Amazon CloudFront vs Latitude.sh Comparison

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Why choose Amazon CloudFront

• Has a free plan (Latitude.sh does not)
• Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $18/mo
• Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 7/10)
• Higher Security score (9/10 vs 7/10)
• Better fit for small business (5/10 vs 3/10)

Why choose Latitude.sh

• Higher Support score (7/10 vs 6/10)
• Higher Ease of Use score (6/10 vs 5/10)
• Includes Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks

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Amazon 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.

Latitude.sh

Pros

• Prices for every metal, GPU and VM plan are listed publicly, with hourly rates as well as monthly ones.
• Each listed plan includes 20 TB of outbound bandwidth, and inbound traffic is unlimited.
• Servers are offered in 26 locations, including several in Latin America such as Sao Paulo, Bogota, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
• Servers can be automated through the API, SDKs, CLI and a Terraform provider.
• Current-generation AMD EPYC hardware runs alongside B300, RTX PRO 6000 and H100 GPU options.

Cons

• There is no managed WordPress, managed database or serverless offering, so you need operations expertise.
• Independent user reviews are scarce, and PeerSpot shows no reviews at all.
• Bandwidth overage rates and storage prices are not shown on the main pricing page.
• The Megaport acquisition may change the roadmap over time, although Latitude.sh says the brand and billing stay the same.