AWS’s Egregious Egress

This post critically analyzes AWS's egress bandwidth pricing, highlighting its significant markups compared to wholesale costs and the industry trend of waiving or discounting such fees through initiatives like the Bandwidth Alliance. It contrasts AWS's 'Hotel California' pricing model with Cloudflare's approach of offering competitive pricing and promoting cost-effective data transfer, reinforcing Cloudflare's founding vision of democratizing performance and security by making internet services more accessible and affordable.