Fastly Image Optimizer
Optimize images on-demand at the edge to improve performance and conversions
- Vendor
- Fastly, Inc.
- Also known as
- fastly-image-optimizer
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Fastly Image Optimizer?
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.
Fastly Image Optimizer pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier (100,000 image requests/month) + usage-based pricing from $0.015–$0.50 per 10,000 requests
Free + Pay-as-you-go
Free- image_requests
- 100,000/mo
What Fastly Image Optimizer does
The capabilities that matter for image optimization, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Fastly Image Optimizer alternatives
Other image optimization we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- GumletCloud-based platform for hosting, streaming, and optimizing videos and images with global CDN delivery and built-in securitymedium · 54%
- Kraken.ioCloud image compression service to reduce file sizes and improve website performancelow · 37%
- Cloudflare ImagesImage storage, optimization, and global delivery platformlow · 28%
- TinyPNGIntelligent image file size reduction for web-optimized formatslow · 37%
- ImgixURL-based image and video optimization platform with automatic compression, transformation, and global deliverymedium · 53%
- UploadcarePlatform for uploading, storing, processing, and delivering media files at scalehigh · 75%
Compare Fastly Image Optimizer
Side by side against other image optimization, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.05 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Architecture model: managed_cloud_api_cdn · Global cdn edge delivery network included: Yes · On the fly url parameter resizing and cropping: Yes · Auto webp avif format negotiation via browser headers: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 75% |