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Azure Front Door

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From $35/mo WebAPI
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Spec score 7.9 #16 of 35 in CDN services

Spec sheet

Purpose
Azure Front Door is a cloud CDN service for delivering content and applications with high performance, scalability, and secure user experiences.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Intended users
Microsoft describes it for internet-facing applications, global consumer and enterprise apps, and teams delivering content, files, applications, or APIs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Free plan
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Paid from
35Read 24 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Integrations
Microsoft lists integrations with Azure DNS and Azure Web Apps, and its documentation also names Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and Azure Advisor.Read 7 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Security
Security capabilities include a web application firewall, bot protection, DDoS protection, and Azure Private Link support for private origin access.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Availability
Standard, Premium, and Classic tiers are available in Microsoft Azure Commercial and Azure Government (US).Read 7 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Content delivery
It accelerates static and dynamic content from cloud or on-premises infrastructure over Microsoft's private global network.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Deployment tools
Deployment can use language SDKs, Bicep, Azure Resource Manager templates, Azure CLI, and PowerShell.Read 7 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Image optimization
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Monitoring
The service offers real-time traffic and security analytics for monitoring and troubleshooting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Pricing model
Standard and Premium have hourly billed base fees plus usage-based data transfer and request charges; data transfer from an Azure datacenter origin to Front Door's edge is free.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Protocols
Azure Front Door supports HTTP, HTTPS, and HTTP/2.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Shared service
Azure Front Door is a globally distributed multitenant service with shared infrastructure and profile-specific configuration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Traffic management
It provides global HTTP load balancing and failover, plus a customizable rules engine for routing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com

Plans and prices

Standard $35 a month Base charge per profile; data transfer and request charges apply Global layer-7 load balancing · CDN caching and acceleration · Custom domains and managed TLS · Rules engine Read 24 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Premium $330 a month Base charge per profile; data transfer and request charges apply All Standard capabilities · Web Application Firewall with managed rules · Private Link origin connectivity · Advanced security and reporting Read 24 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Azure Front Door Standard $35 a month Billed hourly, only for hours used; monthly base fee Static and dynamic content acceleration · global load balancing · SSL offload · domain and certificate management · basic security capabilities · usage-based data transfer and requests Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Azure Front Door Premium $330 a month Billed hourly, only for hours used; monthly base fee Includes Standard capabilities · WAF and Private Link included · bot protection · Microsoft Threat Intelligence integration · security analytics · usage-based data transfer and requests Read 7 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com

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