Amazon CloudFront vs Elastx Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Elastx features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Amazon CloudFront
7.9/10
Amazon CloudFront is the AWS content delivery network. It caches and serves websites, APIs and media from more than 750 edge locations, and includes DDoS protection, WAF and edge compute.
Elastx
6.3/10
Swedish sovereign cloud provider offering OpenStack compute, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and GPU hosting from three Stockholm-area data centers for businesses handling sensitive data.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Databases | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | Not listed | |
| Object Storage | Not listed | |
| Serverless Functions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Elastx cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
AWhy choose Amazon CloudFront
- Has a free plan (Elastx does not)
- Higher Scalability score (10/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for developers (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Includes Multiple Regions, which Elastx lacks
Why choose Elastx
- Higher Support score (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
AAmazon CloudFront
Pros
- The network is very large, with more than 750 PoPs plus over 1,140 PoPs embedded inside ISP networks.
- Data transfer from AWS origins such as S3 and EC2 to CloudFront costs nothing, which lowers costs for workloads hosted on AWS.
- Flat-rate plans start at $15 a month with no overage charges, which makes bills predictable.
- It has strong compliance coverage, including PCI-DSS Level 1, HIPAA, SOC, ISO and FedRAMP Moderate.
- Two tiers of edge compute are available: CloudFront Functions at $0.10 per million invocations and Lambda@Edge for heavier code.
Cons
- G2 and Capterra reviewers report complex configuration and a steep learning curve for people new to AWS.
- Capterra-network reviewers rate customer support poorly, around 3.4 out of 5.
- Flat-rate plans lack some features, such as real-time logs, dedicated IP SSL and continuous deployment, and going over the allowance reduces performance.
- Dedicated IP SSL at $600 a month and Anycast Static IPs at $3,000 a month are expensive extras.
- Users on AWS re:Post and GitHub report cache invalidations that occasionally hang for hours or time out during deploys.
Elastx
Pros
- Data stays in Swedish data centers under Swedish and EU jurisdiction, which suits buyers with sovereignty requirements
- Certified to ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001
- 24/7 support, DDoS protection and storage encryption are included at no extra cost
- Uses standard OpenStack APIs without proprietary layers, so existing tooling carries over
- Covers compute, Kubernetes, databases, CDN and GPUs from one provider
Cons
- Only one region, the Stockholm area, with three availability zones
- Prices are higher than hyperscalers or budget VPS providers
- Kubernetes clusters are reportedly created through a support request rather than self-service
- Very few independent user reviews are available
- Prices are published in SEK through a downloadable price list rather than shown clearly on the website
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Elastx. The largest gap is in Scalability: 10/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 6/10 for Elastx.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; Elastx does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for developers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 6/10 for Elastx.
Amazon CloudFront has Multiple Regions, which Elastx lacks.
