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 with Flexible Fastly: 50% latency reduction plus significant egress cost savings
Software and Services
"When Akamai found out we wanted to switch, they offered us a price 10% lower. But we didn’t want to play that game. We wanted a better platform, and we find Fastly superior to Akamai in all aspects."
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 and Services
“When we think about the other CDNs, like Cloudflare and Akamai, we feel they’re much more like a bundle of features loosely tied together, whereas Fastly is very stable and scalable, which is a great thing for us to build upon.”
Dr. Felix Gessert
CEO