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Amazon CloudFront vs Fastly

Amazon CloudFront and Fastly are both hosting and CDN tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Amazon CloudFront is on 51 (6%) and Fastly on 40 (5%). No store we index uses both.

Amazon CloudFront and Fastly on the stores we index

Of the 850 stores we index. CommerceGeek store index.
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Amazon CloudFront and Fastly on the stores we index
Only Amazon CloudFront51
Only Fastly40
Both0

Amazon CloudFront

On 51 of 850 stores (6%)

We haven't checked Amazon CloudFront's features and prices yet.

Fastly

On 40 of 850 stores (5%)

We haven't checked Fastly's features and prices yet.

Switches

No stores we index have switched between Amazon CloudFront and Fastly yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.

By platform

PlatformAmazon CloudFrontFastly
Adobe Commerce (Magento)014
Salesforce Commerce Cloud66
THG Ingenuity06
Shopify50

Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.

By industry

IndustryAmazon CloudFrontFastly
Gifts and stationery75
Sports and outdoor39
Fashion and accessories55
Health and wellness73
Home and furniture45
Large retailers62
Pets71
Food and drink34
Tech accessories70
Beauty and skincare14
Kids and baby12

Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.

All the alternatives to Amazon CloudFront · All the alternatives to Fastly

Of the stores we index, not the whole market, and not a ranking of which tool is better. Found in each store’s public pages, so the real numbers may be higher. How we measure