Amazon CloudFront vs Bunny CDN
Default scenario: At 20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month, estimated bills are $2,400/yr for Bunny CDN and $25,356/yr for Amazon CloudFront. That’s a $22,956 difference before accounting for different features or operating costs.
The services may differ in features, performance, support and the work you need to do yourself. Read the notes and test what matters to your setup.
Your selected usage
20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month
- Amazon CloudFront: $25,356/yr estimated
- Bunny CDN: $2,400/yr estimated
Estimated costs at different usage levels
| Usage | Amazon CloudFront | Bunny CDN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 TB1,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month | $600/yr$0 egress + $50 requests | $120/yr$10 egress + $0 requests |
| 20 TB20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month | $25,356/yr$1,613 egress + $500 requests | $2,400/yr$200 egress + $0 requests |
| 500 TB500,000 GB egress / month, 10B requests / month | $628,956/yr$42,413 egress + $10,000 requests | $60,000/yr$5,000 egress + $0 requests |
North America/Europe first-tier rates. Other regions and committed-use discounts differ. Try your own numbers against all cdn providers.
Side by side
| Amazon CloudFront | Bunny CDN | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AWS's global CDN, sold pay-as-you-go per GB and per request or as flat-rate monthly plans. | Low-cost pay-as-you-go CDN from Slovenia-based bunny.net with regional per-GB pricing and no request fees. |
| Headquarters | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Parent jurisdiction | 🇺🇸 United States (Amazon) | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| EU self-serve plan | No / not documented | Available; check eligible plans and regions |
| GDPR DPA | Yes | Yes |
| Provider type | Edge platform | Edge platform |
| Billing | payg | payg |
| Free tier | Always free tier with 1 TB data transfer out and 10M HTTP(S) requests per month. | 14-day free trial, no credit card required. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Source last checked | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Pricing evidence | Published rates | Published rates |
Which should you choose?
Bunny CDN has the lower estimated bill at every usage level we tested, from 2,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month to 2,000,000 GB egress / month, 50B requests / month.
Choose Amazon CloudFront if…
Our data shows no advantage on price, residency, jurisdiction or licensing. Compare features in the notes below.
Choose Bunny CDN if…
- it has the lower estimated bill at 1 TB, 20 TB and 500 TB usage
- you need EU data residency on a self-serve plan
- you want a provider whose parent company is outside the US (Slovenia)
Based on estimated list-price bills and the facts above. Features, performance and support aren’t scored.
Amazon CloudFront pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply.
| Bandwidth / GB | 10k requests |
|---|---|
| $0.085 | $0.01 |
Pay-as-you-go, US/Canada/Mexico and Europe: first 1 TB free, then $0.085/GB for the next 9 TB, $0.080 for the next 40 TB, $0.060 for the next 100 TB, down to $0.020 above 5 PB. HTTPS requests $0.0100 per 10k in the US and $0.0120 in Europe, after 10M free per month. Commits of about 10 TB/month get discounted private pricing. Flat-rate plans (aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/) bundle WAF, DNS and TLS with no overages: Free $0/mo, Pro $15/mo, Business $200/mo, Premium $1,000/mo. Origin fetches from AWS are free. CloudFront is not yet in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.
Amazon CloudFront plan limits, full rates and cheaper alternatives · official pricing page
Bunny CDN pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply.
| Bandwidth / GB |
|---|
| $0.01 |
Standard network: Europe and North America $0.01/GB, Asia and Oceania $0.03, South America $0.045, Middle East and Africa $0.06. Volume network (fewer PoPs): $0.005/GB for the first 500 TB, falling to $0.002/GB at 1-2 PB. No request fees, $1 monthly minimum. Routing filters and region controls can keep delivery on European PoPs. BunnyWay d.o.o., Ljubljana; DPA at bunny.net/gdpr.
Bunny CDN plan limits, full rates and cheaper alternatives · official pricing page
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon CloudFront cheaper than Bunny CDN?
Bunny CDN has the lower estimated bill at every usage level we tested, from 2,000 GB egress / month, 50M requests / month to 2,000,000 GB egress / month, 50B requests / month. At 20,000 GB egress / month, 500M requests / month, the estimates are $25,356/yr for Amazon CloudFront and $2,400/yr for Bunny CDN. Estimates use list prices and leave out features, support and operating costs.
Do Amazon CloudFront and Bunny CDN offer EU data residency?
Bunny CDN offers EU data residency on a self-serve plan. Amazon CloudFront doesn’t document it on a self-serve plan.
Do Amazon CloudFront and Bunny CDN have a free tier or trial?
Amazon CloudFront: Always free tier with 1 TB data transfer out and 10M HTTP(S) requests per month. Bunny CDN: 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Where are Amazon CloudFront and Bunny CDN based?
Amazon CloudFront is headquartered in the United States and owned by Amazon (the United States). Bunny CDN is headquartered in Slovenia.