Comparison

Fastly Compute vs Serverless Framework

No clear leader: Serverless Framework (64.0) and Fastly Compute (61.6) 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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Fastly Compute62

Serverless Framework64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fastly Compute	Serverless Framework
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 54%	64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.2
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	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=serverless&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	65	12,543
Github starsadoption.github_stars	226	46,917
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	510,239	1,478,820
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	39	50
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	8
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Fastly Compute62 / 100medium · 54%

Serverless Framework64 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Model

Fastly Computecommercial

Serverless Frameworkfreemium

Price level

Fastly Computelow

Serverless Frameworklow

Transparent

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Integrations

Count

Fastly Compute–

Serverless Framework5

Security

Disclosure policy

Fastly Compute–

Serverless Framework✓

Gdpr

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Scorecard

Fastly Compute–

Serverless Framework6.2

Soc2

Fastly Compute–

Serverless Framework✓

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

Serverless FrameworkCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=serverless&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Fastly Compute65

Serverless Framework12,543

Github stars

Fastly Compute226

Serverless Framework46,917

Package downloads weekly

Fastly Compute510,239

Serverless Framework1,478,820

Activity

Commits last 30d

Fastly Compute39

Serverless Framework50

Release

Cadence days

Fastly Compute4

Serverless Framework8

History

Fastly Compute20 items

Serverless Framework20 items

License

Spdx

Fastly ComputeApache-2.0

Serverless Framework–

Language

Primary

Fastly ComputeJavaScript

Serverless FrameworkJavaScript

Market

Availability

Fastly ComputeAvailable worldwide

Serverless Framework–

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	Serverless Framework
Core
Execution substrate	WASM	-
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support	Node.js, Python
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	-
Scale
Scale to zero	-	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	Low	-
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	-	HTTP, scheduled tasks, SQS workers
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

Serverless Framework-

Language / runtime breadth

Fastly ComputeJavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support

Serverless FrameworkNode.js, Python

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework-

Scale

Scale to zero

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Fastly ComputeLow

Serverless Framework-

Limits

Max execution duration

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework-

Integration

Event source breadth

Fastly Compute-

Serverless FrameworkHTTP, scheduled tasks, SQS workers

HTTP endpoint trigger

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework-

Deployment

Hosting

Fastly ComputeCloud only

Serverless FrameworkCloud + self-hosted

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Fastly Compute-

Serverless Framework✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

What each one is

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

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

Serverless Framework

Infrastructure-as-code framework for defining and deploying serverless applications to AWS Lambda and related services.

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

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 ↗

Serverless Framework

from $1/moHybridFree tier

Free for individuals and small teams. Pay-as-you-go at $4/credit or reserved annual plans from $1/credit.

Pay-As-You-Go$4 per Credit
Reserved CreditsFrom $1 per Credit with annual commitment
- Up to 74% off with 1 year commitment
- Up to 77% off with 2 year commitment
- Up to 80% off with 3 year commitment
- Additional 10% off if pay upfront
- Additional 35% off for small business (<$5M revenue, <30 employees, <$5M raised)

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

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	Serverless Framework
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Fastly Compute✗

Serverless Framework✓

CLI

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Fastly Compute✓

Serverless Framework✓

Self-hosted

Fastly Compute✗

Serverless Framework✓

Integrations

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

Fastly Compute

Not documented yet.

Serverless Framework

5 total

AWS Lambda
AWS DynamoDB
AWS S3
AWS API Gateway
AWS SQS

Independently observed

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