Comparison

Fastly Compute vs Google Cloud Functions

On the evidence we track, Fastly Compute leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Fastly Compute54

Google Cloud Functions48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fastly ComputeLeader	Google Cloud Functions
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100medium · 51%	48 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.fastly.com/security-research	-
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
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	65	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	226	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	462,574	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	23	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Fastly Compute54 / 100medium · 51%

Google Cloud Functions48 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Model

Fastly Computecommercial

Google Cloud Functionsfreemium

Price level

Fastly Computelow

Google Cloud Functionslow

Transparent

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✗

Integrations

Count

Fastly Compute5

Google Cloud Functions3

Security

Gdpr

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Trust center

Fastly Computehttps://www.fastly.com/security-research

Google Cloud Functions–

Vulnerabilities

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

Google Cloud Functions–

Reliability

Status page

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Fastly Compute65

Google Cloud Functions–

Github stars

Fastly Compute226

Google Cloud Functions–

Package downloads weekly

Fastly Compute462,574

Google Cloud Functions–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Fastly Compute23

Google Cloud Functions–

Release

Cadence days

Fastly Compute6

Google Cloud Functions–

History

Fastly Compute20 items

Google Cloud Functions–

License

Spdx

Fastly ComputeApache-2.0

Google Cloud Functions–

Language

Primary

Fastly ComputeJavaScript

Google Cloud Functions–

Market

Availability

Fastly ComputeAvailable worldwide

Google Cloud FunctionsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Fastly Compute6 items

Google Cloud Functions7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	Fastly Compute	Google Cloud Functions
Core
Execution substrate	WASM	-
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support	-
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	-
Scale
Scale to zero	-	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	Low	-
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	-	Event-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services)
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	-	-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	-	-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud + self-hosted
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	✓	-
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

Core

Execution substrate

Fastly ComputeWASM

Google Cloud Functions-

Language / runtime breadth

Fastly ComputeJavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support

Google Cloud Functions-

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions-

Scale

Scale to zero

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud Functions✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Fastly ComputeLow

Google Cloud Functions-

Limits

Max execution duration

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud Functions-

Integration

Event source breadth

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud FunctionsEvent-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services)

HTTP endpoint trigger

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud Functions-

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud Functions-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Fastly Compute-

Google Cloud Functions✓

Deployment

Hosting

Fastly ComputeCloud only

Google Cloud FunctionsCloud + self-hosted

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions-

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

What each one is

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

Fastly Compute

Leader

Fastly Compute is a JavaScript runtime and SDK for building applications that run on Fastly's edge network. It includes privacy enablement solutions like MASQUE Relay and OHTTP Relay for anonymizing user traffic and protecting personally identifiable information.

Independently observed

Google Cloud Functions

A fully managed serverless platform that executes your code in response to HTTP requests or cloud events, with automatic scaling and pricing based on actual execution duration.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Fastly Compute

Leader

HybridFree tier

FreeFree
Growth-
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Google Cloud Functions

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Free tier: 2M+ requests/month. $300 free credits for new customers.

Pay-as-you-goFree
- Pay only for execution time
- No charges when idle
- Automatic scaling

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Fastly Compute	Google Cloud Functions
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

CLI

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Fastly Compute✓

Google Cloud Functions✓

Integrations

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

Fastly Compute

Leader

5 total

GitHub Actions
Terraform
Datadog
Splunk
S3

Independently observed

Google Cloud Functions

6 total

Google Cloud products
third-party services
Firebase
Google Cloud
Stripe
Twilio

Independently observed

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