Amazon CloudFront vs Yandex Cloud Comparison
Compare Amazon CloudFront vs Yandex Cloud 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.
Yandex Cloud
6.4/10
Public cloud platform from Yandex offering virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, serverless and ML services, mainly for businesses in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | A Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.9/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Scalability | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $15/mo Pro (flat-rate) | $3/mo Pay-as-you-go |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free (flat-rate) | Free Serverless free tier |
| Features | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Automatic Backups | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Databases | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Managed WordPress | ||
| Object Storage | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Amazon CloudFront vs Yandex Cloud cost by team size
Amazon CloudFront and Yandex Cloud cost the same at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Amazon CloudFront | Yandex Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree (flat-rate) | FreeServerless free tier |
| 5 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | FreeServerless free tier |
| 10 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | FreeServerless free tier |
| 25 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | FreeServerless free tier |
| 50 users | FreeFree (flat-rate) | FreeServerless free tier |
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
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Scalability score (10/10 vs 7/10)
Why choose Yandex Cloud
- Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (6/10 vs 5/10)
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.
Yandex Cloud
Pros
- The service catalogue is broad: VMs, Kubernetes, serverless, more than six managed database engines including ClickHouse and YDB, CDN, and backup.
- The Russia region has five availability zones, and data stays in the region where it was created.
- Native ML services such as YandexGPT and SpeechKit sit alongside the infrastructure services.
- Compliance credentials include ISO/IEC 27017 and PCI DSS across service categories.
- Entry pricing is low, with VMs from $2.85 per month and a serverless free tier.
Cons
- Only two regions, Russia and Kazakhstan, with no presence in Europe, the Americas or Asia beyond them.
- Some services, including Cloud Functions and Smart Web Security, are not available in the Kazakhstan region.
- Western companies face sanctions exposure.
- English documentation is weaker and the third-party ecosystem is smaller than on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
- Independent English-language reviews are scarce; TrustRadius shows only a single review.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Amazon CloudFront scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Yandex Cloud. The largest gap is in Integration: 9/10 for Amazon CloudFront and 5/10 for Yandex Cloud.
Both are free for 10 users.
Yes, both Amazon CloudFront and Yandex Cloud have a free plan.
