Amazon CloudFront vs Contabo Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Contabo features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Amazon CloudFront
7.9/10
Amazon CloudFront is the AWS content delivery network. It caches and serves websites, APIs and media from more than 750 edge locations, and includes DDoS protection, WAF and edge compute.
Contabo
5.1/10
Munich-based provider of low-cost cloud VPS, dedicated servers and S3-compatible object storage, aimed at developers and small businesses that want a lot of resources for a low price.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 5.1/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 3/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 10/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 4/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 2/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 5/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | €4/mo Cloud VPS 4 |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | €4/mo Cloud VPS 4 |
| Features | ||
| Dedicated Servers | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Automatic Backups | Not listed | |
| Content Delivery Network | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | Not listed | |
| Object Storage | Not listed | |
| Serverless Functions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Contabo cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Contabo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €4/moCloud VPS 4 |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €4/moCloud VPS 4 |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €4/moCloud VPS 4 |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €4/moCloud VPS 4 |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €4/moCloud VPS 4 |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
AWhy choose Amazon CloudFront
- Has a free plan (Contabo does not)
- Higher Reliability score (9/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 2/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 2/10)
Why choose Contabo
- Higher Cost score (10/10 vs 6/10)
- Includes Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks
Pros & Cons
AAmazon CloudFront
Pros
- The network is very large, with more than 750 PoPs plus over 1,140 PoPs embedded inside ISP networks.
- Data transfer from AWS origins such as S3 and EC2 to CloudFront costs nothing, which lowers costs for workloads hosted on AWS.
- Flat-rate plans start at $15 a month with no overage charges, which makes bills predictable.
- It has strong compliance coverage, including PCI-DSS Level 1, HIPAA, SOC, ISO and FedRAMP Moderate.
- Two tiers of edge compute are available: CloudFront Functions at $0.10 per million invocations and Lambda@Edge for heavier code.
Cons
- G2 and Capterra reviewers report complex configuration and a steep learning curve for people new to AWS.
- Capterra-network reviewers rate customer support poorly, around 3.4 out of 5.
- Flat-rate plans lack some features, such as real-time logs, dedicated IP SSL and continuous deployment, and going over the allowance reduces performance.
- Dedicated IP SSL at $600 a month and Anycast Static IPs at $3,000 a month are expensive extras.
- Users on AWS re:Post and GitHub report cache invalidations that occasionally hang for hours or time out during deploys.
Contabo
Pros
- Very low prices for the RAM, CPU and disk you get, starting at about 4.40 euros a month on a 24-month term
- Unlimited traffic and DDoS protection included on every VPS
- Object storage has no egress fees and works with the AWS CLI, s3cmd and rclone
- Choice of 11 locations across Europe, the US, Asia and Australia
- REST API and CLI for automation
Cons
- Independent benchmarks rate CPU, disk and network performance near the bottom of the market
- Phone support was dropped for a chatbot-first live chat, and users report slow responses
- New servers can take hours to provision
- Backups, Windows licences and control panels all cost extra
- No managed Kubernetes, managed databases or integrated monitoring
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 5.1/10 for Contabo. The largest gap is in Analytics: 7/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 2/10 for Contabo.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; Contabo does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 2/10 for Contabo.
Contabo has Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks.
