# Cloudflare Images vs Fastly Image Optimizer

| Attribute | Cloudflare Images | Fastly Image Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.6 (28% (low)) | 74.1 (28% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A service that stores images and automatically optimizes them for different devices and formats, delivering them globally through a content delivery network with intelligent format selection. | An edge-based image optimization service that automatically resizes, transforms, and caches images in real-time to improve page load times and user experience across different devices and browsers. |
| features.capabilities | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api_cdn","global_cdn_edge_delivery_network_included":true,"auto_webp_avif_format_negotiation_via_browser_headers":true}` | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api_cdn","global_cdn_edge_delivery_network_included":true,"on_the_fly_url_parameter_resizing_and_cropping":true,"auto_webp_avif_format_negotiation_via_browser_headers":true}` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Billed annually or monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Billed annually or monthly","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly. Business from $200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:42:49.969Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free + Pay-as-you-go","summary":"100,000 free image requests/month, then $0.50 per 10,000 requests with volume discounts down to $0.015","components":[{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"image_requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"includedLimits":{"image_requests":"100,000/mo"}}],"summary":"Free tier (100,000 image requests/month) + usage-based pricing from $0.015–$0.50 per 10,000 requests","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:42:05.208Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/account-takeover | https://www.fastly.com/trust |

## Capabilities (Image Optimization)

| Capability | Cloudflare Images | Fastly Image Optimizer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud API CDN | Managed cloud API CDN |
| On the fly URL parameter resizing and cropping | - | ✓ |
| Auto webp avif format negotiation via browser headers | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI smart crop face detection centering | - | - |
| Lossless and perceptual lossy compression algorithms | - | - |
| Global CDN edge delivery network included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watermarking and text overlay via URL API | - | - |
| Video transcoding and gif to mp4 conversion | - | - |
| Svg sanitization and optimization | - | - |
| Dashboard analytics for bandwidth cache hit ratio | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:09:16.255Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*