5 Best European AWS CloudFront Alternatives in 2026
The best European alternative to AWS CloudFront in 2026 is CDNsun, based in Czechia. All 5 options below are European-owned, GDPR-native and ranked by feature parity and relevance.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Our top pick this year is CDNsun, but every option on this list is European-owned, GDPR-native, and production-ready. Worth a closer look: Bunny.net, BlazingCDN, OVHcloud CDN, CDN77.
AWS CloudFront alternatives are mainly Cloud & Hosting and CDN & DDoS Protection. Browse any of those categories for a wider shortlist beyond this list.
Top European AWS CloudFront alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Country | Open source | Free tier | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDNsun | Czechia | No | No | vs AWS CloudFront → |
| 2 | Bunny.net | Slovenia | No | Yes | vs AWS CloudFront → |
| 3 | BlazingCDN | Poland | No | No | vs AWS CloudFront → |
| 4 | OVHcloud CDN | France | No | No | — |
| 5 | CDN77 | United Kingdom | No | No | — |
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CDNsun delivers a global content delivery network that accelerates websites, video streaming, and software downloads, built around HTTP/2 delivery and live streaming with RTMP/HLS support. Trusted by more than 2,000 customers including Blender Institute, the network pairs affordable pricing with high reliability and 24/7 support for projects of any scale.
The platform runs from 30+ data centers worldwide, using SSD-equipped edge servers and a broad global presence from Amsterdam to Tokyo. Customers manage their CDN through a self-service dashboard and REST API, with options for full-site acceleration, dedicated CDN storage, ad serving, and on-demand or live video, all under a single unified control plane.
Key benefits:
- Global PoP network spanning 30+ data centers across six continents
- HTTP/2 acceleration for faster page loads and lower latency
- Live and VOD streaming with RTMP ingest and HLS playback
- CDN storage for origin offload and direct content hosting
- REST API and dashboard for full programmatic configuration
- 24/7 technical support via email, phone, and live chat
CDNsun is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 2012, and operates as an EU-based provider under full GDPR compliance. With European ownership and a transparent pricing model, it serves as a sovereign alternative to US hyperscaler CDNs for EU publishers and streaming platforms.
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Deliver content globally with a Slovenian-built CDN — 119 PoPs, edge storage, video delivery, DNS, and EU-only routing at €0.01/GB with no minimum commitment.
Bunny.net is a Slovenian content delivery network providing CDN, edge storage, video hosting, DNS, and serverless edge computing from a single platform, built to be fast, simple, and significantly more affordable than legacy CDN providers. With 119 points of presence and EU-only routing controls, it is one of the most developer-friendly CDNs in Europe.
BunnyStorage provides S3-compatible distributed object storage with regional replication zones. Bunny Stream transcodes, stores, and delivers video with a built-in player and DRM. Edge scripting deploys serverless JavaScript functions at the PoP nearest the user, and Bunny Optimizer automatically compresses and converts images on the fly.
Key benefits:
- 119 PoPs globally with EU-only routing for GDPR-compliant data residency
- BunnyStorage for distributed edge storage with regional replication from €0.01/GB
- Bunny Stream handling video transcoding, adaptive delivery, and DRM-protected playback
- Edge scripting with serverless JavaScript functions deployed globally in seconds
- Bunny Optimizer for automatic image compression and WebP/AVIF conversion on the fly
- Bunny DNS providing anycast resolution with sub-10ms global query times
- EU-only routing toggle to restrict all traffic to European PoPs with one setting
- Pay-as-you-go pricing with no minimums, no commitments, and a free trial to start
Founded in 2015 by Dejan Grofelnik Pelzel and headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, an EU member state, Bunny.net operates fully under GDPR and provides data processing agreements for EU customers. EU-only routing mode ensures traffic never transits non-EU infrastructure.
Trusted by tens of thousands of developers, agencies, and SaaS companies for affordable high-performance content delivery with genuine European data sovereignty controls.
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Experience swift, secure, and cost-effective global content delivery. Ideal for video, software, and large files, ensuring top performance and reliability.
BlazingCDN is a high-performance content delivery network optimised for large file, video and software distribution at some of the lowest per-GB prices on the market. Founded in 2019 and operated from Poland, it targets media companies, game publishers and SaaS vendors whose bandwidth bills dominate their cloud spend.
The network combines 140+ Tbps aggregate capacity with HTTP/2, HTTP/3, Brotli, image optimisation, on-the-fly transcoding and origin shielding. A straightforward dashboard covers cache-rule management, instant purge, real-time analytics and custom SSL certificates, while a REST API automates configuration for DevOps teams.
Key benefits:
- Low per-GB pricing designed for high-volume video and software distribution
- HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 with Brotli and gzip compression by default
- Origin shielding and custom cache rules for long-lived objects and APIs
- Image optimisation with WebP / AVIF conversion and responsive delivery
- Video delivery features including HLS / DASH streaming and live origin support
- Instant purge and prefetch via dashboard, API or webhook
- Custom SSL certificates and free automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
BlazingCDN is operated from Poland, with points of presence across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania and EU-based billing and support under GDPR. A full DPA, SCCs and transparent sub-processor disclosure are available to every paying customer.
Trusted by game studios, streaming platforms and SaaS vendors with terabyte-scale monthly egress, BlazingCDN is the reference choice for teams that want to cut CDN costs dramatically while keeping commercial and legal relationships inside the European Union.
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Reduce website loading times and save bandwidth. Improve web performance with global content delivery, robust security, and intelligent caching for a better user experience.
OVHcloud CDN accelerates web content delivery through anycast-routed points of presence and built-in anti-DDoS protection, caching static assets at the edge so requests are served from the PoP closest to each visitor. Sites and APIs hosted on OVHcloud web hosting, VPS, or dedicated servers gain faster page loads, lower origin traffic, and absorbed traffic spikes without rearchitecting.
The service uses IP Anycast to route each request to the nearest edge location, drawing from points of presence in Gravelines and Strasbourg in France and Beauharnois in Canada. Caching rules, cache invalidation, and HTTPS are managed from the OVHcloud control panel, with anti-DDoS mitigation included by default across every OVHcloud service.
Key benefits:
- Anycast routing sends users to the nearest PoP for lowest latency
- Edge caching reduces origin load and accelerates static asset delivery
- Anti-DDoS protection absorbs volumetric attacks at the network edge
- HTTPS at the edge with managed SSL certificates on cached hostnames
- Cache invalidation on demand through the OVHcloud Control Panel
- Integrated pricing bundled with OVHcloud web hosting and server products
OVHcloud is headquartered in Roubaix, France, founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba. The company operates more than 40 owned data centres worldwide, holds ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, and HDS certifications, and is the reference European cloud under full GDPR and French data sovereignty law.
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London-based CDN built for video streaming and high-traffic content delivery, with a global network of PoPs and support handled by engineers around the clock.
