Best CDN Services · head-to-head
Amazon CloudFront vs Cloudflare
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for cdn services. Amazon CloudFront has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Amazon CloudFront has the lower entry price — Amazon CloudFront starts at $0/mo, Cloudflare at $0/mo. Free tier: Amazon CloudFront Yes, Cloudflare Yes. HIPAA: Amazon CloudFront Yes, Cloudflare —.
As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Amazon CloudFront
$0/mo entryCloudflare
$0/mo entrySources — Amazon CloudFront: aws.amazon.com (verified 2026-09-02) · Cloudflare: cloudflare.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
Amazon CloudFront: HIPAA-eligible service per AWS BAA (excludes Embedded PoPs); SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 in scope (per AWS compliance services list); GDPR-compliant with AWS DPA including SCCs; Lambda@Edge and CloudFront Functions for programmable edge; AWS Shield Standard DDoS protection included; Integration with AWS WAF for application-layer filtering; Global network of 600+ PoPs (AWS edge locations + regional caches); Signed URLs and signed cookies for private content distribution; Real-time metrics and logging via CloudWatch; Field-level encryption for sensitive data at edge
Cloudflare: Unmetered DDoS protection on all plans; 330+ PoPs globally; Universal SSL/TLS on all plans; Managed WAF ruleset (free tier included); Cloudflare Workers serverless edge compute; Lossless image optimization (Pro+); 100% uptime SLA (Business+); ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS Level 1 certified; EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certified; Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) DPA available