Azure Front Door
Azure Front Door: A capable Azure CDN for teams that need delivery, routing, failover, and security. Ranked #3 of 33 in Content Delivery Networks by our editors (8.8/10); pricing: Paid; best for azure teams needing CDN, routing, and security.
At a glance
- Editor score8.8 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forAzure teams needing CDN, routing, and security
- Free planNo
- Paid from$35/unit/mo
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
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
Our verdict on Azure Front Door
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, analytics, and security controls. It suits Azure teams that need CDN delivery alongside application routing, failover, and protection for web or API workloads, including video-on-demand and live-streaming delivery.
Pricing is split between two paid monthly tiers. Standard costs $35 per month and includes static and dynamic content acceleration, global load balancing, SSL offload, domain and certificate management, enhanced traffic analytics, and basic security capabilities. Premium costs $330 per month and includes everything in Standard, adding Web Application Firewall, bot protection, Azure Private Link, Microsoft Threat Intelligence integration, and security analytics. The published pricing structure also includes usage-based data transfer and request charges, which vary by region, so the base fee is only part of the operating cost.
Its strongest fit is the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Integrations include Azure DNS, Azure App Service, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Azure Private Link, Azure Resource Manager, Bicep, Azure CLI, and PowerShell. The rules engine supports routing, redirects, rewrites, headers, and caching, while diagnostic access, health probe logs, and WAF logs support operational visibility. Edge JavaScript execution is available through Edge Actions preview. Teams already standardizing on Azure should find the platform’s delivery, routing, and security scope aligned with that environment. Teams seeking a free entry tier or a lower fixed-cost CDN should look elsewhere.
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Azure Front Door fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $35/unit/mo |
| Edge locations | Not verified |
| Image optimization | No |
| Video delivery | Yes |
| Origin shield | Not verified |
| Edge compute | Not verified |
| Real-time logs | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Docs, Community, Tickets |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
Alternatives to Azure Front Door
- Amazon CloudFrontA full-featured CDN with strong AWS integration and plans from free to custom.9.2
- Cloudflare CDNA broad CDN with a free plan, edge services, image tools, video delivery, and logging.8.9
- Bunny.netA low-cost CDN with regional pricing, media delivery, and edge scripting.8.5
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