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Cloudflare CDN vs Fastly

No clear leader: Fastly (48.4) and Cloudflare CDN (45.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cloudflare CDN46
Fastly48
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudflare CDN46 / 100medium · 62%
Fastly48 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✓
Model
Cloudflare CDNfreemium
Fastlyfreemium
Price level
Cloudflare CDNmid
Fastlylow
Starting price
Cloudflare CDN$20
Fastly$20
Transparent
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✗
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare CDN2
Fastly–
Security
Certifications
Cloudflare CDNPCI DSS 4.0
Fastly–
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare CDN–
Fastly✓
Gdpr
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✓
Hipaa
Cloudflare CDN–
Fastly✓
Pci
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare CDN100
Fastly–
Status page
Cloudflare CDN–
Fastly✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cloudflare CDN6 items
Fastly5 items

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare CDN

A content delivery network that caches website and application content across hundreds of data centers worldwide, serving it from edge locations near users to improve performance and decrease bandwidth expenses.

Independently observed

Fastly

Fastly is an edge cloud platform that integrates content delivery with security and edge computing services, allowing businesses to manage application delivery and protection with real-time control. It is built for developers who require high performance, robust security, and the ability to execute custom code at the edge.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare CDN

from $20/yrHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $20/mo (Pro) to $200/mo (Business), plus custom pricing for enterprise. Usage-based pricing for Workers, storage, and other services.

  • FreeFree
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • 100% Uptime SLA
    • +2 more
  • Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    • +9 more
  • Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
    • All Pro features
    • PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
    • Phone, chat, ticket support; professional services available (add-on)
    • Up to 6 months log retention; Logpush to SIEM/cloud storage
  • ContractContact sales
as of verify ↗

Fastly

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based pricing with volume discounts and custom Enterprise pricing.

  • FreeFree
  • Growth-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare CDN✓
Fastly✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudflare CDN

2 total
  • Docker Hub
  • Shopify
Independently observed

Fastly

Not documented yet.

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Cloudflare CDN or Fastly: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.