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Edge cloud platform powering the world's top applications

★★★★☆ 4.5/5 Aggregated from G2 and Gartner

San Francisco, USA Founded 2011 Data verified: 2026-01

 From $0.12/GB 

✓ Free developer tier

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Overview

Fastly is an enterprise edge cloud platform used by GitHub, Spotify, and the New York Times. Offers real-time configuration changes and deep analytics.

Key Features

✓ CDN

✓ Edge Compute

✓ Streaming

✓ Security

✓ Analytics

✓ Image Optimisation

Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ Real-time config propagation
✓ Powerful VCL customisation
✓ Used by GitHub and Spotify

Cons

✗ No affiliate program
✗ Complex for beginners
✗ Enterprise pricing

Integrations

GitHubWordPress VIPHerokuAWS

Customer Support

Phone Email Community Knowledge Base

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Future-Proof Score

55/100

Good

✓Proven track record (est. 2015 or earlier)+15

✓High user rating (4.2+/5)+20

○Free tier available+0

✓Free trial offered+10

○API access available+0

○Strong integration ecosystem (5+)+0

✓Feature depth (6+ key features)+10

○Editor's Choice recognition+0

Score calculated from verified public data. Updated monthly.

Ecosystem Score

8/100

Limited

○Zapier integration+0

○API access+0

○Salesforce integration+0

○HubSpot integration+0

○Slack integration+0

○Shopify integration+0

○Stripe integration+0

○Google integrations+0

✓Additional integrations (4 more)+8

All Integrations

GitHubWordPress VIPHerokuAWS

Quick Facts

Pricing	From $0.12/GB
Free Tier	✗ Not available
Free Trial	✓ Free developer tier
Founded	2011
Headquarters	San Francisco, USA
Target Market	Enterprise
Rating	4.5 / 5
Last Updated	2026-01