Azure Front Door vs KeyCDN

Azure Front Door8.8Visit KeyCDN8.2Visit

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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KeyCDN #5 in Content Delivery Networks 8.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit KeyCDN

• Azure Front Door fits best

  Azure teams needing CDN, routing, and security

• KeyCDN fits best

  Low-cost pay-as-you-go CDN users

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Front Door 8.8/10 Visit ↗	KeyCDN 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Content Delivery Networks	#5 in Content Delivery Networks
Best for	Azure teams needing CDN, routing, and security	Low-cost pay-as-you-go CDN users
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$35/unit/mo	$0.04/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community, Tickets	Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Front Door 1/5 · KeyCDN 4/5
Image optimization	—	✓ (best)
Video delivery	✓	✓
Origin shield	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Edge compute	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Real-time logs	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Edge locations	Not checked yet	60 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	Pull and Push Zones support cached and stored content Image optimization, streaming, shielding, and instant purge REST API, real-time logs, and WordPress and AWS S3 integrations
Cons	No free plan Premium starts at $330 per month Usage charges apply beyond the monthly base fee	No free plan is available Pay as you go includes a $4 monthly minimum charge Additional Zones cost $1 per month each
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 →	KeyCDN is a content delivery network for websites, applications, and digital assets. It delivers cached content through active points of presence and supports both Pull Zones for origin-pulled content and Push Zones for static or large… 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

• KeyCDN — where it wins

  • Pull and Push Zones support cached and stored content
  • Image optimization, streaming, shielding, and instant purge
  • REST API, real-time logs, and WordPress and AWS S3 integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Pay as you go includes a $4 monthly minimum charge
  • Additional Zones cost $1 per month each

• Azure Front Door8.8/10 · Paid

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

  Visit Front DoorFull verdict →
• KeyCDN8.2/10 · 14-day trial

  A flexible CDN with broad delivery features and a $4 monthly minimum.

  Visit KeyCDNFull verdict →