Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront — AWS CDN delivering content from 600+ PoPs with Lambda@Edge for request-level compute.
Our Verdict
Best for global audience with low latency needs. Amazon CloudFront offers freemium, paid from $0/month.
Pros
- Global audience with low latency needs
- Static site hosting
- Global edge network for low-latency delivery
Cons
- Single-region internal apps
- Low-traffic internal tools
- Proprietary edge functions create platform dependency
When to Use Amazon CloudFront
Good fit if you need
- Global audience with low latency needs
- Static site hosting
- Edge computing / serverless functions
Not the best choice if
- Single-region internal apps
- Low-traffic internal tools
Consider instead: object-storage-media
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Pricing
Price wrong?Amazon CloudFront Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- $0/month
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Transparency Score
- 5/5
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Project Health
Health Score
3
1 months
37d
17
2d
Apache-2.0
Last checked: 2026-04-16
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