Azure Front Door
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Azure Front Door, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Azure Front Door's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $35 a month | Global layer-7 load balancing · CDN caching and acceleration · Custom domains and managed TLS · Rules engine · Base charge per profile; data transfer and request charges apply |
| Premium | $330 a month | All Standard capabilities · Web Application Firewall with managed rules · Private Link origin connectivity · Advanced security and reporting · Base charge per profile; data transfer and request charges apply |
| Azure Front Door Standard | $35 a month | Static and dynamic content acceleration · global load balancing · SSL offload · domain and certificate management · basic security capabilities · usage-based data transfer and requests · Billed hourly, only for hours used; monthly base fee |
| Azure Front Door Premium | $330 a month | Includes Standard capabilities · WAF and Private Link included · bot protection · Microsoft Threat Intelligence integration · security analytics · usage-based data transfer and requests · Billed hourly, only for hours used; monthly base fee |
The facts
Each one read from Azure Front Door's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- Standard, Premium, and Classic tiers are available in Microsoft Azure Commercial and Azure Government (US).checked 7 Oct 2026
- Content delivery
- It accelerates static and dynamic content from cloud or on-premises infrastructure over Microsoft's private global network.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment tools
- Deployment can use language SDKs, Bicep, Azure Resource Manager templates, Azure CLI, and PowerShell.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Image optimization
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Microsoft lists integrations with Azure DNS and Azure Web Apps, and its documentation also names Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and Azure Advisor.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Microsoft describes it for internet-facing applications, global consumer and enterprise apps, and teams delivering content, files, applications, or APIs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The service offers real-time traffic and security analytics for monitoring and troubleshooting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 35checked 24 Sep 2026
- Pricing model
- Standard and Premium have hourly billed base fees plus usage-based data transfer and request charges; data transfer from an Azure datacenter origin to Front Door's edge is free.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Azure Front Door supports HTTP, HTTPS, and HTTP/2.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Azure Front Door is a cloud CDN service for delivering content and applications with high performance, scalability, and secure user experiences.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Security capabilities include a web application firewall, bot protection, DDoS protection, and Azure Private Link support for private origin access.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Shared service
- Azure Front Door is a globally distributed multitenant service with shared infrastructure and profile-specific configuration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Traffic management
- It provides global HTTP load balancing and failover, plus a customizable rules engine for routing.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
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