Fastly
Edge cloud platform for content delivery, security and edge compute
About Fastly
Fastly operates an edge cloud platform offering content delivery, application and API security, and serverless edge compute. Enterprises use it to speed up and protect web applications and APIs.
Common use cases
- Web acceleration
- API protection
- Edge applications
- Streaming delivery
Products and services
Content delivery
CDN and image optimization.
Compute
Serverless edge compute.
Security
Web application and API protection, DDoS mitigation.
Observability
Real-time logging and streaming.
Pricing and editions. Free tier exists; usage-driven pricing not published.
Key features
- Content delivery
- Edge compute
- WAF and API security
- Real-time logging
- Bot protection
Integrations
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Datadog
- Splunk
- Terraform
Fastly alternatives
FAQs
Is it a CDN only?
No, it also provides edge compute and security.
How is it priced?
Largely usage-based with enterprise contracts.
Where does it fit in data/AI?
As edge infrastructure and low-latency delivery for applications and AI-driven services.

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