depends on user load. I have a VERY small user load from a tight geo area and I still want the overkill of CDN, but only CDN pop in my primary geo. I don’t care about lag for the odd not nearby user.
I was able to get more VPS power per dollar finding a lowendtalk bargain provider than using DigitalOcean or Vultr which I had used for a prior family project. This time it is stunningly more responsive prior to CDN. As recommendations from a person you can never know go I have had great performance from VeloxMedia and ExtraVM. I assume recommendations are licit as there are CDN recommendations. Bunny was easy to setup IIRC had a spending limit feature that many other CDNs I have interviewed are missing. Bunny support has a great attitude.