Best CDN Services · head-to-head
Amazon CloudFront vs Fastly
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, Fastly at $1500/mo. Free tier: Amazon CloudFront Yes, Fastly No. HIPAA: Amazon CloudFront Yes, Fastly Yes.
As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Amazon CloudFront
$0/mo entryFastly
$1500/mo entrySources — Amazon CloudFront: aws.amazon.com (verified 2026-09-02) · Fastly: fastly.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
Fastly: Instant Purge: <150ms average global cache invalidation; 578 Tbps global edge capacity serving 5+ trillion daily requests; ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified; SOC 2 Type 2 (Security and Availability criteria); HIPAA-audited with HIPAA-compliant caching product; PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider; GDPR-audited as data processor; Next-Gen WAF (~90% of customers in blocking mode); Programmable edge via Compute@Edge (WebAssembly); Up to 32% faster TTFB vs competing CDNs (Fastly claim)