Cloud Networking Pricing Comparison (2026)
Cloud networking includes load balancers, CDN, DNS, and VPN services. Costs are typically based on data transfer volume, number of rules, and hours of operation. 8 services tracked with real pricing data.
Networking Services by Provider
| Service | AWS | Azure | GCP | DO | Hetzner | Linode | OCI | Vultr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Delivery Network | CloudFront From $0.0000/hr 26 tiers | CDN From $0.0810/hr 10 tiers | Cloud CDN From $0.0001/hr 200 tiers | - | - | - | - | - |
| DNS | Route 53 From $0.0000/hr 81 tiers | DNS From $0.0015/hr 4 tiers | Cloud DNS From $0.0000/hr 2 tiers | - | - | - | - | - |
| Load Balancer | ELB From $0.0040/hr 54 tiers | Load Balancer From $0.0040/hr 8 tiers | Cloud Load Balancing From $0.0001/hr 200 tiers | Load Balancers From $0.0164/hr 3 tiers | Load Balancers From $0.0090/hr 3 tiers | NodeBalancers From $0.0150/hr 3 tiers | Load Balancer From $0.0001/hr 3 tiers | Load Balancers From $0.0137/hr 1 tiers |
| Dedicated Network Connection | Direct Connect From $0.0300/hr 100 tiers | ExpressRoute From $0.1900/hr 7 tiers | Cloud Interconnect 1 tiers | - | - | - | - | - |
| Email & Communications | SES From $0.0001/hr 100 tiers | Communication Services 1 tiers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virtual Private Cloud | VPC From $0.0000/hr 100 tiers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Front Door / CDN+WAF | - | Front Door From $0.0001/hr 18 tiers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Application Gateway | - | Application Gateway From $0.0035/hr 14 tiers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Networking Service Details
AWSCloudFront
26 pricing tiers · From $0.00/mo
AzureCDN
10 pricing tiers · From $59.13/mo
GCPCloud CDN
200 pricing tiers · From $0.05/mo
AWSRoute 53
81 pricing tiers · From $0.00/mo
AzureDNS
4 pricing tiers · From $1.09/mo
GCPCloud DNS
2 pricing tiers · From $0.00/mo
AWSELB
54 pricing tiers · From $2.92/mo
AzureLoad Balancer
8 pricing tiers · From $2.92/mo
GCPCloud Load Balancing
200 pricing tiers · From $0.05/mo
DOLoad Balancers
3 pricing tiers · From $12.00/mo
HetznerLoad Balancers
3 pricing tiers · From $6.54/mo
LinodeNodeBalancers
3 pricing tiers · From $10.95/mo
OCILoad Balancer
3 pricing tiers · From $0.07/mo
VultrLoad Balancers
1 pricing tiers · From $10.00/mo
AWSDirect Connect
100 pricing tiers · From $21.90/mo
AzureExpressRoute
7 pricing tiers · From $138.70/mo
GCPCloud Interconnect
1 pricing tiers
AWSSES
100 pricing tiers · From $0.06/mo
AzureCommunication Services
1 pricing tiers
AWSVPC
100 pricing tiers · From $0.00/mo
AzureFront Door
18 pricing tiers · From $0.04/mo
AzureApplication Gateway
14 pricing tiers · From $2.56/mo
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