We performed a comparison between Amazon CloudFront and Windows Azure CDN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two CDN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 solution has good security features."
"The distribution aspect of CloudFront and its ability to reduce latency are most beneficial."
"The product is very well interconnected with other Amazon services."
"We can personalize a lot of things inside CDN."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to deliver content to users nearby."
"If you're using AWS entirely, it's smooth sailing."
"One of the tool's best features is its ability to handle edge cases. For instance, we encountered a situation where we needed to remove certain files from public access. The solution offered a purge feature that allowed us to remove these files. This feature ensured that the files were deleted from all edge servers. Subsequently, we were able to upload new versions of the files."
"The most valuable feature of Windows Azure CDN is its effectiveness."
"I enjoy engaging in discussions with colleagues possessing unique expertise. I leverage the three platforms—Azure, Google, and AWS extensively. This allows me to offer diverse solutions to customers, commonly referred to as a multi-cloud approach."
"We use the product for faster content delivery with low latency."
"One of the most valuable aspects is the capability to store extensive datasets and objects in the cloud, enabling their download through shared access signatures."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can access Windows Azure CDN from anywhere."
"It is a stable solution."
"The UI is very intuitive."
"There is room for improvement in customer service and support."
"Amazon CloudFront can improve by accurately determining the latency of a non-defined URL that the solution encounters."
"The solution could be more simplified for new users. It could be more user-friendly."
"Support needs to be enhanced."
"The product should be more intuitive."
"A lot of caching features must be added to the solution."
"The user interface could be improved."
"With a mixed stack, things become a problem. With GCP and Azure, the DNS setup gets tricky when using CloudFront."
"The response time of the support team must be improved."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The high price of Windows Azure CDN is an area of concern where improvements can be made."
"They should include configuration for cache rules."
"We have experienced issues with switch connectivity."
"Exploring shared access solutions with cloud accounts would be a beneficial choice."
"There were a few bugs that were very disappointing. So, that is a part of the reason why we started using Fastly."
"I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial. Setting up a custom domain with Windows Azure CDN involves proving domain ownership, which can take some time. The process is relatively straightforward if your DNS or domain registrar is already integrated with Microsoft. However, the verification process may be more time-consuming if you use a different service provider."
Amazon CloudFront is ranked 4th in CDN with 19 reviews while Windows Azure CDN is ranked 6th in CDN with 10 reviews. Amazon CloudFront is rated 8.0, while Windows Azure CDN is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon CloudFront writes "Top-notch in terms of customer service and offers pay-as-you-go model with a free tier". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Azure CDN writes "A globally distributed network of servers that can efficiently deliver web content to consumers". Amazon CloudFront is most compared with Azure Front Door, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly and AWS Global Accelerator, whereas Windows Azure CDN is most compared with Akamai, Azure Front Door, Verizon EdgeCast, StackPath CDN and Cloudflare. See our Amazon CloudFront vs. Windows Azure CDN report.
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