3 ms·
Magic Transit uses BGP magic to work. That only makes sense at scale - i believe you have to have your own ASN for it to work. Realistically its a totally diff
by bawolff 2mo ago
Magic Transit uses BGP magic to work. That only makes sense at scale - i believe you have to have your own ASN for it to work.
Realistically its a totally different product, and 5 digit price is probably cheap relative to competitors in that space.
- muvlon 2mo agoNope, you don't need your own AS for this to work, nor do you need to use BGP. They support static routes too. BGP peering support is actually "beta" according to Cloudflare: https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-transit/get-started/#ips https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-transit/get-started/... You do ideally want your own /24, though even that's not a hard requirement. And it can be provider-assigned space as long as your provider is willing to sign an LOA for you. As for competitors, there are a few that start in the low 4 digits per month for similar services. That's not to say Cloudflare doesn't have anything unique to offer though, they're great at scale and standardization.
- bawolff 2mo agowould a provider really be willing to sign an LoA for you in that situation? That seems like a hard ask, but admittedly this is out of my depth.