Fastly
Fastly — CDN and edge cloud platform with real-time cache purging, edge compute via Compute@Edge, and WAF.
Our Verdict
Best for global audience with low latency needs. Fastly offers usage-based at $50/mo (pay-as-you-go), $0.12/GB. Moderate vendor lock-in.
Pros
- Global audience with low latency needs
- Static site hosting
- Global edge network for low-latency delivery
Cons
- Single-region internal apps
- Low-traffic internal tools
- Proprietary data formats add switching costs
When to Use Fastly
Good fit if you need
- Global audience with low latency needs
- Static site hosting
- Edge computing / serverless functions
Not the best choice if
- Single-region internal apps
- Low-traffic internal tools
Consider instead: object-storage-media
Works Well With
Pricing
Price wrong?Fastly Pricing
- Pricing Model
- usage
- Free Tier
- No
- Entry Price
- $50/mo (pay-as-you-go), $0.12/GB
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Billing Complexity
- Medium
- Transparency Score
- 3/5
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Scale
Lock-in Assessment
Medium — VCL = proprietary, Compute@Edge = WASM standard
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