Amazon CloudFront vs Leaseweb Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Leaseweb 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.
Leaseweb
6.4/10
Dutch infrastructure-as-a-service provider offering dedicated servers, VPS, public cloud, GPU instances, object storage, CDN and colocation to businesses worldwide.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | €5/mo VPS 1 |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | €5/mo VPS 1 |
| Features | ||
| Dedicated Servers | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Cloud Compute | 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 | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Leaseweb cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €5/moVPS 1 |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €5/moVPS 1 |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €5/moVPS 1 |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €5/moVPS 1 |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | €5/moVPS 1 |
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 (Leaseweb does not)
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for developers (9/10 vs 7/10)
Why choose Leaseweb
- Higher Cost score (8/10 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.
Leaseweb
Pros
- As of November 2026, entry VPS pricing is about 5 EUR per month for 4 cores and 6 GB of RAM, cheaper than most hyperscaler instances.
- One provider covers bare metal, VPS, public cloud, GPU, storage, CDN and colocation.
- Basic DDoS protection, a firewall and a snapshot are included at no extra cost.
- Inbound traffic is free and outbound bandwidth is priced low.
Cons
- There is no managed WordPress, shared hosting or serverless functions.
- Trustpilot averages around 3.4 to 3.5 out of 5, and reviewers cite abrupt suspensions and billing disputes.
- Dedicated server pricing is mostly configured to order, so costs are harder to compare upfront.
- Third-party benchmarks report no IPv6 support on VPS.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Leaseweb. The largest gap is in Integration: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 5/10 for Leaseweb.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; Leaseweb does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for developers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 7/10 for Leaseweb.
Leaseweb has Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks.
