--- title: "Amazon CloudFront vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Amazon CloudFront or Cloudflare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/amazon-cloudfront-vs-cloudflare" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon CloudFront vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Amazon CloudFront or Cloudflare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Amazon CloudFront and Cloudflare - **Competitive set**: Content delivery networks - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon CloudFront Share of Search**: 1.9% - **Cloudflare Share of Search**: 94.3% ## Is Amazon CloudFront or Cloudflare more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Amazon CloudFront among content delivery networks in New Zealand. Cloudflare had about 14,800 branded searches, while Amazon CloudFront had 300. Cloudflare made up 94.3% of all content delivery network searches we track, and Amazon CloudFront accounted for 1.9%. - Cloudflare was ahead of Amazon CloudFront in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon CloudFront’s share of searches among content delivery networks in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 300. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare’s share of searches among content delivery networks in New Zealand moved from 88.6% to 94.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 14.8K. ## Top content delivery networks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Amazon CloudFront and Cloudflare showed up in all five answers. Cloudflare was listed before Amazon CloudFront in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloudflare | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Amazon CloudFront | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fastly | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Akamai | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bunny.net | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CDN77 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | KeyCDN | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about content delivery networks - Asked ChatGPT "Which content delivery network should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Fastly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best content delivery networks in New Zealand?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Fastly, 4. Bunny.net, 5. Akamai - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best content delivery network in New Zealand for faster website delivery?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Bunny.net, 3. Amazon CloudFront, 4. Fastly - Searched Google, AI Overview "content delivery networks": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Akamai, 4. Fastly - Searched Google, AI Overview "content delivery network service": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Akamai, 4. Fastly Not named in any answer: CDN77 and KeyCDN. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand content delivery networks in September 2026? - In September 2026, Cloudflare lost share of searches among content delivery networks in New Zealand, from 94.8% to 94.3%. - In September 2026, Amazon CloudFront fell from 2nd to 3rd among content delivery networks in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon CloudFront estimated searches | Amazon CloudFront Share of Search | Amazon CloudFront rank | Cloudflare estimated searches | Cloudflare Share of Search | Cloudflare rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 390 | 4.3% | 2 | 8.1K | 88.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 310 | 1.6% | 2 | 18.1K | 95.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 240 | 1.9% | 3 | 12.1K | 94.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 250 | 2.8% | 3 | 8.1K | 91.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 280 | 3.1% | 2 | 8.1K | 90.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 250 | 2.3% | 3 | 9.9K | 92.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 2% | 3 | 12.1K | 93.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 260 | 2% | 3 | 12.1K | 93.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 1.7% | 3 | 14.8K | 94.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 260 | 2% | 2 | 12.1K | 94.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 290 | 1.9% | 2 | 14.8K | 94.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 300 | 1.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 94.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon CloudFront’s and Cloudflare’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Amazon CloudFront**: Measured on the search terms “aws cloudfront” and “cloudfront”, summed into one figure. - **Cloudflare**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare”. - [Amazon CloudFront profile](/demand/nz/brands/amazon-cloudfront) - [Cloudflare profile](/demand/nz/brands/cloudflare) - [All content delivery networks in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-content-delivery-networks): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Amazon CloudFront or Cloudflare more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Amazon CloudFront among content delivery networks in New Zealand. Cloudflare had about 14,800 branded searches, while Amazon CloudFront had 300. Cloudflare made up 94.3% of all content delivery network searches we track, and Amazon CloudFront accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon CloudFront vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/amazon-cloudfront-vs-cloudflare This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/amazon-cloudfront-vs-cloudflare. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.