# Fastly Compute vs Val Town

| Attribute | Fastly Compute | Val Town |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.1 (51% (medium)) | 52.9 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 23 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 65 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 226 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 462,574 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Execute code at the edge using WebAssembly with instant startup times. Includes storage, messaging, and built-in security features for modern application development. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","question":"What is Fastly Compute?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fastly Compute is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","question":"Is Fastly Compute free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fastly Compute supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Fastly Compute support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Fastly Compute, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","question":"Can Fastly Compute be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Fastly Compute. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Fastly Compute not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.fastly.com/trust","question":"What security certifications does Fastly Compute have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Fastly Compute is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime","question":"Is Fastly Compute open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based platform enabling rapid development and deployment of code applications, automation workflows, and web services with integrated TypeScript, scheduled execution, email handling, and data storage. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What is Val Town?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Val Town offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $21 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"Is Val Town free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Val Town. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What platforms does Val Town support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Val Town, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"Can Val Town be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Val Town, including Slack, HubSpot, Codex and Cursor. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What does Val Town integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Val Town. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Val Town not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What security certifications does Val Town have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Val Town enables rapid deployment of code and applications with built-in TypeScript support, scheduling, email handling, and persistent storage. Applications are deployed to the cloud and accessible via URLs within seconds. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","languages":"JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support","cold_start":"low","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"edge_distributed":true,"runtime_substrate":"wasm","observability_builtin":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"cron, webhooks, email","languages":"TypeScript","cold_start":"low","http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scheduled_cron":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"iac"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"observability"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"storage"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Usage-based with no cost for basic usage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","description":"Usage-based with volume discounts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom pricing and support","contactSales":true}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T21:05:10.652Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["MCP integration","15 min cron intervals","1 min wall clock time/run","Unlimited public vals","3 days log retention","100,000 runs/day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"public_vals":"unlimited","runs_per_day":"100,000","log_retention":"3 days","cron_intervals":"15 min","wall_clock_time":"1 min/run"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$21/mo","features":["$10 Townie (AI) credit/mo","10 custom domains","1 minute cron intervals","10 min wall clock time/run","2,000 private vals","10 days log retention","1,000,000 runs/day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For professionals and solopreneurs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"private_vals":"2,000","runs_per_day":"1,000,000","log_retention":"10 days","cron_intervals":"1 min","custom_domains":"10","wall_clock_time":"10 min/run"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"From $167/mo","features":["Everything in Pro","$100 Townie (AI) credit/mo","Unlimited custom domains","5,000,000 runs/day","Team accounts","Slack Connect"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":167,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For collaboration and production use","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"runs_per_day":"5,000,000","custom_domains":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business","Flexible Townie (AI) credit","No limits","Log export","SOC 2","Custom Support"],"description":"For advanced needs and scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $21/mo, Business from $167/mo. Yearly billing with 2 months free discount.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.val.town","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:46:40.302Z","startingPrice":{"amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v4.0.0","date":"2026-10-06T17:47:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.46.0","date":"2026-09-14T17:38:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.45.1","date":"2026-09-07T18:39:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.45.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.45.0","date":"2026-09-04T00:23:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.44.3","date":"2026-07-31T20:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.44.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.44.2","date":"2026-07-28T21:17:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.44.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.44.1","date":"2026-07-28T20:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.44.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.44.0","date":"2026-07-27T22:13:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.43.2","date":"2026-07-23T18:33:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.43.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.43.1","date":"2026-06-17T22:07:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.43.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.43.0","date":"2026-06-16T17:51:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.42.1","date":"2026-05-18T21:22:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.42.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.42.0","date":"2026-05-11T20:59:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.41.2","date":"2026-05-04T21:54:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.41.1","date":"2026-04-10T09:11:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.41.0","date":"2026-04-08T08:42:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.40.1","date":"2026-02-24T11:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.40.0","date":"2026-02-17T21:02:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.39.4","date":"2026-02-13T09:16:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.39.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastly/js-compute-runtime/releases/tag/v3.39.3","date":"2026-02-12T23:09:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.39.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.fastly.com/security-research | - |
| security.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"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Serverless & Edge Platforms)

| Capability | Fastly Compute | Val Town |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Execution substrate | WASM | - |
| Language / runtime breadth | JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support | TypeScript |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Runs at global edge PoPs | ✓ | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Scale to zero | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Cold-start profile | Low | Low |
| **Limits** |  |  |
| Max execution duration | - | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Event source breadth | - | cron, webhooks, email |
| 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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:54:38.375Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*