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# AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Amazon CloudFront Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing** [

4.5/5(96)

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews#reviews)

**Amazon CloudFront** [

4.4/5(192)

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
No pricing available

**Amazon CloudFront**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
1 month

Based on 7 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**
1 month

Based on 36 responses

Return on Investment

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
10 months

Based on 7 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**
9 months1 month sooner

Based on 28 responses

Perceived Cost

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
$$$$$

**Amazon CloudFront**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
11%3% more

**Amazon CloudFront**
8%

Pros & Cons

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
[
Security (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270809&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270672&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270707&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Difficulty (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270982&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Amazon CloudFront**
[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2429318&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Affordable (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2429312&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2388579&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Domain Limitations (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2429315&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**
[

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Amazon CloudWatch

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cacdec8b8edeace9b3c89e0c2cded695/amazon-ec2.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

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Amazon Linux AMI (64-bit)

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-linux-ami-64-bit/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6f7467a9095411d659210c508d7bb82a/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Virtual Private...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews)[
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**Amazon CloudFront**
[

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Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cacdec8b8edeace9b3c89e0c2cded695/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Elastic File System...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b3390b4cc3d92e87d570895f7358c003/aws-lambda.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

AWS Lambda

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews)[

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AWS WAF

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews)[
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

9.1

9.180

**Amazon CloudFront**

9.1

9.1165

Ease of Use

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

8.5

8.581

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.1

8.1168

Ease of Setup

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

8.7

8.756

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.1

8.1110

Ease of Admin

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

8.4

8.446

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.0

8.0103

Quality of Support

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

8.5

8.576

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.3

8.3139

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

9.0

9.045

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.8

8.8100

Product Direction (% positive)

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing**

9.8

9.877

**Amazon CloudFront**

8.7

8.7161

Features

Content Delivery Network (CDN)[Hide 30 FeaturesShow 30 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

130

Content

Static Content Caching

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

123

Dynamic Content Routing

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

104

Cache purging

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

112

Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

SSL

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

115

Custom SSL

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

92

Management

Dashboard

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

119

Reports

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

109

Logs

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

106

Integration

API

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

100

CMS Integration

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

75

Additional Functionality

Peer-to-Peer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Large File Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Digital Watermarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Encoding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Compression

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Global Network

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Personalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.2

9

Not enough data

Usability - Load Balancing

User Interface Design

9.5(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Setup Simplicity

9.2(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Platform Integration

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Container Support

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Performance Optimization - Load Balancing

Global Load Balancing

9.5(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Dynamic Resource Allocation

9.5(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Server Health Monitoring

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

9.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Health Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security & Compliance - Load Balancing

SSL/TLS Termination

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Application Firewall Integration

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

DDoS Mitigation

8.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Access Control

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Traffic Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Decryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Offload

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Routing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Schedulers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Caching

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predefined Protocols

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

HTTP Caching

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Cloud Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reverse Proxy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compression

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Redundancy Checking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![AWS Elastic Load Balancing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528477217/aws-elastic-load-balancing.svg "AWS Elastic Load Balancing")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews)

AWS Elastic Load Balancing

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

24.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

48.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

26.7%

[![Amazon CloudFront](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476476/amazon-cloudfront.svg "Amazon CloudFront")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews)

Amazon CloudFront

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

46.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

19.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

24.4%

46.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

48.9%

33.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

26.7%

19.8%

Reviewers' Industry

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AWS Elastic Load Balancing

Information Technology and Services

28.9%

Computer Software

17.8%

Banking

4.4%

Telecommunications

4.4%

Financial Services

3.3%

Other

41.1%

[![Amazon CloudFront](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476476/amazon-cloudfront.svg "Amazon CloudFront")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews)
Amazon CloudFront

Information Technology and Services

18.1%

Computer Software

15.9%

Internet

7.7%

Marketing and Advertising

5.5%

Entertainment

4.4%

Other

48.4%

Alternatives

**AWS Elastic Load Balancing Alternatives**

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Azure Application Gateway
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Traefik
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Google Cloud CDN
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Varnish Software
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## AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Amazon CloudFront

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Elastic Load Balancing easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with AWS Elastic Load Balancing overall.

- AWS Elastic Load Balancing and Amazon CloudFront both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS Elastic Load Balancing is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Elastic Load Balancing over Amazon CloudFront.