Amazon CloudFront vs Gcore Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Gcore 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.
Gcore
6.9/10
Luxembourg-based edge and cloud provider offering CDN, virtual machines, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, object storage, AI GPU cloud, and DDoS/WAF security for businesses.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.9/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | €390/mo DDoS Protection Start |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | €390/mo DDoS Protection Start |
| Features | ||
| Dedicated Servers | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Databases | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | Not listed | |
| Object Storage | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Gcore cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €390/moDDoS Protection Start |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €390/moDDoS Protection Start |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €390/moDDoS Protection Start |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €390/moDDoS Protection Start |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €390/moDDoS Protection Start |
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
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 7/10)
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 7/10)
Why choose Gcore
- Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (6/10 vs 5/10)
- Includes Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks
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.
Gcore
Pros
- The CDN includes 1 TB of traffic and 1 billion requests free each month, and traffic after that starts at 0.01 EUR per GB.
- DDoS protection pricing does not depend on attack size, and mitigation is not metered on any plan.
- The managed Kubernetes control plane is free with high availability, so you pay only for the nodes.
- A large edge footprint, reported at about 210 PoPs and 200 Tbps of capacity, suits latency-sensitive workloads such as gaming and streaming.
- Headquarters in Luxembourg is an advantage for buyers who prefer an EU-based provider.
Cons
- Trustpilot scores are around 2.5 out of 5, with complaints about recurring billing, refunds, and slow support.
- There is no public price list for VMs and bare metal; prices are only available through the calculator.
- The Terraform v2 provider is still in alpha and Gcore says it is not ready for production.
- The product range is very broad, which can make it harder for small teams to understand how pricing works.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Gcore. The largest gap is in Customization: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 7/10 for Gcore.
Yes, both Amazon CloudFront and Gcore have a free plan.
Gcore has Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks.
