AWS CloudFront vs Fastly
Developers should use AWS CloudFront when building web applications, streaming services, or APIs that require fast, reliable, and secure content delivery to a global audience, such as e-commerce sites, media platforms, or SaaS applications meets developers should learn and use fastly when building high-traffic websites, apis, or applications that require low-latency content delivery, real-time caching control, and edge computing capabilities. Here's our take.
AWS CloudFront
Developers should use AWS CloudFront when building web applications, streaming services, or APIs that require fast, reliable, and secure content delivery to a global audience, such as e-commerce sites, media platforms, or SaaS applications
AWS CloudFront
Nice PickDevelopers should use AWS CloudFront when building web applications, streaming services, or APIs that require fast, reliable, and secure content delivery to a global audience, such as e-commerce sites, media platforms, or SaaS applications
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable for reducing latency, handling traffic spikes, and improving security with features like DDoS protection, SSL/TLS encryption, and integration with AWS WAF
- +Related to: aws-s3, aws-lambda
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Fastly
Developers should learn and use Fastly when building high-traffic websites, APIs, or applications that require low-latency content delivery, real-time caching control, and edge computing capabilities
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable for e-commerce sites, media streaming services, and SaaS platforms that need to handle global traffic spikes, implement security features like DDoS protection, and optimize performance through programmable edge logic
- +Related to: content-delivery-network, edge-computing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use AWS CloudFront if: You want it is particularly valuable for reducing latency, handling traffic spikes, and improving security with features like ddos protection, ssl/tls encryption, and integration with aws waf and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Fastly if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for e-commerce sites, media streaming services, and saas platforms that need to handle global traffic spikes, implement security features like ddos protection, and optimize performance through programmable edge logic over what AWS CloudFront offers.
Developers should use AWS CloudFront when building web applications, streaming services, or APIs that require fast, reliable, and secure content delivery to a global audience, such as e-commerce sites, media platforms, or SaaS applications
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