Amazon CloudFront vs Edgio comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon CloudFront
Ranking in CDN
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Edgio
Ranking in CDN
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (10th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (29th), Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the CDN category, the mindshare of Amazon CloudFront is 9.0%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Edgio is 1.9%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CDN
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
0.2%
 

Featured Reviews

PS
Mar 27, 2024
Offers detailed documentation, ability to reduce latency and improves content delivery performance
This product is used for website content distribution We implemented CloudFront for two of our clients, including one called NIS (National Administrative Technologies). They provide a platform for students to access classrooms, lectures, and examinations. The students required fast processing and…
it_user1357623 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 5, 2020
Easy to use, integrates with and loads your websites in seconds, and the support is good
Our web servers are leveraging it. We park our assets with Verizon EdgeCast, but the actual dynamic feature is on our site. People are still calling back to our sites, but our assets are cashed with the CDN Without EdgeCast, our website was taking 10 to 15 seconds to load. With EdgeCast, it loads…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product’s most valuable feature is the availability of the websites."
"The beneficial feature for the entire AWS community is the presence of edge location servers. These servers are strategically located in multiple locations, allowing efficient content delivery from the nearest server."
"Feature-wise, I like the solution's signed URL because it provides security for me."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to deliver content to users nearby."
"The product provides reduced latency and quicker site refreshes."
"We can personalize a lot of things inside CDN."
"The solution has many features that are comprehensive."
"Amazon CloudFront is a stable solution."
"It's super easy to use and integrate with."
"The product is easy to use and easy to implement."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the Uplynk platform for streaming purposes."
"The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The user interface could be improved."
"The solution could be more simplified for new users. It could be more user-friendly."
"The UI could be more user-friendly."
"One of the biggest challenges with Amazon CloudFront is their pricing policy"
"The lack of seamless integration made the setup process more complex and required additional research to manage all the services properly."
"They should have more Edge locations so that CloudFront can be used much more. If they can make it a little bit cheaper and better than other networks, we will be able to use it more."
"The support must be improved."
"Improvements are needed as per customer requirements."
"The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation."
"We could not create more than 15 custom rules."
"The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes."
"In the next release, I would like to see more global endpoints for their CDN and a lower price."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is really on the high side. It should be cheaper in general."
"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten. The licensing follows a pay-as-you-go model."
"We do not have many options to optimize costs."
"Amazon CloudFront is an expensive solution."
"Compared to competitors like Azure and Google, we find AWS pricing to be advantageous."
"I rate Amazon CloudFront's pricing a five out of ten."
"The tool is affordable."
"The policies and prices keep on changing frequently with AWS solutions"
"When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."
"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."
"Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

How do I choose between AWS Global Accelerator and Amazon CloudFront?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Global Accelerator or Amazon CloudFront global content delivery network was the better fit for us. We decided to go w...
What do you like most about Amazon CloudFront?
The solution has good security features.
What needs improvement with Edgio Global CDN?
The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation.
What is your primary use case for Edgio Global CDN?
We use the solution for high volume traffic. It is used across various e-commerce platforms to enhance loading times and streamline navigation, ultimately optimizing user experience.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

No data available
Limelight Content Delivery, Limelight Orchestrate Delivery, Limelight Origin Storage, Global CDN, Verizon EdgeCast
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Unilever, Spotify, Pinterest, MLB Advanced Media, Foursquare, PBS, Airbnb, Netflix, WIX, Comcast, Automobili Lamborghini, Rovio, Discovery Communications
TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon CloudFront vs. Edgio and other solutions. Updated: July 2024.
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