Fastly
Edge cloud and CDN.
Key features
- Global CDN for sites, apps, and live or on-demand video
- WAF, bot management, DDoS protection, and API security
- Run serverless code at the edge near users
- Real-time logs, dashboards, and automated origin-to-edge alerts
- Purge cached content with under 150 ms regional mean time
- Category
- Hosting
- Who it's for
- Businesses from startups to enterprises that deliver and secure sites, apps, and media.
- Tags
- cdnobservabilityworkflow-automationserverlesscdn-edgecollaborationimage-videosecurity
- Website
- fastly.com
- Listed
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
Is Fastly free?
Fastly has a free plan, with paid tiers for more usage or features.
What is Fastly used for?
Edge cloud and CDN. Typical uses: global CDN for sites, apps, and live or on-demand video; wAF, bot management, DDoS protection, and API security; run serverless code at the edge near users.
What are the best Fastly alternatives?
Alternatives in the same category include Cloudflare, Bunny.net, Amazon Web Services, Coolify, Deno Deploy.
Related in Hosting
See all →- Bunny.net CDN, storage, and edge scripting.
- Cloudflare DNS, CDN, Workers, and R2 for hosting on the edge.
- Amazon Web Services Amazon's cloud, including compute, storage, and databases.
- Coolify Self-hosted alternative to Heroku and Netlify.
- Deno Deploy Edge hosting for JavaScript and TypeScript.
- DigitalOcean Virtual machines, Kubernetes, and app platform.
