Amazon CloudFront vs Servers.com Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Servers.com 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.
Servers.com
6.4/10
Servers.com rents dedicated bare metal, hourly scalable bare metal, GPU servers, cloud servers, managed Kubernetes and storage to technical teams in 12 cities.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | $5/mo Cloud Server SSD.30 |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | $5/mo Cloud Server SSD.30 |
| Features | ||
| Dedicated Servers | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Content Delivery Network | Not listed | |
| DDoS Protection | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | ||
| Object Storage | Not listed | |
| Serverless Functions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | ||
Amazon CloudFront vs Servers.com cost by team size
Amazon CloudFront costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Servers.com |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $5/moCloud Server SSD.30 |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $5/moCloud Server SSD.30 |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $5/moCloud Server SSD.30 |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $5/moCloud Server SSD.30 |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | $5/moCloud Server SSD.30 |
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 (Servers.com does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $5/mo
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for small business (5/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose Servers.com
- 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.
Servers.com
Pros
- Developers can automate servers with an official REST API, the srvctl CLI and a Terraform provider.
- Scalable Bare Metal rents physical servers by the hour, so teams can add capacity for demand spikes.
- Data centers in 12 cities across North America, Europe, South America and Asia Pacific.
- One provider covers bare metal, GPU servers, cloud, Kubernetes and private racks, which helps teams that want a hybrid setup.
Cons
- There is no public price list, so buyers must rely on third-party listings or a quote to see costs.
- Reviewers describe the product documentation as lackluster.
- Public user reviews report abrupt account terminations over alleged abuse, and slow or templated support replies.
- It uses a custom control panel with no cPanel and no shared or WordPress hosting, so it is a poor fit for non-technical buyers.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Servers.com. The largest gap is in Security: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 6/10 for Servers.com.
Amazon CloudFront costs less for 10 users: free on its Free (flat-rate) plan, against about $5/mo on its Cloud Server SSD.30 plan for Servers.com, billed monthly.
Amazon CloudFront has a free plan; Servers.com does not list one.
Amazon CloudFront is the better fit for small business: we rate it 5/10 for them, against 3/10 for Servers.com.
Servers.com has Dedicated Servers, which Amazon CloudFront lacks.
