Bunny CDN vs CloudFront

Bunny CDN is an independent CDN focused on simplicity and value. AWS CloudFront is Amazon's CDN tightly integrated with the AWS ecosystem. Bunny CDN is dramatically cheaper. CloudFront offers deeper features and broader reach.

Pricing Comparison

The pricing gap is striking:

• Bunny CDN: $0.01/GB in EU & North America; $0.03/GB in Asia; no per-request fees
• CloudFront: $0.085/GB (first 10 TB) + $0.0075/10K HTTPS requests

For 10 TB/month of delivery in North America:

• Bunny CDN: ~$100
• CloudFront: ~$925

At scale, Bunny CDN is often 5-10x cheaper than CloudFront.

Built-In Features

Bunny CDN bundles features that require separate AWS services:

• Bunny Storage: Replicated edge storage (vs S3 + CloudFront origin)
• Bunny Stream: Video encoding, hosting, and delivery (vs MediaConvert + S3 + CloudFront)
• Bunny Optimizer: Automatic image optimization at the edge (vs Lambda@Edge + Sharp)

This bundling simplifies architecture and reduces cost for media-heavy applications.

Edge Compute

CloudFront's edge compute is more powerful. Lambda@Edge runs full Node.js or Python functions. CloudFront Functions handle lightweight transformations at 60+ million requests/second. Bunny Edge Scripting provides JavaScript execution at the edge but with fewer capabilities.

For personalization, A/B testing, and authentication at the edge, CloudFront's compute flexibility matters.

AWS Integration

CloudFront's native integration with S3, ALB, WAF, and Shield makes it the default choice for AWS architectures. S3 as origin with CloudFront distribution is a foundational pattern in system design.

Bunny CDN works with any origin but has no special AWS integration. It is a standalone service that fits multi-cloud or non-AWS architectures.

See also: CDN architecture concepts and content delivery patterns.