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AWS vs Cloudflare

AWS started first, in 2006, 5 years before Cloudflare.

AWS 20y 187d since 2006 · Standing started first Cloudflare 15y 355d since 2010 · Standing

Why AWS lasted

  • S3 and EC2 became the nouns. Every other cloud is compared to them.
  • The enterprise sales machine plus the primitive set is a two-decade head start.

Why Cloudflare lasted

  • It sat in front of the web as CDN + DNS + shield, then became a compute platform without asking you to leave.
  • The free tier is a distribution machine that would make a VC nervous. It made them a default.

Questions

Which is older, AWS or Cloudflare?

AWS started first, in 2006, 5 years before Cloudflare.

How long has AWS been running?

AWS has been up 20 years 187 days, since 2006-03-14.

How long has Cloudflare been running?

Cloudflare has been up 15 years 355 days, since 2010-09-27.

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Dates are founding dates from the written entries. Play which is older, or see the oldest cloud still running.