Amazon CloudFront vs KeyCDN: which is better? Comparison 2026
By our public methodology Amazon CloudFront scores 68 out of 100 and KeyCDN scores 58. Below: the factors and facts where they differ, each fact with its source.
Score breakdown
| Amazon CloudFront | KeyCDN | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 49 | 36 |
| Network and performance | 83 | 66 |
| Security | 100 | 67 |
| Developer control | 100 | 67 |
| Reliability and trust | 0 | 60 |
Pros and cons
Amazon CloudFront
- Large network of PoPs
- Has a permanent free plan or free monthly traffic
- DDoS protection
- Web application firewall
- High price per GB
KeyCDN
- DDoS protection
- Free TLS certificates
- High published uptime SLA
- Real-time request logs
- No permanent free plan
Facts side by side
| Fact | Amazon CloudFront | KeyCDN |
|---|---|---|
| Price per GB, North America and Europe, lowest tier | $0.085 aws.amazon.com | $0.04 keycdn.com |
| Free plan or free monthly traffic | Yes aws.amazon.com | No keycdn.com |
| Points of presence (provider's count) | 750 aws.amazon.com | 60 keycdn.com |
| HTTP/3 | Yes docs.aws.amazon.com | Not verified |
| IPv6 | Yes docs.aws.amazon.com | Yes keycdn.com |
| Image optimisation | Not verified | Yes keycdn.com |
| DDoS protection | Yes aws.amazon.com | Yes keycdn.com |
| Web application firewall (WAF) | Yes aws.amazon.com | Not verified |
| Free TLS certificates | Yes docs.aws.amazon.com | Yes keycdn.com |
| Edge compute | Yes docs.aws.amazon.com | Not verified |
| Real-time logs | Yes aws.amazon.com | Yes keycdn.com |
| Instant cache purge | Yes docs.aws.amazon.com | Yes keycdn.com |
| Uptime SLA | Not verified | 99.99% keycdn.com |
| Public status page | Not verified | Yes status.keycdn.com |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | Switzerland keycdn.com |
| Company | Amazon Web Services, Inc. aws.amazon.com | proinity LLC keycdn.com |
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