Amazon CloudFront vs Rocket.net Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Rocket.net 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.
Rocket.net
6.6/10
Managed WordPress hosting that runs every site behind Cloudflare Enterprise CDN and WAF, sold to businesses, agencies, and high-traffic publishers.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 4/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | $30/mo Starter |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | $30/mo Starter |
| Features | ||
| Managed WordPress | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Free SSL Certificates | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Automatic Backups | Not listed | |
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Serverless Functions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Rocket.net cost by team size
Amazon CloudFront costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Rocket.net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $30/moStarter |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $30/moStarter |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $30/moStarter |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $30/moStarter |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $30/moStarter |
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 (Rocket.net does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $30/mo
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Rocket.net
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Support score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for small business (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Includes Managed WordPress, 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.
Rocket.net
Pros
- Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, WAF, and full-page edge caching are included on every plan, and reviewers rank its speed among the best.
- Visitors are unmetered on all plans, unlike hosts that charge by visits.
- Migrations are free and unlimited, and Managed and Agency plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- The control panel includes WordPress activity logging and an in-browser WP-CLI terminal.
- Agency plans scale from 10 to 200 installs in fixed tiers.
Cons
- It hosts only WordPress, with no email hosting and no general VPS or cloud compute.
- Storage and bandwidth caps are average, and overages cost $2 per GB of storage and $0.08 per GB of bandwidth.
- The staging tool cannot push selected changes, which Kinsta and WP Engine can.
- The $30 entry price is high for very small budgets.
- Ownership changed in August 2025 when Rocket.net joined Hosting.com.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for Rocket.net. The largest gap is in Customization: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 4/10 for Rocket.net.
Amazon CloudFront costs less for 10 users: free on its Free (flat-rate) plan, against about $30/mo on its Starter plan for Rocket.net, billed monthly.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; Rocket.net does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for Rocket.net.
Rocket.net has Managed WordPress, which Amazon CloudFront lacks.
