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Akamai vs Cloudflare vs Amazon CloudFront: CDN Performance Comparison

Compare Akamai vs Cloudflare vs Amazon CloudFront. Current page data shows Akamai has the lowest P50 latency (36.92ms), while Cloudflare has the highest uptime (99.77%). Review latency, uptime, throughput, sample size, and security capabilities side by side.

Data updated: 9/28/2026, 00:00:09

CDNs in this comparison

Akamai

www.akamai.com

80
P50 latency

36.92ms

Uptime

99.68%

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Cloudflare

www.cloudflare.com

80
P50 latency

38.3ms

Uptime

99.77%

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Amazon CloudFront

aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/

81
P50 latency

39.23ms

Uptime

99.75%

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Core metric comparison

MetricAkamaiCloudflareAmazon CloudFront
Overall score808081
P50 latency36.92ms38.3ms39.23ms
P95 latency51.55ms56.37ms55.1ms
Uptime99.68%99.77%99.75%
P50 throughput137.79 Mbps140.3 Mbps156.11 Mbps
Security score505050
HTTP/3
Samples8855,8161,957
Pricing modelEnterprise contractFree tier + usage-based billingpay-as-you-go

Data notes and methodology

Comparison results are generated using a unified metric definition; data update time, sample size, and missing items are clearly displayed on the page.

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