Comparison

Cloudflare Workers vs Fastly Compute

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare Workers leads this comparison with a composite score of 91/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cloudflare Workers full profile →Fastly Compute full profile →

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★Cloudflare Workers91

Fastly Compute62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cloudflare WorkersLeader	Fastly Compute
Vioscale score	91 / 100medium · 63%	62 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40fastly%2Fjs-compute&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	100	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	65
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	226
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	510,239
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	39
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	4
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Cloudflare Workers91 / 100medium · 63%

Fastly Compute62 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Model

Cloudflare Workersfreemium

Fastly Computecommercial

Price level

Cloudflare Workersmid

Fastly Computelow

Transparent

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Security

Disclosure policy

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute–

Gdpr

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Iso27001

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute–

Pci

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute–

Soc2

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute–

Vulnerabilities

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly ComputeCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40fastly%2Fjs-compute&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Sla pct

Cloudflare Workers100

Fastly Compute–

Status page

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute65

Github stars

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute226

Package downloads weekly

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute510,239

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute39

Release

Cadence days

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute4

History

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly Compute20 items

License

Spdx

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly ComputeApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Cloudflare Workers–

Fastly ComputeJavaScript

Market

Availability

Cloudflare WorkersAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Fastly ComputeAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	Cloudflare Workers	Fastly Compute
Core
Execution substrate	V8 isolate	WASM
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust	JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	✓	-
Performance
Cold-start profile	None (isolate)	Low
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	HTTP requests, cron schedules, webhooks, message queues	-
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✓	-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	✓	-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	✓	-
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	-	-
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

Core

Execution substrate

Cloudflare WorkersV8 isolate

Fastly ComputeWASM

Language / runtime breadth

Cloudflare WorkersJavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust

Fastly ComputeJavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Scale

Scale to zero

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute-

Performance

Cold-start profile

Cloudflare WorkersNone (isolate)

Fastly ComputeLow

Limits

Max execution duration

Cloudflare Workers-

Fastly Compute-

Integration

Event source breadth

Cloudflare WorkersHTTP requests, cron schedules, webhooks, message queues

Fastly Compute-

HTTP endpoint trigger

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute-

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute-

Deployment

Hosting

Cloudflare WorkersCloud only

Fastly ComputeCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Cloudflare Workers-

Fastly Compute-

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

What each one is

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

Cloudflare Workers

Leader

A serverless platform enabling developers to deploy applications and scripts that run across Cloudflare's global infrastructure, scaling automatically from zero requests to millions, with billing based on actual execution time rather than reserved capacity.

Independently observed

Fastly Compute

Execute code at the edge using WebAssembly with instant startup times. Includes storage, messaging, and built-in security features for modern application development.

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 Workers

Leader

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with per-request and per-CPU metering. General Cloudflare plans from free to $250/mo; Workers add-on services metered separately.

FreeFree
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL
- WAF
- +3 more
Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
- Fast DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- +7 more
Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
- Fast DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- +8 more
ContractContact sales

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Fastly Compute

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier. Usage-based pricing from $0.50 per 1 million compute requests

ComputeFree
- 10M compute requests/month free
- 100M vCPU milliseconds/month free
- Global edge deployment
- WebAssembly runtime
- Volume discounts

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cloudflare Workers	Fastly Compute
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✗

CLI

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cloudflare Workers✓

Fastly Compute✓

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