Comparison

Fastly Compute vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Vercel Edge Runtime leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. 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

★Vercel Edge Runtime70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fastly Compute	Vercel Edge RuntimeLeader
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 54%	70 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	65	2,769
Github starsadoption.github_stars	226	913
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	510,239	728,627
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	39	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Fastly Compute62 / 100medium · 54%

Vercel Edge Runtime70 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Model

Fastly Computecommercial

Vercel Edge Runtimecommercial

Price level

Fastly Computelow

Vercel Edge Runtimelow

Transparent

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

Count

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime3

Security

Disclosure policy

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Gdpr

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Hipaa

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Iso27001

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Pci

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Soc2

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

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

Vercel Edge RuntimeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Fastly Compute–

Vercel Edge Runtime99.99

Status page

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Fastly Compute65

Vercel Edge Runtime2,769

Github stars

Fastly Compute226

Vercel Edge Runtime913

Package downloads weekly

Fastly Compute510,239

Vercel Edge Runtime728,627

Activity

Commits last 30d

Fastly Compute39

Vercel Edge Runtime0

Release

Cadence days

Fastly Compute4

Vercel Edge Runtime–

History

Fastly Compute20 items

Vercel Edge Runtime20 items

License

Spdx

Fastly ComputeApache-2.0

Vercel Edge RuntimeMIT

Language

Primary

Fastly ComputeJavaScript

Vercel Edge RuntimeTypeScript

Market

Availability

Fastly ComputeAvailable worldwide

Vercel Edge RuntimeAvailable worldwide · 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	Vercel Edge Runtime
Core
Execution substrate	WASM	-
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	-	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	Low	-
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	-	-
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

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Language / runtime breadth

Fastly ComputeJavaScript, with WebAssembly runtime support

Vercel Edge RuntimeJavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Scale

Scale to zero

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Fastly ComputeLow

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Limits

Max execution duration

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Integration

Event source breadth

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

HTTP endpoint trigger

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Hosting

Fastly ComputeCloud only

Vercel Edge RuntimeCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Fastly Compute-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

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

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

Vercel is a platform for deploying and serving web applications with built-in edge computing, caching, and serverless functions. It provides managed infrastructure for scaling applications globally with automatic deployments from git repositories, observability tools, and integrated security features.

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 ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

from $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier with included limits; Pro with usage-based billing starting from per-unit costs for compute, storage, and analytics

HobbyFree
- Vercel Functions
- Image Optimization
- Global CDN
- Analytics (50k events/mo)
Pro$0.05 per 1000 image_transformations + $0.40 per 1000000 image_cache_reads + $0.03 per 1000 analytics_events
- On-demand compute
- Usage credits
- Web Analytics Plus
- Custom events
- Advanced monitoring

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	Vercel Edge Runtime
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Fastly Compute✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

CLI

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Fastly Compute✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

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

Fastly Compute

Not documented yet.

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

3 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket

Independently observed

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