Amazon CloudFront Pros and Cons

Great way to speed up websites etc by serving static objects and digital downloads through Amazons extensive cloud server base globally. Site load times can drasticslly improve by using Cloudfront to serve images and other static "objects" (such as digital products sold through ones site as we used it for) as opposed to serving them directly off the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Extremely complex and not an intuitive system to use at all for the layperson. That said, their documentation is very extensive but again, the general layout and interface might could be made a lot easier to use for non technical minded folks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Its caching performanceat at the different edge locations in all over the world

- It improves the read performance by caching the content of your website at the different edge locations. As your content is cached all around the world, then your users all around the world will have a lower latency,and this will improve the user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- It has very limited origins options.

- its cost for India region is high as comparison to other region Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazon CloudFront, We have used it to host all the front end in the S3 bucket to serve. Integration was easy and quick which made to frequently use it. Fews of the Cons -

1) Features to reduce cost such as caching.

2) Faster loading of website which improves experience.

3) Better security with DDoS protection and SSL/TLS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazon CloudFront has a number of features that are quite tricky for beginners I have faced an HTTP 443 kind of error so troubleshooting those errors happens to be a pain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS CloudFront is a strong, easy-to-use, CDN platform for delivering your website and content worldwide. We use CloudFront in front of our website to gain better performance on non-US locations and add an extra security layer before the website. CloudFront supports several configurations for the same origin, such as defining different caching or cookie strategies for different URLs or based on different cookies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We could not find a way to do a rolled cache clearing and preemptive caching, which is important for high-traffic websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like all the services of AWS and 4 years ago I learned about cloud computing and virtualization. When I search for these topics in detail most of the topics related to AWS and its cloud service include its network infrastructure, cloud services, storage, and computing service. After reading these things, I decided to learn all AWS services in Deep, and Now ALHAMDULILLAH I have 3 to 4 years of experience in AWS and I am certified in the most important courses of Amazon e.g. Intro to DevOps, DevOps on AWS: Code, Build & Test, AWS Cloud Technical Essential, Launch an Auto-Scaling AWS EC2 Instance VM, Exam Prep: AWS Certified Solution Architecture- Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (DOP-C02) and some other also and Now I wish to become Amazon team member as Amazon Partner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing Else...

AWS Cloud services are really wonderful as compared to other competitors e.g. Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Connecting this to my S3 buckets was relatively painless, even though I'm not an experienced systems admin. There was no additional cost, since we simply paid for CloudFront transfers instead of S3 transfers. And speed is good if not blazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm not sure that the speed gains were as dramatic as I might hope for, and my impression is that for content hosted off S3 the integration is a little more involved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of using this service, wide locations for low latency static data serving, effective pricing, and at last the ease of managing static data with AWS storage services are just Charry on top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Till now nothing much, price is bit higher. That's all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Website and API acceleration is what I mainly love about it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing specific that I dislike about this service, all the things have been working out for me so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is so impactful when it comes to a global website. The users will be able to access your website fastly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As of now, I don't have any dislikes with cloudfront. My requirements are completely fullfilled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate Amazon CloudFront for its exceptional content delivery capabilities. It's incredibly fast and reliable, ensuring that web content and applications load quickly for users worldwide. The extensive global network of edge locations ensures low latency, and its integration with other AWS services simplifies content management and distribution. Plus, the security features, such as DDoS protection and SSL/TLS support, make me feel confident about the safety of my content. Having loads of PoPs makes Cloudfront a great CDN for every company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the main drawbacks is its pricing structure, which can be complex to understand, especially for users with varying traffic patterns. Costs can add up quickly, and it's crucial to monitor usage closely to avoid unexpected expenses. It's really hard to predict traffic spikes and therefore not really possible to create good estimations.

Additionally I find it sometimes hard to debug CloudFront, especially if you have Edge Functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.