Amazon CloudFront vs IBM Cloud Video comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM are both solutions in the CDN category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #30. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 7.9% mindshare in CDN, compared to IBM’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Amazon CloudFront

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon CloudFront

Ranking in CDN

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Cloud Video

Ranking in CDN

30th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtual Meetings (40th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the CDN category, the mindshare of Amazon CloudFront is 7.9%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Cloud Video is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Parth Buch

Infrastructure Architecture at Capgemini

Seamlessly manages security and dynamic content hosting in diverse applications

Hosting static content or with engineering dynamic content is beneficial. CloudFront provides a common access point, manages routing to different methods, and serves as an access point plus API routing. With AWS, maintenance is not required as it's a service offered by AWS which maintains itself. Security concerns are manageable through AWS's security mechanisms, with additional security enhancement possible through options like WAF and NACL.

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RONALD Lim

Co-Founder & Events Producer at Think Event

Great user interface and easy to implement

I like the corporate looking user interface for the audience and very straight forward log-in process too. The user interface of other solutions such as GoToWebinar can be confusing for a less tech-savvy audience. IBM has thoroughly thought through everything and the flexibility to integrate the API to expand the registration gateway allows us to have an extra layer of security. Furthermore, the brand IBM is reputable in the market for its data and network security.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has good security features."

"The solution has many features that are comprehensive."

"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to deliver content to users nearby."

"Amazon CloudFront is a stable solution."

"The distribution aspect of CloudFront and its ability to reduce latency are most beneficial."

"It is stable."

"The best feature of Amazon CloudFront is its simplified process and easy integration."

"The solution makes our platform fully accessible and available globally, helping us to ensure that our customers can rely on it being up and running."

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"I like the user interface. There aren't too many buttons that the audience will have to fiddle with."

Cons

"Amazon CloudFront could improve by making it easier to integrate with components from different cloud providers."

"During the setup phase, there were some hiccups in terms of security, the user role, and the permissions."

"There is room for improvement in customer service and support."

"The lack of seamless integration made the setup process more complex and required additional research to manage all the services properly."

"One of the biggest challenges with Amazon CloudFront is their pricing policy"

"CloudFront could improve in the areas of auto-scaling, reports, and insights. End clients desire more detailed reports to understand usage patterns better."

"There is a bit of a workaround required for custom domain management on CloudFront."

"AWS is redesigning its user interface and user experience for CloudFront, and there is room for improvement in certificate management."

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"They should improve the registration gateway. Currently, you can't do a pre-event registration that's straightforward. You have to do an API to integrate. It would be a lot easier if they had that."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon CloudFront is an expensive solution."

"I rate Amazon CloudFront's pricing a five out of ten."

"We do not have many options to optimize costs."

"The tool is affordable."

"The product could improve its price."

"I used to work with AWS and Azure, and we provided cost comparisons for customers to help them choose the right services. Azure tends to be more user-friendly and easier to understand, while AWS may take more time."

"Amazon's pricing varies depending on the data transfer."

"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten. The licensing follows a pay-as-you-go model."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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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...

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What do you like most about Amazon CloudFront?

The solution has good security features.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon CloudFront?

I find Amazon's pricing good, rating it eight out of ten and considering it affordable and rightly placed, not expensive.

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Overview

Amazon CloudFront is a global content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates delivery of your websites, APIs, video content or other web assets. It integrates with other Amazon Web Services products to give developers and businesses an easy way to accelerate content to end users with no minimum usage commitments. Amazon CloudFront can be used to deliver your entire website, including dynamic, static, streaming, and interactive content using a global network of edge locations. Requests for your content are automatically routed to the nearest edge location, so content is delivered with the best possible performance. Amazon CloudFront is optimized to work with other Amazon Web Services, like Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, and Amazon Route 53. Amazon CloudFront also works seamlessly with any non-AWS origin server, which stores the original, definitive versions of your files. Like other Amazon Web Services products, there are no long-term contracts or minimum monthly usage commitments for using Amazon CloudFront – you pay only for as much or as little content as you actually deliver through the content delivery service.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

With cognitive and AI infused technologies, IBM Cloud Video empowers customers to enhance live and on-demand video opportunities, and maximize viewer engagement.

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Sample Customers

Unilever, Spotify, Pinterest, MLB Advanced Media, Foursquare, PBS, Airbnb, Netflix, WIX, Comcast, Automobili Lamborghini, Rovio, Discovery Communications

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