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title: "Zero Egress: Why We Don't Charge for Bandwidth"
description: "Our philosophy on transparent pricing and why egress fees are a thing of the past."
url: https://edge.network/latest/zero-egress/
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# Zero Egress: Why We Don't Charge for Bandwidth

[Back to Latest](https://edge.network/latest) Company Dec 28, 2025

# Zero Egress: Why We Don't Charge for Bandwidth

Our philosophy on transparent pricing and why egress fees are a thing of the past.

When we started Edge Network, we asked ourselves a simple question: why do cloud providers
charge you to send data out? The answer, it turns out, has more to do with legacy business
models than actual costs. So we decided to do things differently.

## The Problem with Egress Fees

Traditional cloud providers charge egress fees — the cost of transferring data out of their
network. These fees might seem small at first glance, but they add up quickly:

- A video streaming service serving 100TB/month could pay **$8,500+ in egress alone**
- A popular website with global traffic faces **unpredictable monthly bills**
- Startups experiencing growth get **punished for their success**

Worse still, egress fees create perverse incentives. They discourage multi-cloud architectures,
lock customers into single providers, and make it expensive to leave. That's not how
infrastructure should work.

## Why Zero Egress Matters

### Predictable Costs

Know exactly what you'll pay each month. No surprise bills when your content goes viral or traffic spikes.

### Global Without Penalty

Serve users worldwide without worrying about regional egress multipliers. Same price everywhere.

### Scale Freely

Grow your traffic without growing your costs proportionally. Success shouldn't be punished.

### Lower Total Cost

For bandwidth-heavy workloads, zero egress can reduce your cloud bill by 50% or more.

## How We Compare

| Provider | Egress Cost | Note |
| AWS CloudFront | $0.085/GB | First 10TB/month |
| Google Cloud CDN | $0.08/GB | North America |
| Azure CDN | $0.081/GB | Zone 1 |
| Akamai | $0.10/GB+ | Enterprise pricing |
| Edge Network | $0.00/GB | Always free |

## How We Make It Work

Zero egress isn't charity — it's a better business model. Here's how we make it sustainable:

- **Distributed architecture** — Our edge network processes data closer to users, reducing long-haul bandwidth costs
- **Efficient peering** — Direct connections to ISPs and carriers minimise transit costs
- **Sustainable margins** — We build egress into our base pricing, so you know exactly what you're paying
- **Volume economics** — Higher utilisation across our network benefits everyone

### What This Means For You

No surprise bandwidth bills
Budget with confidence
Scale without penalty
Global delivery at no extra cost
Multi-cloud freedom
Fair, transparent pricing

### Ready to Stop Paying Egress?

Join the thousands of companies who've switched to Edge and eliminated their egress bills.
Start your free trial today.

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Have questions about our pricing model? [Get in touch](https://edge.network/contact) —
we're happy to explain how zero egress can reduce your cloud costs.

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