Alibaba Cloud CDN vs Amazon CloudFront
Alibaba Cloud CDN
alibabacloud.com
Amazon CloudFront
aws.amazon.comSide by side
| Figure | Alibaba Cloud CDN | Amazon CloudFront |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 5 |
| Spec score · CDN Software | 8.0 (#12) | 8.4 (#5) |
| Spec score · CDN services | 7.9 (#15) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Use cases | Listed scenarios include website and download acceleration, on-demand streaming, and live streaming. | AWS describes CloudFront use cases including websites, dynamic content and APIs, live and on-demand video, and distributing software, game patches, and IoT updates. |
Plans
Alibaba Cloud CDN
- Pay-as-you-goPrice not published
- Pay-as-you-goPriced on request
- Resource plansPrice not published
- Resource plansPriced on request
- Pay-By-Traffic — 0GB–50TB (inclusive), Mainland China-CN$0.04 a month
- Pay-By-Traffic — 0GB–50TB (inclusive), North America-NA / European Union-EU$0.07 a month
- Outbound data transfer plan — 100GB, Mainland China-CN$4 a year
Amazon CloudFront
- FreeFree
- Pro$15 a month
- Business$200 a month
- Premium$1,000 a month
- Custom pricingPriced on request
In their own words
Alibaba Cloud CDN
Alibaba Cloud CDN has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network for delivering data, videos, applications, and APIs around the world. It uses more than 750 globally dispersed Points of Presence, with automated network mapping and intelligent routing. CloudFront works with Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, and custom HTTP origins; edge behavior can be customized with CloudFront Functions and AWS Lambda@Edge. Listed uses range from websites and dynamic APIs to live and on-demand video, software distribution, game patches, and IoT updates. Security options include HTTPS/TLS, signed URLs and cookies, token authentication, geographic restrictions, and limiting S3 origin access to CloudFront. It integrates with AWS Shield, AWS WAF, and Amazon Route 53 for layered protection, including against DDoS attacks. CloudWatch metrics and logs to S3 or Kinesis Data Streams provide monitoring options. CloudFront has a free plan at free, with 1 million requests and 100GB data transfer. Paid plans start at $15 a month per distribution; Pro, Business, and Premium each list 50TB of transfer.