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Comparison

Amazon CloudFront vs Cloudflare CDN

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare CDN leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon CloudFront full profile →Cloudflare CDN full profile →
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Amazon CloudFront40
★Cloudflare CDN52
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon CloudFront40 / 100low · 33%updating
Cloudflare CDN52 / 100medium · 62%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN✓
Model
Amazon CloudFrontfreemium
Cloudflare CDNfreemium
Price level
Amazon CloudFrontlow
Cloudflare CDNmid
Transparent
Amazon CloudFront–
Cloudflare CDN✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon CloudFront–
Cloudflare CDN2
Security
Fedramp
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN–
Gdpr
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN✓
Hipaa
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN–
Pci
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon CloudFront–
Cloudflare CDN100
Market
Availability

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon CloudFront

A content delivery network that uses over 750 globally dispersed edge locations to deliver web, video, and application content with reduced latency. Includes built-in security features such as encryption, access controls, and DDoS protection.

Independently observed

Cloudflare CDN

Leader

A content delivery network that stores content in over 335 data centers globally and serves it from locations nearest to users, reducing origin server load and bandwidth costs. Works as a reverse proxy requiring only a DNS change for deployment, with integrated security and performance features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon CloudFront

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing with zero data transfer fees from AWS origins

as of verify ↗

Cloudflare CDN

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Subscription from $20/month (annual) to $250/month (Business tier).

  • FreeFree
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +3 more
  • Pro$20/month billed annually, or $25/month billed monthly
    • All Free features
    • Lossless Image Optimization
    • Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
    • 100% Uptime SLA
    • 1x Uptime Service Credits
    • +1 more
  • Business$200/month billed annually, or $250/month billed monthly
    • All Pro features
    • PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
    • 10x (Standard) or 25x (Premium) Uptime Service Credits
  • ContractContact sales
    • Custom feature set
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon CloudFront–
Cloudflare CDN✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon CloudFront✓
Cloudflare CDN✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon CloudFront

Not documented yet.

Cloudflare CDN

Leader
2 total
  • Docker Hub
  • Shopify
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.