AWS CloudFront vs StackPath
A detailed comparison to help you choose between AWS CloudFront and StackPath.
Quick Verdict
3.9/5
AWS CloudFront
0 reviews
1.0/5
StackPath
0 reviews
AWS CloudFront is rated higher (3.9 vs 1.0). CloudFront is AWS's global CDN with 750+ PoPs and 15 regional edge caches Defunct edge platform. StackPath closed all products and began liquidating assets in June 2024; its CDN line had already ceased in November 2023. Not purchasable.
 AWS CloudFront AWS CDN with Lambda@Edge for programmable delivery | StackPath Defunct edge platform (closed 2024) | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ | 1.0 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | freemium (pay-as-you-go + flat-rate monthly plans since the pricing redesign) | discontinued |
| 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 | Nobody in 2026 — StackPath was dissolved in June 2024. For the same CDN + WAF + DDoS + edge compute combination, look at Cloudflare, Fastly, or Akamai. |
| 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 | ||
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| Visit AWS CloudFront → | Visit StackPath → | |
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
StackPath
Pros
- + Historically bundled CDN, WAF, DDoS, and edge compute under one account
- + Large final footprint (73 edge locations across 43 metro markets, company's own count)
- + Edge compute with VMs and containers in the same PoPs as content delivery
- + Backing from Juniper, Cox, and ABRY gave it enterprise credibility while it lasted
Cons
- - Company defunct since June 2024 — all products closed, assets liquidated, support switched off
- - CDN business sold to Akamai in 2023; customers stranded through three platform migrations in five years
- - Conflicting PoP counts across its own marketing pages (45 / 50+ / 73)
- - Any pricing or feature list found online is historical, not purchasable
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