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    Varnish Software AB

    A Swedish edge orchestration and content delivery software provider specializing in high-performance caching and CDN solutions.

    SESweden
    Headquarters
    🇸🇪Sweden
    Data Hosting
    Customer-definedSelf-hosted
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
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    Varnish Software AB key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    Varnish Software AB
    Headquarters
    Sweden (SE)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Data hosting
    Customer-defined, Self-hosted
    Deployment
    On-prem, Self-hosted, Managed Hosting, SaaS
    Open source
    Yes
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Cloudflare, Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, Fastly

    About Varnish Software AB

    Varnish Software provides high-performance caching, traffic routing, and content delivery solutions designed to accelerate digital assets and software delivery. Their flagship product, Varnish Enterprise, allows organizations to build and manage their own content delivery networks (CDNs) across diverse environments. The company offers a range of tools including Varnish Controller for orchestration, Varnish Traffic Router, and the Varnish Artifact Firewall for secure package delivery. As the commercial entity behind the open-source Varnish Cache project, they support deployments across private, hybrid, and sovereign cloud infrastructures.

    Alternative to

    CloudflareAkamaiAmazon CloudFrontFastly

    Target Segments

    EnterpriseSMB

    Deployment Options

    On-premSelf-hostedManaged HostingSaaS

    Key Features

    HTTP reverse-proxy caching
    Content acceleration
    Sovereign CDN deployment
    Artifact policy enforcement
    Traffic routing

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