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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (63.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Per Month
Amazon CloudFront
Star Rating
(183)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(536)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Amazon CloudFront excels in Static Content Caching with a score of 9.1, while Cloudflare Application Security and Performance also performs well but slightly better at 9.2. Reviewers mention that CloudFront's caching capabilities are particularly beneficial for small businesses looking to optimize load times.
- Reviewers mention that Cloudflare's Dynamic Content Routing is rated at 8.7, which is slightly higher than Amazon CloudFront's 8.6. Users say that Cloudflare's routing capabilities help in efficiently managing traffic during peak loads, making it a preferred choice for dynamic websites.
- Users on G2 highlight that Cloudflare's Dashboard & Reporting features are superior, scoring 8.9 compared to CloudFront's 8.0. Reviewers mention that the intuitive interface and detailed analytics provided by Cloudflare make it easier for users to monitor performance and security metrics.
- G2 users report that Amazon CloudFront has a better score in Content Delivery at 9.3, while Cloudflare scores 8.7. Reviewers say that CloudFront's extensive global network ensures faster content delivery, which is crucial for businesses with a global audience.
- Users say that Cloudflare's Security Monitoring is rated at 9.0, outperforming CloudFront's 8.6. Reviewers mention that Cloudflare's proactive security measures, including DDoS protection, provide peace of mind for businesses concerned about online threats.
- Reviewers mention that while both products offer API Integrations, Cloudflare shines with a score of 9.0 compared to CloudFront's 8.6. Users report that Cloudflare's extensive API capabilities allow for better customization and integration with existing workflows, making it a favorite among developers.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon CloudFront
No pricing availableCloudflare Application Security and Performance
Free
Free
Per Month
For personal or hobby projects that aren’t business-critical. This package includes:
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
Free Trial
Amazon CloudFront
Free Trial is available
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
157
9.2
440
Ease of Use
8.0
159
9.0
442
Ease of Setup
8.0
102
8.8
223
Ease of Admin
8.0
101
9.0
222
Quality of Support
8.2
132
8.4
380
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
98
8.8
207
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
154
8.9
421
Features by Category
Content
9.1
116
9.2
237
8.7
97
8.7
222
7.8
107
8.9
226
Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
9.2
108
9.2
226
8.6
86
8.6
167
Management
7.9
114
9.1
238
7.7
105
8.5
209
7.9
102
8.4
198
Integration
8.7
95
8.6
177
7.7
74
8.6
166
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Threat Protection
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protect
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execute
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
9.0
40
Controls
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.9
41
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
10
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.1
15
Media Delivery
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.3
14
Security and Performance
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.1
15
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.1
8
Protection
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Resolution
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
8
Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Administration
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
API Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Threat Detection and Protection - Client-Side Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security - Client-Side Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logging and Monitoring - Client-Side Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon CloudFront and Cloudflare Application Security and Performance are categorized as Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Unique Categories
Amazon CloudFront has no unique categories
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance is categorized as Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), Client-Side Protection, API Security, DNS Security Solutions, SSL & TLS Certificate Tools, Bot Detection and Mitigation, Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Website Security, Application Shielding, DDoS Protection, Load Balancing, Threat Intelligence, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and Managed DNS Providers
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon CloudFront
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Computer Software
14.9%
Internet
8.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Entertainment
4.6%
Other
48.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Computer Software
15.9%
Internet
7.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Other
47.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon CloudFront
Most Helpful Favorable Review
D. Marshall L.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Cloudfront offers incredible speed on a worldly scale(Cloudfront and S3 are on all major continents). The ability for the user to tweak content settings - both for static and streaming content - allows for unlimited possibilities with regard to content...
Most Helpful Critical Review
ANurag T.
Verified User in Computer Software
- It's very complicated to set up and to deploy something on top of it. - It's not user friendly - All the components of CloudFront are distributed across various AWS Services. - Pricing is higher as compared to other CDNs - You can't add custom response...
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James M.
Verified User in Venture Capital & Private Equity
Cloudflare was very easy to setup and configure -- which was very important as we were on a tight deadline. We built our new web site on WordPress running on Rackspace. Within a matter of days of going live we were under attack almost constantly with XML...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
"Cloudflare is a system used for boosting page load speeds, this provided some limited speed improvements when checked with Google Page speed checker. However it has many downsides including IP and functionality issues, so this may suite a basic single...
D. Marshall L.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Cloudfront offers incredible speed on a worldly scale(Cloudfront and S3 are on all major continents). The ability for the user to tweak content settings - both for static and streaming content - allows for unlimited possibilities with regard to content...
James M.
Verified User in Venture Capital & Private Equity
Cloudflare was very easy to setup and configure -- which was very important as we were on a tight deadline. We built our new web site on WordPress running on Rackspace. Within a matter of days of going live we were under attack almost constantly with XML...
ANurag T.
Verified User in Computer Software
- It's very complicated to set up and to deploy something on top of it. - It's not user friendly - All the components of CloudFront are distributed across various AWS Services. - Pricing is higher as compared to other CDNs - You can't add custom response...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
"Cloudflare is a system used for boosting page load speeds, this provided some limited speed improvements when checked with Google Page speed checker. However it has many downsides including IP and functionality issues, so this may suite a basic single...
Alternatives
Discussions
Amazon CloudFront has no discussions with answers
What does Cloudflare cost?
2 comments
WC
starts from free plan then goes up depending on plan tier, the pricing is very clear on all services and offersRead more
Is there an additional cost for DDoS protection?
2 comments
WC
depending on the plan you decide to go for, they start with basic on free tier, then extend thier security options further depending on the plan pricing per...Read more
What are the benefits of Cloudflare?
2 comments
CN
Cloudflare provides security and allow your web site to load faster.Read more
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