Fastly vs. Akamai
Performance Without Complexity
Fastly is quantifiably better - websites migrating from Akamai to Fastly see their LCP scores improve by 17% and TTFB improve by 57%. With Fastly, get instant performance and real-time visibility - on a single, global edge network.
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Why select Fastly over Akamai?
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Efficient Performance
Powerful, concentrated POPs cache more at the edge, translating into faster web and app performance. Companies migrating from Akamai to Fastly see a 17% improvement in website load times.
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AppSec Focused
Striking the perfect balance between enterprise-grade security and end-user experience, the Next-Gen WAF, Bot Management, DDoS Protection, API Security, and Client-Side Protection provide a multi-layered defense packed with insights to keep ahead of app, mobile, and API threats.
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Shift everywhere
Built for DevSecOps, Fastly’s API-first architecture satisfies admins and developers alike - CDN and security services effortlessly integrate into existing CI/CD workflows, yielding faster innovation and deployment cycles.
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Real-time visibility
Visibility is smarter security. An unprecedented choice of 30+ logging endpoint integrations allows teams to access granular details at every stage of the request path: from origin to edge, from CDN to WAF.
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Lower TCO
Users can make their changes through an intuitive Control Panel, removing reliance on costly Professional Services. And being the only 3rd-party CDN listed on the AWS Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace, simplifies billing and procurement. Lower costs and less friction.
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Superior support
Setting the customer experience standard, Fastly maintains a 98% Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score, a 98% resolution with first contact, and <10 minute enterprise support response time.
Bending Spoons reduce la latencia en un 50 % y ahorra en tráfico de salida con la flexibilidad de Fastly.
Software y servicios
"Cuando Akamai se enteró de que nos íbamos, nos ofreció un precio un 10 % más bajo. Pero no estábamos dispuestos a pasar por el aro. "Queríamos una plataforma mejor y consideramos que Fastly es superior a Akamai en todos los aspectos".
Davide Pedranz
Platform engineer
How Fastly compares with Akamai
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Fastly helps Speed Kit reduce LCP in high-traffic websites by 0.5 seconds — boosting conversion rates by 5-10%
Software y servicios
«Al pensar en otras CDN, como Cloudflare y Akamai, nos parecen más bien un conjunto de funciones poco conectadas entre sí, mientras que Fastly es muy estable y escalable, lo cual es ideal para nosotros».
Dr. Felix Gessert
CEO