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Amazon CloudFront Reviews: Pricing and Features

46/100

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Features & Functionality

Industry avg 5.66

9/10

Ease of use

Industry avg 5.66

7/10

Value for money

Industry avg 6.38

9/10

Customer Support

Industry avg 7.02

8/10

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Customer support
Ease of use

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In this review

Pros & Cons
Pricing
Price Comparison
Key Features
Versus
Videos
Awards
Market Overview
Alternative
Geographic Adaption
Support
Overview
FAQs
Comparison Table
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Manage by : Brian | Category : Hosting , | The score for this software has not changed over the past month.

Editors note – This review has been created by looking at 1578 datapoints and the opinions of actual users of the software and the company representative. Amazon CloudFront as a FindrScore of 46. Many users on our platform to express great satisfaction in the service provided overall. If you are not tech-savvy then you will be pleased to know Amazon CloudFront is fair easy to grasp.

Pros & Cons

6 Reasons to buy

Free Trial is offered to perform testing
Compared to others the price is reasonable
The majority of our users are experiencing positive experience with Amazon CloudFront
A contender in CDN Services
Best for Customer support
Best for Ease of use

1 Reasons not to buy

Lack of features compared to other solution in this category

Amazon CloudFront Pricing Overview

Pricing Model:Subscription
Free Trial:Available (No Credit Card required)
First 10 TB / month: United States $0.085; Europe $0.085; Hong Kong, Philippines, S. Korea, Singapore & Taiwan $0.140; Japan $0.140; South America $0.250; Australia $0.140; India $0.170
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$8.9

That is the average price for a solution in this field and Amazon CloudFront is on the lower end so price wise it’s a great offer.

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After analyzing 9similar solutions the data above show that CacheFly offers the lowesest starting price while Rackspace offers the highest entry price.That being said is also worthtaking a closer look at whats on offer because sometimes you may get way more value for a solution with a higher entry price and vise versa

Key Features

No features listed!

Does Amazon CloudFront offer Lazyload feature?

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Videos

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Ranking & Positions

Best CDN Services

# 9 position out of 10 items

SoftwareFindr Market Radar

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The SoftwareFindr Radar compares all solutions on our platform in your chosen category and tries to segment them to give you a visual representation of the market. All the solutions are compared two-dimensionally which takes into account their FindrScore which is given based on numerous data points and research frequency. The average FindrScore for products like Amazon CloudFront is 10 which we’ve used as a threshold to only show the top 10 solutions.

The SoftwareFindr Radar compares all solutions on our platform in your chosen category and tries to segment them to give you a visual representation of the market. All the solutions are compared two-dimensionally which takes into account their FindrScore which is given based on numerous data points and research frequency. The average FindrScore for products like Amazon CloudFront is 45 which we’ve used as a threshold to only show the top 10 solutions.

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Adaptation by Geography

Country	Usage
India	0%
United States	0%
United Kingdom	0%
Australia	0%
Brazil	0%
Canada	0%
Germany	0%
France	0%
Italy	0%
Indonesia	0%
Pakistan	0%
Poland	0%
Bangladesh	0%
Spain	0%
Netherlands	0%

After analyzing our data gathered on our platform Amazon CloudFront is popular in these countries

What Support Does This Vendor Offer?

Mail
Phone

80%

satisfaction rating which indicates that you will be in good company with Amazon CloudFront

Looking at data gathered on our platform the industry average for this category is 70.2 % satisfaction rate which means Amazon CloudFront is above this industry average

If you are looking for a fast content delivery network(CDN), then Amazon CloudFront should be your number one choice. It is managed by none other than the tech giant Amazon. With it, you can effectively deliver your content including high transfer speeds, low latency and so on. It also provides a developer-friendly environment and let you customize the CND according to your requirement. The CDN servers are full of features including DDoS protection. As Amazon manages it, CloudFront also runs well with the other Amazon services and integrates well with them. Getting started with Amazon CloudFront is easy. You can set it up in a few minutes. The CDN comes with a pay-as-you-go model which means that you only have to pay for the bandwidth you use. Their support is also great, and you can take advantage of your AWS Support subscription. The key features of Amazon CloudFront include fast and global, highly programmable, AWS deep integration, and highly secure.

Who is it for?

Amazon CloudFront is mainly aimed at startups, SMEs and enterprises who are looking for professional CDN services. Companies like Hulu, Slack, Discovery Communications, etc. use CloudFront.

Pricing

The pricing is pay-for-what you use. This means there are no minimum fees associated with the service. You can calculate how much you need to spend using the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator. There are also three tiers through which you can utilize CloudFront. They are as below.

Free Usage Tier: Up to 50 GB data transfer and 2,000,000 HTTPS and HTTP requests per month. The plan is for one year.
On-Demand: This tier is catered according to the regional pricing and comes with all the features.
Private pricing: The tier handles custom requirement. You need to contact Amazon for custom pricing.

Support

The support is fantastic and is associated with your AWS account. They provide support through phone, email, and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Amazon CloudFront good for beginners?

Ans. Users who have used Amazon CloudFront as reported that it’s fairly easy to grasp.

Q. How much does Amazon CloudFront cost?

Ans. You can expect to pay around $ USD per

Q. What type of support can I expect with Amazon CloudFront?

Ans. The majority of users who are sharing their experience with us on Amazon CloudFront are experiencing a positive experience with the support offered through Mail, Phone.

Q. Are there any coupons for Amazon CloudFront?

Ans. There are no record on our system of Amazon CloudFront offering coupons historically

Q. Can I try Amazon CloudFront for free?

Ans. The isn’t a mention of a free trial on our system but you can always check to see it a money back guarantee is on offer with Amazon CloudFront .

Q. Are there any Free alternative to Amazon CloudFront?

Ans. Yes, Swamify is proving quite popular with our users, see how it stacks up against Amazon CloudFront

Q. Is Amazon CloudFront the best CDN Service ?

Ans. Amazon CloudFront is ranked 9 on that list according to 819 users.

Q. Which is better Amazon CloudFront or Defender Plugin?

Ans. This is a tricky question as it all depends on your needs, but Amazon CloudFront as a higher FindScore than Defender Plugin which factors in many data points. Have a closer look to see why?

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Starting Price			$20				$10	$50
Value for money	6.6/10	9/10	6.6/10	6.6/10	6.4/10	6/10	8/10	6.6/10	8/10
Quality of features score	6.6/10	8.6/10	6.4/10	6.6/10	6.4/10	6/10	8/10	6.6/10	8.6/10
Usability and Intuitiveness	6/10	8.6/10	6/10	6/10	5.6/10	6/10	6/10	6/10	8/10
Vendor Support	7/10	9/10	7/10	7/10	6.6/10	9/10	9/10	7/10	9.6/10
Likelihood of recommending	0 %	100 %
The reason for leaving		functionality	political_reasons		other		changing_needs	other	political_reasons
Web Traffic Reporting			540%				Unrated
GZIP Compression			90%				Unrated
Web Application Firewall			770%				Unrated
Load Balancing			510%				10%
DDoS Protection			490%				Unrated
Browser Caching			430%				Unrated
CDN			6030%				10%
Support Filters	640%
eCommerce Websites								220%
Cloud Hosting								Unrated

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