Comparison

Fastly Compute vs Modal

On the evidence we track, Fastly Compute leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Fastly Compute62

Modal55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fastly ComputeLeader	Modal
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 54%	55 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	2
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
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
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Fastly Compute62 / 100medium · 54%

Modal55 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Model

Fastly Computecommercial

Modalfreemium

Price level

Fastly Computelow

Modalhigh

Transparent

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Integrations

Count

Fastly Compute–

Modal2

Security

Gdpr

Fastly Compute✓

Modal–

Hipaa

Fastly Compute–

Modal✓

Soc2

Fastly Compute–

Modal✓

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

Modal–

Reliability

Status page

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Fastly Compute65

Modal–

Github stars

Fastly Compute226

Modal–

Package downloads weekly

Fastly Compute510,239

Modal–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Fastly Compute39

Modal–

Release

Cadence days

Fastly Compute4

Modal–

History

Fastly Compute20 items

Modal–

License

Spdx

Fastly ComputeApache-2.0

Modal–

Language

Primary

Fastly ComputeJavaScript

Modal–

Market

Availability

Fastly ComputeAvailable worldwide

ModalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

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	Modal
Core
Execution substrate	WASM	Container
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support	Python
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	-	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	Low	Low
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	-	HTTP, cron/scheduled, events
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

Fastly ComputeWASM

ModalContainer

Language / runtime breadth

Fastly ComputeJavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support

ModalPython

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Scale

Scale to zero

Fastly Compute-

Modal✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Fastly ComputeLow

ModalLow

Limits

Max execution duration

Fastly Compute-

Modal-

Integration

Event source breadth

Fastly Compute-

ModalHTTP, cron/scheduled, events

HTTP endpoint trigger

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Fastly Compute-

Modal✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Fastly Compute-

Modal✓

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Fastly Compute-

Modal✓

Deployment

Hosting

Fastly ComputeCloud only

ModalCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Fastly Compute-

Modal✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

What each one is

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

Fastly Compute

Leader

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

Modal

A serverless cloud platform designed for running AI inference, training, batch processing, and interactive development. It automatically scales compute resources on demand, offers integrated logging and metrics, and provides a Python-native SDK for defining infrastructure as code.

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

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 ↗

Modal

from $100/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go based on GPU/CPU seconds and memory used. Starter free tier with $30/month credit; Team at $250/month base; Enterprise custom pricing with compliance options.

StarterFree
- Up to 3 workspace seats
- 100 containers
- 10 GPU concurrency
- 200 deployed apps
- Limited Scheduled and Web Functions
- +5 more
Team$250/month base + usage + $100/month compute credit
- Unlimited workspace seats
- 5000 containers
- 50 GPU concurrency
- 1000 deployed apps
- Unlimited Scheduled Functions
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited seats
- Volume-based pricing discounts
- Custom GPU concurrency limits
- Embedded ML engineering services
- Environment-level budgets
- +5 more

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	Fastly Compute	Modal
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Fastly Compute✗

Modal✓

CLI

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Fastly Compute✓

Modal✓

Integrations

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

Fastly Compute

Leader

Not documented yet.

Modal

2 total

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GCP Marketplace

Independently observed

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