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Head-to-head · Content Delivery Networks

Amazon CloudFront vs Azure Content Delivery Network

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Amazon CloudFront #1 in Content Delivery Networks 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit CloudFront
Azure Content Delivery Network #8 in Content Delivery Networks 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Azure CDN

Amazon CloudFront leads on 1 check, Azure Content Delivery Network on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon CloudFront · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Amazon CloudFront
  • Most featuresAmazon CloudFront · 3 of 5

Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our rubric for content delivery networks: 9.2 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

Amazon CloudFront offers free plan; Azure Content Delivery Network doesn't.

Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for AWS-centric teams needing a full-featured CDN. Azure Content Delivery Network is the better fit for azure customers needing basic legacy CDN delivery.

  • Amazon CloudFront fits best

    AWS-centric teams needing a full-featured CDN

  • Azure Content Delivery Network fits best

    Azure customers needing basic legacy CDN delivery

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Side by side

Feature Amazon CloudFront 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Azure Content Delivery Network 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 7.9
Ranking #1 in Content Delivery Networks #8 in Content Delivery Networks
Best for AWS-centric teams needing a full-featured CDN Azure customers needing basic legacy CDN delivery
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price Free plan $0.08/GB/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 4 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon CloudFront 3/5 · Azure Content Delivery Network 1/5
Image optimization Not checked yet Not checked yet
Video delivery ✓ ✓
Origin shield ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Edge compute ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Real-time logs Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Edge locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • 750 edge locations with global content caching
  • Edge compute through CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge
  • Origin failover, streaming, logging, and AWS integrations
  • Global caching for websites, media, and large files
  • Dynamic acceleration for non-cacheable content
  • HTTPS, WAF, DDoS protection, rules, APIs, and logs
Cons
  • Advanced plans become costly at $200 and $1,000 monthly
  • Image optimization uses an architecture combining CloudFront, S3, and Lambda
  • The strongest ecosystem fit is centered on AWS services
  • No free plan
  • Microsoft CDN Standard classic retires September 30, 2027
  • Azure Front Door is positioned as the modern replacement
Our verdict

Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network for websites, applications, APIs, videos, and other web content. It caches content at 750 edge locations, supports custom HTTP origins, and delivers content over HTTPS and TLS. Its feature…

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Azure Content Delivery Network is Microsoft's cloud service for caching and delivering websites, applications, media, photos, and large files from distributed edge locations. It is suited to Azure customers that need global edge delivery,…

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  1. Amazon CloudFrontContent Delivery Networks 9.2Free plan
  2. Azure Content Delivery NetworkContent Delivery Networks 7.9Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon CloudFront — where it wins

    • 750 edge locations with global content caching
    • Edge compute through CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge
    • Origin failover, streaming, logging, and AWS integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced plans become costly at $200 and $1,000 monthly
    • Image optimization uses an architecture combining CloudFront, S3, and Lambda
    • The strongest ecosystem fit is centered on AWS services

  • Azure Content Delivery Network — where it wins

    • Global caching for websites, media, and large files
    • Dynamic acceleration for non-cacheable content
    • HTTPS, WAF, DDoS protection, rules, APIs, and logs

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Microsoft CDN Standard classic retires September 30, 2027
    • Azure Front Door is positioned as the modern replacement

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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