# Fastly

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/cdn/fastly/

Enterprise CDN and edge compute platform with volume-tiered bandwidth pricing and a metered image optimizer.

## Who it suits

High-traffic sites where volume-discount tiers actually kick in, or teams that want CDN and edge compute (Fastly Compute) on the same platform.

Consider something else if Traffic is modest — the $1,500/month entry plan for dedicated network services is priced for scale a smaller site won't reach, where a pay-as-you-go CDN has no equivalent floor.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Free tier: Yes ([source](https://www.fastly.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11)
- Entry paid plan: Basic Network Services: $1,500/month, including 100M requests. ([source](https://www.fastly.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11)
- Pricing model: Usage-based with built-in volume-discount tiers — the per-GB and per-request rate falls as monthly usage rises. ([source](https://www.fastly.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11)
- Egress over allowance: North America/Europe: free for 0-100 GB, then $0.12/GB for 100 GB-10 TB, $0.08/GB for the next 10 TB. ([source](https://www.fastly.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11)

### CDN

- Image optimization: Image Optimizer: $0.50 per 10,000 requests for 100K-10M monthly requests, with volume discounts scaling down to $0.01 per 10,000 requests beyond 5 billion monthly requests. ([source](https://www.fastly.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11)

## Compared with

- [Fastly vs Bunny CDN](https://inetgeek.com/compare/fastly-vs-bunny-cdn/)
- [Fastly vs KeyCDN](https://inetgeek.com/compare/fastly-vs-keycdn/)
- [Fastly vs Amazon CloudFront](https://inetgeek.com/compare/amazon-cloudfront-vs-fastly/)
- [Fastly vs Azure Front Door](https://inetgeek.com/compare/azure-front-door-vs-fastly/)
- [Fastly vs Cloudflare](https://inetgeek.com/compare/cloudflare-cdn-vs-fastly/)