Amazon CloudFront vs IBM Cloud Video comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM are both solutions in the CDN category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #31. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 6.9% mindshare in CDN, compared to IBM’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Amazon CloudFront

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Amazon CloudFront and IBM Cloud Video based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon CloudFront

Ranking in CDN

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Cloud Video

Ranking in CDN

31st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtual Meetings (30th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the CDN category, the mindshare of Amazon CloudFront is 6.9%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Cloud Video is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

CDN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon CloudFront	6.9%
IBM Cloud Video	0.4%
Other	92.7%

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Nicolas Forgues

Head of Data & Content at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Improved web performance has boosted content customization and currently delivers faster user experiences

From my perspective, I see some weaknesses in Amazon CloudFront; I would rate the product something around nine out of ten, but there are disadvantages compared to its competitors. Talking specifically about Amazon CloudFront, I think they could have some additional features in the future, and I believe they may lack certain functionalities.

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RONALD Lim

Co-Founder & Events Producer at Think Event

Great user interface and easy to implement

I like the corporate looking user interface for the audience and very straight forward log-in process too. The user interface of other solutions such as GoToWebinar can be confusing for a less tech-savvy audience. IBM has thoroughly thought through everything and the flexibility to integrate the API to expand the registration gateway allows us to have an extra layer of security. Furthermore, the brand IBM is reputable in the market for its data and network security.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"If you're using AWS entirely, it's smooth sailing."

"Feature-wise, I like the solution's signed URL because it provides security for me."

"The best feature of Amazon CloudFront is its simplified process and easy integration."

"The solution has many features that are comprehensive."

"The product provides reduced latency and quicker site refreshes."

"It has built-in DDoS protection, which protects against DDoS attacks."

"Hosting static content or with engineering dynamic content is beneficial."

"The solution has good security features."

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"I like the user interface. There aren't too many buttons that the audience will have to fiddle with."

Cons

"The product should be more intuitive."

"The user interface could be improved."

"During the setup phase, there were some hiccups in terms of security, the user role, and the permissions."

"The pricing for Amazon CloudFront is quite expensive; I would rate it six if we use all edges. The price could be optimized."

"They should have more Edge locations so that CloudFront can be used much more. If they can make it a little bit cheaper and better than other networks, we will be able to use it more."

"A lot of caching features must be added to the solution."

"There is room for improvement in customer service and support."

"The lack of seamless integration made the setup process more complex and required additional research to manage all the services properly."

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"They should improve the registration gateway. Currently, you can't do a pre-event registration that's straightforward. You have to do an API to integrate. It would be a lot easier if they had that."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Amazon CloudFront's pricing a five out of ten."

"The product could improve its price."

"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten. The licensing follows a pay-as-you-go model."

"Its price is really on the high side. It should be cheaper in general."

"Amazon CloudFront costs less than third-party services."

"The solution’s price is reasonable."

"The policies and prices keep on changing frequently with AWS solutions"

"Compared to competitors like Azure and Google, we find AWS pricing to be advantageous."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

How do I choose between AWS Global Accelerator and Amazon CloudFront?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Global Accelerator or Amazon CloudFront global content delivery network was the better fit for us. We decided to go w...

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What do you like most about Amazon CloudFront?

The solution has good security features.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon CloudFront?

I find Amazon's pricing good, rating it eight out of ten and considering it affordable and rightly placed, not expensive.

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Overview

Amazon CloudFront is a global content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates delivery of your websites, APIs, video content or other web assets. It integrates with other Amazon Web Services products to give developers and businesses an easy way to accelerate content to end users with no minimum usage commitments. Amazon CloudFront can be used to deliver your entire website, including dynamic, static, streaming, and interactive content using a global network of edge locations. Requests for your content are automatically routed to the nearest edge location, so content is delivered with the best possible performance. Amazon CloudFront is optimized to work with other Amazon Web Services, like Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, and Amazon Route 53. Amazon CloudFront also works seamlessly with any non-AWS origin server, which stores the original, definitive versions of your files. Like other Amazon Web Services products, there are no long-term contracts or minimum monthly usage commitments for using Amazon CloudFront – you pay only for as much or as little content as you actually deliver through the content delivery service.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

With cognitive and AI infused technologies, IBM Cloud Video empowers customers to enhance live and on-demand video opportunities, and maximize viewer engagement.

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Sample Customers

Unilever, Spotify, Pinterest, MLB Advanced Media, Foursquare, PBS, Airbnb, Netflix, WIX, Comcast, Automobili Lamborghini, Rovio, Discovery Communications

Airbnb, N3 Results, University of Notre Dame

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