Azure Front Door vs Gcore CDN

Azure Front Door8.8Visit Gcore CDN7.9Visit

Higher score Azure Front Door #3 in Content Delivery Networks 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Front Door

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Gcore CDN #6 in Content Delivery Networks 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Gcore CDN

• Azure Front Door fits best

  Azure teams needing CDN, routing, and security

• Gcore CDN fits best

  Teams needing broad CDN features with PAYG entry

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Front Door 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Gcore CDN 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Content Delivery Networks	#6 in Content Delivery Networks
Best for	Azure teams needing CDN, routing, and security	Teams needing broad CDN features with PAYG entry
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$35/unit/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Azure Front Door 1/5 · Gcore CDN 5/5
Image optimization	—	✓ (best)
Video delivery	✓	✓
Origin shield	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Edge compute	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Real-time logs	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Edge locations	Not checked yet	210 locations
Our review
Pros	Global caching, load balancing, and origin failover Premium adds WAF, bot protection, and Private Link Integrates with Azure services and infrastructure tools	Free PAYG plan includes 1 TB/month of traffic Supports images, video, dynamic content, and programmable edge logic Terraform, Grafana, API, and S3-compatible storage integrations
Cons	No free plan Premium starts at $330 per month Usage charges apply beyond the monthly base fee	Enterprise traffic and pricing are custom PAYG DDoS protection is limited to basic L3/L4 coverage Advanced connectivity options are listed under Enterprise
Our verdict	Azure Front Door is a managed global content delivery network for static and dynamic web content, applications, files, and APIs. It combines edge caching with global HTTP load balancing, origin health probing, routing rules, managed TLS,… Read the review →	Gcore CDN delivers websites, applications, software assets, large files, and video through a global network with 210+ points of presence. It is aimed at businesses serving latency-sensitive web, media, gaming, and software content. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Front Door — where it wins

  • Global caching, load balancing, and origin failover
  • Premium adds WAF, bot protection, and Private Link
  • Integrates with Azure services and infrastructure tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Premium starts at $330 per month
  • Usage charges apply beyond the monthly base fee

• Gcore CDN — where it wins

  • Free PAYG plan includes 1 TB/month of traffic
  • Supports images, video, dynamic content, and programmable edge logic
  • Terraform, Grafana, API, and S3-compatible storage integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise traffic and pricing are custom
  • PAYG DDoS protection is limited to basic L3/L4 coverage
  • Advanced connectivity options are listed under Enterprise

• Azure Front Door8.8/10 · Paid

  A capable Azure CDN for teams that need delivery, routing, failover, and security.

  Visit Front DoorFull verdict →
• Gcore CDN7.9/10 · Free plan

  A broad CDN with a free PAYG plan and strong media, security, and edge features.

  Visit Gcore CDNFull verdict →