AWS CloudFront vs Gcore
A detailed comparison to help you choose between AWS CloudFront and Gcore.
Quick Verdict
3.9/5
AWS CloudFront
0 reviews
3.8/5
Gcore
0 reviews
AWS CloudFront is rated higher (3.9 vs 3.8). CloudFront is AWS's global CDN with 750+ PoPs and 15 regional edge caches Gcore is a Luxembourg-based CDN and cloud provider with 210+ PoPs and strong coverage in CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
 AWS CloudFront AWS CDN with Lambda@Edge for programmable delivery | Gcore Global CDN with 210+ PoPs, strong CIS and emerging-market coverage | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.8 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | freemium (pay-as-you-go + flat-rate monthly plans since the pricing redesign) | pay-as-you-go |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | AWS-invested teams needing a CDN deeply integrated with S3, ALB, WAF and Lambda, with a genuine zero-cost tier for small-to-medium traffic | Applications whose audience spans CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and EU buyers wanting a Luxembourg legal base with predictable per-GB CDN pricing and a real free tier. |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Global edge network (price classes 100/200/All) | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierapi accesseu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter | free tierddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi access |
| Visit AWS CloudFront → | Visit Gcore → | |
AWS CloudFront
Pros
- + Always Free Tier (1 TB transfer, 10M requests, 2M function invocations monthly) covers small sites at zero cost
- + 750+ edge PoPs with 15 regional edge caches — one of the largest delivery networks available
- + Programmable edge: CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge with a KeyValueStore for config
- + Native WAF, Shield Standard DDoS protection, free ACM certificates and tight S3/ALB integration
Cons
- - SLA is 99.9% — weaker than AWS's load balancer SLA — and flat-rate Free/Pro plans carry no uptime commitment
- - Two pricing models (pay-as-you-go tiers vs flat-rate plans) with features gated to Business ($200/month) and above
- - Deep configuration surface: cache behavior ordering, TTL semantics and invalidation costs at scale
- - Edge compute and access-control bindings are AWS-specific — hard to migrate to another CDN
Gcore
Pros
- + First 1 TB of CDN traffic free every month on the full 210+ PoP network, no card required
- + Published progressive per-GB pricing; overage rates cut ~66% versus the old Free tier
- + Strong CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa coverage where US rivals are thinner
- + Free SSL and basic L3/L4 DDoS included in every plan, not sold as add-ons
- + Cash-flow-positive company with reported ~$140M revenue — less pricing-risk than burn-rate challengers
Cons
- - Smaller ecosystem and fewer third-party integrations than Cloudflare
- - WAF is a separate product with a basic self-serve tier; bot and API security are Enterprise
- - Stale pricing pages and inconsistent SLA figures (99% vs 99.9%) across channels
- - Brand less known in Western markets; more support-ticket-driven buying
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