Amazon CloudFront vs UpCloud Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs UpCloud 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.
UpCloud
7/10
A Finnish cloud infrastructure provider offering cloud servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, object storage, and networking to developers and businesses.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | €3/mo Starter |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | €3/mo Starter |
| Features | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Automatic Backups | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| DDoS Protection | 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 | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs UpCloud cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €3/moStarter |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €3/moStarter |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €3/moStarter |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €3/moStarter |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €3/moStarter |
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 (UpCloud does not)
- Higher Scalability score (10/10 vs 7/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose UpCloud
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- 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.
UpCloud
Pros
- Independent benchmarks recorded very low p99 disk latency on its MaxIOPS storage
- Advertises a 100% uptime SLA with 50x credits for downtime
- Fixed plan prices include data transfer, which keeps bills predictable
- Official Terraform provider, REST API, and CLI support infrastructure as code
- Broad managed portfolio covering Kubernetes, four database engines, object storage, and a CDN
- EU headquarters, ISO 27001 certification, and GDPR focus suit European buyers
Cons
- Reviewers find it several times more expensive than Hetzner for similar specs
- Fewer locations than larger providers, concentrated in Europe
- Smaller community and fewer third-party reviews than DigitalOcean or Vultr
- One user reports outbound port 25 is blocked by default, which hinders mail servers
- Pricing is changing in November 2026, so older published prices may be out of date
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 7/10 for UpCloud. The largest gap is in Scalability: 10/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 7/10 for UpCloud.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; UpCloud does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for UpCloud.
