and operating responsibilities. This guide does not claim a universal latency improvement or a fixed saving.Cloudflare Enterprise licensing explainedWhat to check before buying Cloudflare
What can Vigilbase take on?
Vigilbase scopes Cloudflare Enterprise licensing, guided migration, and managed operations. Supported changes require agreed authority and are followed by verification, with analysts handling exceptions.Agree the applications, controls, coverage hours, escalation path, and verification process before handover. Keep responsibility for any services outside that scope explicit.Compare Core, Priority and CriticalHow we run Cloudflare after go-live
Review your CDN migration with Vigilbase
Review your current controls, permitted changes, migration dependencies, and support requirements with Vigilbase.