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Route 53 vs CloudFront vs Global Accelerator

Route 53 vs CloudFront vs Global Accelerator

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Route 53 selects destinations through DNS, CloudFront caches content at the edge, and Global Accelerator optimizes global network paths.

In one sentence

Route 53 selects destinations through DNS, CloudFront caches content at the edge, and Global Accelerator optimizes global network paths.

Key points

  • Route 53 routing policies and health checks influence which endpoint a name resolves to.
  • CloudFront is a CDN for HTTP content, edge caching, TLS, WAF, and private origins.
  • Global Accelerator provides static anycast IPs and accelerates TCP/UDP traffic without caching.

Exam takeaway

These services can be combined because they solve DNS, content delivery, and network-path problems at different layers.