Amazon CloudFront vs RTK-DC Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs RTK-DC 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.
RTK-DC
5.9/10
RTK-DC is Rostelecom's data center and cloud subsidiary. It offers colocation, public cloud IaaS, Kubernetes, managed databases and GPU capacity to Russian businesses.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 5.9/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Automatic Backups | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Content Delivery Network | Not listed | |
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Databases | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | Not listed | |
| Serverless Functions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs RTK-DC cost by team size
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | RTK-DC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | Contact for pricing |
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 (RTK-DC does not)
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for startups (7/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose RTK-DC
Our data shows no clear advantage over Amazon CloudFront.
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.
RTK-DC
Pros
- One of Russia's largest commercial data center networks, with about 25 Tier III sites cited in 2025
- Covers colocation through managed Kubernetes and six managed database engines from a single provider
- Offers GPU capacity on NVIDIA H200 for AI workloads
- A single cloud.rt.ru portal manages both colocation requests and cloud resources
Cons
- No public pricing, so every service needs a quote
- Focused on Russia, with little English-language documentation
- The company websites blocked automated access during research, which limited verification
- Little independent user review coverage on G2 or Capterra
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 5.9/10 for RTK-DC. The largest gap is in Integration: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 5/10 for RTK-DC.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; RTK-DC does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for startups: we rate it 7/10 for them, against 3/10 for RTK-DC.
