Amazon CloudFront vs Leaseweb CDN
Amazon CloudFront
aws.amazon.com
Leaseweb CDN
leaseweb.comSide by side
| Figure | Amazon CloudFront | Leaseweb CDN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | €0.55/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · CDN Software | 8.4 (#5) | 7.3 (#25) |
| Spec score · CDN services | 8.4 (#8) | 7.1 (#32) |
| Global delivery | CloudFront delivers content through a network of 750+ globally dispersed Points of Presence with automated network mapping and intelligent routing. | The service uses a worldwide network of Points of Presence (PoPs) to keep content close to users. |
| Monitoring | CloudFront publishes operational metrics to Amazon CloudWatch and can deliver standard logs to Amazon S3 and real-time logs to Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. | Real User Monitoring selects the best-performing CDN for each request automatically. |
Plans
Amazon CloudFront
- FreeFree
- Pro$15 a month
- Business$200 a month
- Premium$1,000 a month
- Custom pricingPriced on request
Leaseweb CDN
- VolumePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- Multi-CDN Volume€6.60 a year
- Multi-CDN Premium€8.50 a year
In their own words
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.
Leaseweb CDN
Leaseweb CDN has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.