Fastly Developer Plan
by Fastly
Edge cloud platform with CDN, serverless compute, and security for developers
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Our verdict
Fastly is a developer-focused edge cloud platform with CDN, serverless compute@edge, and security — used by Twitter, GitHub, and Shopify for sub-millisecond content delivery.
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Overall score
Scores are editorial assessments by the Compare Best AI team on a 0–10 scale.
Expert review
CBAI Editorial Team
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Fastly is a premium edge cloud platform used by Twitter, GitHub, Shopify, and other tech leaders. Its VCL configuration and Compute@Edge serverless platform provide unmatched flexibility for developers.
How we tested
Days tested
30 days
Tasks evaluated
- ·CDN performance
- ·Compute@Edge
- ·VCL configuration
Method
Compared against Cloudflare and BunnyCDN
Reviewer
CBAI Editorial Team
Plans & pricing
Free / Developer (usage free allowances)
Experiment, prototype, and deploy within free allowances
- Monthly free tier for many Network Services and Compute products (official account-types docs)
- Charged only after exceeding free-tier limits (or as agreed in a Service Order)
- Examples from pricing page: Full Site Delivery 100 GB bandwidth free; 1M requests free; TLS 5 domains free; Compute 10M requests free; Object Storage 5 GB free; AI Accelerator 20,000 free requests
Usage-based (pay as you go)
Scaling beyond free allowances
- Bandwidth and request pricing by region (see Fastly pricing tables)
- Automatic volume discounts on eligible usage
- Credit card billing when free limits exceeded
Deliver package — Basic
Smaller businesses needing core CDN package
- 100M requests/month
- 20 TLS domains
- 30M Image Optimizer requests
- Mutual TLS: 2 domains
- WebSockets 100M mins
- Standard support
Deliver package — Starter
Cost-conscious scale of sites/apps/APIs
- 500M requests/month
- 40 TLS domains
- 150M Image Optimizer requests
- Mutual TLS: unlimited domains
- WebSockets 100M mins
- Gold support
Compute package — Starter
Developer teams starting with edge compute
- 500M requests/month
- 5B vCPU milliseconds/month
- 20 services
- 5 config stores / 500 entries each
Pricing may vary by region. Always verify on the vendor's website.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Fastly Developer Plan | Cloudflare | BunnyCDN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most developer-friendly CDN |
Is it right for you?
Good fit for
Developer-grade CDN
Most configurable edge platform
Less suited for
Non-developers
Cloudflare for easier CDN
Budget CDN
BunnyCDN is much cheaper
User reviews
Editorial score
Distribution is estimated from our editorial score. Verified user reviews coming soon.
Use cases
Typical ways teams rely on this tool — from everyday tasks to specialized workflows.
- Developer CDN
- Edge compute
- Content delivery
Integrations
Reported connectors
Apps and services commonly connected out of the box or via official connectors.
- VCL
- Compute@Edge
- API
- Terraform
Privacy & compliance
Security & data practices
Highlights we track from the vendor's documentation. Always confirm current terms, subprocessors, and regional policies on their official site.
- SOC 2
- GDPR-ready
- SSO/SAML
Details
Category
Price
- Free tier / usage-based after free allowances
- packages from $500–$6,000+/mo or contact sales
Free version
Best for
- Enterprise-grade CDN and edge delivery
- Edge security and performance
- High-scale web acceleration
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