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Amazon CloudFront vs esm.sh

Both stand on cdn services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Amazon CloudFront

Free plan APIWeb

CloudFront combines global content delivery with edge customization, security controls, and AWS monitoring options. A free plan is available, while paid plans start at $15 a month per distribution.

Visit Amazon CloudFront

esm.sh covers package imports and on-the-fly transforms for modern browser and Deno workflows. Check its private-package restriction and the conditions on CSS imports and export selection before choosing it.

Visit esm.sh

The facts

	Amazon CloudFront	esm.sh
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Pro: $15 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	5	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	aws.amazon.com	esm.sh
On cdn services	#2 of 35	#9 of 35

Amazon CloudFront: what it does well

Free plan includes 1M requests and 100GB transfer.
Network includes 750+ Points of Presence.
Supports video delivery and real-time logs.
Offers edge customization with CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge.
Paid plans list no overage charges.

What to know first

Pro starts at $15 a month per distribution.
Flat-rate plans cannot be combined with other offers or discounts.
Custom pricing is listed without a price.

esm.sh: what it does well

Supports npm, JSR, GitHub, and pkg.pr.new packages.
Transforms TypeScript, TSX, Vue, and Svelte files.
Supports CSS imports and web workers.
Offers dependency version and package alias controls.
MIT-licensed project with Docker deployment instructions.

What to know first

Public CDN does not support private npm packages.
Export selection does not work with CommonJS modules.
CSS importing requires direct CSS imports from JavaScript.

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