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Amazon CloudFront

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in Edge Distribution Platforms
4.6
2026

Overview

Product Information on Amazon CloudFront

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Amazon CloudFront?

CloudFront CDN is a content delivery network software that distributes web content and applications to end users with low latency by using a network of edge locations. It supports delivery of static and dynamic content, including data, videos, applications, and APIs. The software integrates with other AWS services and supports custom SSL certificates, access controls, and real time metrics. CloudFront CDN addresses the business need to optimize content distribution and improve user experience by reducing the distance that data travels and enabling content caching at edge locations. It allows configuration of cache behaviors and provides security features such as encryption and protection against common network attacks.

Amazon CloudFront Pricing

CloudFront CDN software uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on data transfer out to the internet, number of HTTP or HTTPS requests, and additional features such as invalidation requests and dedicated IP custom SSL. No minimum fee is required, and charges are calculated based on actual usage, enabling users to estimate costs according to traffic, data volume, and selected options.

Overall experience with Amazon CloudFront

SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
1B - 3B USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“AWS Cloudfront Streamlines Operations Yet Demands Expertise for Advanced Configuration”

4.0
Mar 2, 2026
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INTEGRATION ENGINEER
500M - 1B USD, Transportation
CRITICAL

“Caching Integration Seen as Complex for Those Unfamiliar with Certain AWS Services”

3.0
Mar 10, 2026
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2026
For Market:
Edge Distribution Platforms

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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Amazon CloudFront Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(360 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
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4 Star
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  • SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    AWS Cloudfront Streamlines Operations Yet Demands Expertise for Advanced Configuration

    4.0
    Mar 2, 2026
    We use Amazon Cloudfront as the primary CDN in front of our Consumer Apps and APIs at our company. It has been reliable at our scale, with consistently low latency and good cache hit ratios. Native integrations with other AWS services (ALB, S3, WAF, Shield, Route 53) make it straight forward to manage and operate through infrastructure-as-code. Overall, it has helped us improve performance and resiliency without adding much operational overhead.
  • SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    AWS Cloudfront Streamlines Operations Yet Demands Expertise for Advanced Configuration

    4.0
    Mar 2, 2026
    We use Amazon Cloudfront as the primary CDN in front of our Consumer Apps and APIs at our company. It has been reliable at our scale, with consistently low latency and good cache hit ratios. Native integrations with other AWS services (ALB, S3, WAF, Shield, Route 53) make it straight forward to manage and operate through infrastructure-as-code. Overall, it has helped us improve performance and resiliency without adding much operational overhead.
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User Sentiment About Amazon CloudFront
Deciding Factors: Amazon CloudFront Vs. Market Average
Performance of Amazon CloudFront Across Market Features

Amazon CloudFront Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Tight integration with the rest of the AWS ecosystem (ALB, S3, WAF, IAM, CloudWatch), which simplifies both setup and ongoing operations. 2. Flexible caching, routing and security controls (behaviors, origins, origin groups, geo restrictions, WAF rules) that let us tune performance per use case. 3. Proven reliability and global edge network, which helps us handle large traffic spikes while keeping latency predictable for customers.

Like

1. Tight integration with the rest of the AWS ecosystem (ALB, S3, WAF, IAM, CloudWatch), which simplifies both setup and ongoing operations. 2. Flexible caching, routing and security controls (behaviors, origins, origin groups, geo restrictions, WAF rules) that let us tune performance per use case. 3. Proven reliability and global edge network, which helps us handle large traffic spikes while keeping latency predictable for customers.

Like

1. Tight integration with the rest of the AWS ecosystem (ALB, S3, WAF, IAM, CloudWatch), which simplifies both setup and ongoing operations. 2. Flexible caching, routing and security controls (behaviors, origins, origin groups, geo restrictions, WAF rules) that let us tune performance per use case. 3. Proven reliability and global edge network, which helps us handle large traffic spikes while keeping latency predictable for customers.

Dislike

Steep learning curve

Dislike

Steep learning curve

Dislike

Steep learning curve

Reviewer Insights for: Amazon CloudFront