Use Smooth CDN when
- • You want upload, optimization, and CDN URLs in one product
- • You do not want to design bucket layout and CDN paths
- • You need versions for releases
- • You want CLI and CI/CD uploads without infrastructure setup
Smooth CDN vs S3 + CloudFront for assets
Smooth CDN gives you an asset pipeline. S3 + CloudFront gives you storage and CDN building blocks.
Use S3 + CloudFront when
- • You want direct AWS primitives
- • You already manage buckets, IAM, and distributions
- • You need custom infrastructure around storage
- • You want to own every CDN and cache decision
Built-in optimization
With Smooth CDN, optimization is part of the asset pipeline instead of another setup layer.
Before
hero.png (2.4 MB)
Optimized
hero.png (420 KB)hero.webp (180KB)hero.avif (95KB)
Smooth CDN optimizes the PNG, creates WebP and AVIF variants, then serves the best version from the original PNG URL.
Before
app.js (320 KB)
Optimized
app.js (110 KB)
JavaScript is minified and compressed while the public URL stays stable.
Before
podcast.mp3 (18 MB)
Optimized
podcast.m4a (11 MB)
Audio files can be compressed and cached for faster media delivery.
Before
launch.mov (46 MB)
Optimized
launch.m4v (21 MB)
Video files can be compressed for lighter delivery while keeping stable CDN URLs.
Before
catalog.pdf (8.5 MB)
Optimized
catalog.pdf (4.1 MB)
PDF files can be optimized, compressed, and served from CDN cache.
Choose Smooth CDN when you want the pipeline built in
Upload assets, optimize files automatically, version releases, and serve CDN URLs without building the storage layer yourself.