Fastly

Fastly describes itself as a programmable edge cloud platform rather than a content delivery network, and the distinction is real. Its central property is that the platform is fully programmable, meaning logic runs at the edge rather than configuration merely being adjusted there. For teams that want to make routing, personalisation or security decisions close to the user, that is a different proposition from a CDN that caches what it is given.

The analyst recognition it publishes reflects that positioning across several categories rather than delivery alone: named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for Edge Development Platforms in Q1 2026, a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Edge Delivery Services, a Customers' Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Edge Distribution Platforms, and a Customers' Choice for Web Application and API Protection. That last one matters, since security is a substantial part of what edge platforms now sell.

Pricing is published as regional bandwidth tiers and is notably generous at the entry point: the first 100 GB per month is free across all listed regions, which is enough for a small site or a development project to run at no cost. Beyond that, rates run from 12 cents to 28 cents per gigabyte for 100 GB to 10 TB depending on region, falling as volume rises. North America and Europe are at the lower end, with Asia-Pacific regions including South Korea at the higher end. Note this is materially more expensive per gigabyte than budget CDNs, which is the trade for programmability and support. A free trial is available, the site is published in six languages, and an emergency under-attack line is staffed for active incidents.