Why Bunny?
- Never goes down
- Based in the EU (Slovenia)
- Used by big names like bluesky
What Does Bunny Offer?
Edge Scripts
AWS Lambda / Cloudflare Workers equivalent.
- Deno runtime under the hood
- Built-in editor in the dashboard (with TypeScript support)
- Native npm module support â no bundling required
- WASM support out of the box
import * as BunnySDK from "https://esm.sh/@bunny.net/edgescript-sdk"
BunnySDK.net.http.serve(request => {
return Response.redirect('https://example.com', 301)
})Magic Containers
AWS Fargate / Cloudflare Containers equivalent.
- Edge-focused "Container-as-a-Service"
- Point to a Docker image â Bunny auto-scales it across 40+ regions
- Attaches anycast networking*
- Bills per CPU/memory-second (not for idle VMs)
*Anycast networking: a routing technique where the same IP address is advertised from multiple locations.
Bunny Database (Preview)
libSQL-powered â an open-source SQLite fork that adds:
- Replication & clustering
- User-defined functions written in WASM (write extensions in any language)
- Full compatibility with the existing SQLite ecosystem and tooling
- Edge-hosted with millisecond read latency globally
And More
CDN, Fonts, DNS, Stream (video), Object Storage
Comparisons
Thanks to @AmpCode for the numbers on these comparisons.
Edge Scripts vs Cloudflare Workers
| Aspect | Bunny.net Edge Scripting | Cloudflare Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | Deno (TypeScript/JS native) | V8 isolates (custom runtime) |
| Pricing | $0.20/million requests + $0.02/1000s CPU time | $5/mo base + $0.30/million requests + $0.02/million CPU ms |
| Free Tier | None ($1/mo minimum) | 100K requests/day, 10ms CPU/invocation |
| Edge Locations | 119 PoPs | 300+ PoPs |
| Latency | ~24ms global avg | ~25-30ms global avg |
| npm/WASM | Native npm + WASM support | Supported (with bundling) |
| Vendor Lock-in | Low (Deno is open source) | Higher (proprietary runtime) |
| CPU Limits | Not explicitly capped per request | 30s default, 5 min max |
TL;DR: Bunny is cheaper for high-volume workloads. Cloudflare's free tier is unbeatable for experimentation.
Magic Containers vs AWS Fargate
| Aspect | Bunny Magic Containers | AWS Fargate |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Global edge container deployment | Regional serverless containers |
| CPU Pricing | $0.02/CPU-hour | $0.04048/vCPU-hour (Linux x86) |
| Memory Pricing | $0.005/GB-hour | $0.004445/GB-hour |
| Storage | $0.10/GB-month | 20GB free, then $0.000111/GB-hour |
| Regions | 41+ edge locations | AWS regions only |
| AI Auto-scaling | Yes (intelligent placement) | Manual or App Auto Scaling |
| Anycast IP | $2/month | Not included (ALB/NLB extra) |
| TCP/UDP Support | Full low-level networking | Via NLB (extra cost) |
| GPU Support | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Minimum | Pay-as-you-go | 1 min (Linux), 5 min (Windows) |
Example Cost (1 vCPU, 2GB, 10 min/day for 30 days):
| Service | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|
| Magic Containers | ~$0.15 |
| AWS Fargate | ~$1.23 |
TL;DR: Magic Containers is ~50% cheaper on CPU, includes global edge deployment and built-in anycast.
Bunny Database (libSQL) vs Cloudflare D1
| Aspect | Bunny Database (Preview) | Cloudflare D1 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | libSQL (SQLite fork) | SQLite |
| Status | Open preview (coming soon) | GA |
| Distribution | Globally distributed replicas | Primary + read replicas |
| Pricing | Usage-based (TBD) | $0.001/M reads, $1.00/M writes, $0.75/GB storage |
| Free Tier | TBD | 5M reads/day, 100K writes/day, 5GB storage |
| Features | Vector search, encryption, RBAC | Time Travel, read replication |
| Integration | Edge Scripting, Magic Containers | Workers, Pages |
| Latency | Millisecond reads globally | Low (with replicas) |
TL;DR: No verdict yet â Bunny's DB is in closed beta with no public pricing.
What compelled me to write this?
I saw a post by @GergelyOrosz on Bluesky mentioning @BunnyCDN and searched for it on Hacker News, X & Bluesky. Everyone's experience is positive. So I spent the next 4 hours analyzing it.