Amazon CloudFront vs Fastly
On the evidence we track, Fastly leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
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.
Fastly
LeaderA programmable cloud platform that enables developers to create fast, secure, and scalable applications by running code at the edge network level. It provides content delivery, security services, and compute capabilities with usage-based pricing and volume discounts.
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-based pricing with zero data transfer fees from AWS origins
Fastly
LeaderFree tier with generous allocations, then pay-as-you-go usage with volume discounts. Enterprise custom pricing available.
- Free TierFree
- Content delivery
- DDoS protection
- TLS management
- Image optimization
- Compute
- +4 more
- Pay-as-You-GoUsage-based with volume discounts; bandwidth from $0.08–$0.28/GB depending on region and volume
- All free tier features
- Volume-discounted pricing tiers
- Standard support
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom pricing
- Dedicated technical support
- 24/7 emergency response
- Phone support
- Private Slack channel
- +4 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
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