Amazon CloudFront vs KeyCDN
A comparison of Amazon CloudFront and KeyCDN built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick Amazon CloudFront if
- Teams already on AWS that want CDN bundled with other AWS services under one flat monthly price rather than itemized per-GB billing.
- Pick KeyCDN if
- Low-commitment testing or small sites — no free tier, but the $4/month floor and no-commitment billing make it cheap to try against real traffic.
3 sourced criteria separate them:
- Free tier
- Amazon CloudFront: Yes
- KeyCDN: No
- Pricing model
- Amazon CloudFront: Flat-rate monthly plans bundling CloudFront with multiple AWS services and features, with no overage charges within plan limits.
- KeyCDN: Pay-as-you-go, tiered by volume, with no commitment required.
- Points of presence
- Amazon CloudFront: Hundreds of edge locations (exact count not published on the pricing page).
- KeyCDN: 60+ data centers in 40+ countries across 6 continents.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
Amazon CloudFront 0
KeyCDN 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | Amazon CloudFront | KeyCDN |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Pricing model | Flat-rate monthly plans bundling CloudFront with multiple AWS services and features, with no overage charges within plan limits. | Pay-as-you-go, tiered by volume, with no commitment required. |
| CDN | ||
| Points of presence | Hundreds of edge locations (exact count not published on the pricing page). | 60+ data centers in 40+ countries across 6 continents. |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- Amazon CloudFront
- Yes
- KeyCDN
- No
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Amazon CloudFront Pricing ↗
“$0/month [plan] for hobbyists and developers. 1M requests and 100GB data transfer monthly.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
- KeyCDN Pricing ↗
“Minimum charge is $4 per month based on the combined total account traffic volume and other services used. [No free trial mentioned.]”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
Pricing model
- Amazon CloudFront
- Flat-rate monthly plans bundling CloudFront with multiple AWS services and features, with no overage charges within plan limits.
- KeyCDN
- Pay-as-you-go, tiered by volume, with no commitment required.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Amazon CloudFront Pricing ↗
“Flat-rate pricing plans combine the CloudFront CDN with multiple AWS services and features into a monthly price with no overage charges.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
- KeyCDN Pricing ↗
“Get access to our entire content delivery network without commitment.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
Points of presence
- Amazon CloudFront
- Hundreds of edge locations (exact count not published on the pricing page).
- KeyCDN
- 60+ data centers in 40+ countries across 6 continents.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Amazon CloudFront Pricing ↗
“hundreds of edge locations.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
- KeyCDN Network ↗
“Extensive coverage with 60+ data centers in 40+ countries spread across 6 continents.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official site
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Which should you choose?
Choose Amazon CloudFront if…
Teams already on AWS that want CDN bundled with other AWS services under one flat monthly price rather than itemized per-GB billing.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose KeyCDN if…
Low-commitment testing or small sites — no free tier, but the $4/month floor and no-commitment billing make it cheap to try against real traffic.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- Amazon CloudFront: Traffic profile is unusual or very high volume — the flat-rate plans bundle a fixed allowance, and a metered pay-as-you-go CDN may price better outside that shape.
- KeyCDN: Bandwidth volume is large — $0.04/GB is the highest entry-tier bandwidth rate of the CDNs sourced here for North America/Europe.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Free tier: Amazon CloudFront or KeyCDN?
Amazon CloudFront: Yes
KeyCDN: No
Should I choose Amazon CloudFront or KeyCDN?
Pick Amazon CloudFront if Teams already on AWS that want CDN bundled with other AWS services under one flat monthly price rather than itemized per-GB billing.
Pick KeyCDN if Low-commitment testing or small sites — no free tier, but the $4/month floor and no-commitment billing make it cheap to try against real traffic.