CDN Comparison
Edge vs AWS CloudFront
A detailed comparison of Edge CDN and Amazon CloudFront for content delivery.
Why teams switch from CloudFront
AWS CloudFront is a capable CDN deeply integrated into the AWS ecosystem. However, many teams find themselves frustrated by complex pricing, slow cache invalidation, and significant egress costs that grow with success.
Edge offers a simpler, more transparent alternative with zero egress fees, instant cache purging, and a decentralized architecture that provides resilience against single points of failure.
Key Differences
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Zero egress fees – CloudFront charges $0.085/GB -
Instant purge – CloudFront takes 5-10 minutes -
Simple pricing – No calculator required -
HTTP/3 support – CloudFront doesn't support it
Feature Comparison
How Edge and AWS CloudFront compare feature by feature.
| Feature |
Edge
| AWS CloudFront |
|---|---|---|
| Egress Fees | Free | $0.085/GB |
| Edge Locations | 2,137 | 30+ |
| Instant Purge | < 1 second | 5-10 minutes |
| Setup Complexity | Simple | Complex |
| DDoS Protection | Included | AWS Shield (extra) |
| HTTP/3 | | |
| Real-time Analytics | | |
| Free SSL | | |
| Edge Compute | Coming soon | Lambda@Edge |
| Transparent Pricing | | |
| Decentralized | | |
| Vendor Lock-in | None | High |
Price Comparison
Monthly costs for typical CDN usage scenarios. Edge pricing based on $0.048/GB traffic.
| Scenario | Edge | AWS CloudFront |
|---|---|---|
| 1 TB egress/month | $48 | $85 |
| 10 TB egress/month | $480 | $850 |
| 100 TB egress/month | $4,800 | $8,500 |
* AWS pricing based on standard CloudFront rates. Actual costs may vary by region and usage patterns.
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