Fastly review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Fastly suits teams that want CDN delivery and serverless functions priced per unit, with a free tier to try first. Transfer costs $0.12 per GB, and the allowance of 10,000,000 free requests keeps an early bill small while you size the rest.
Key facts
Serverless
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- A free tier with 10,000,000 free requests, so a side project can start at no charge
- Transfer priced at $0.12 per GB, easy to project as traffic grows
- Request fees of $0.20 to $0.50 suit spiky, event-driven workloads
- A US company founded in 2011, billing in US dollars
Cons
- Support runs on help centre and community only, so a live channel needs another route
- Transfer at $0.12 per GB is above the €0.15 typical of the site
- Once the 10,000,000 free requests are used, request fees of $0.20 to $0.50 apply, so spiky traffic bills jump
Who it suits
- Teams shipping cacheable media who want a predictable per-unit transfer rate
- Small teams that can work through the 10,000,000 free requests before paying anything
- Anyone who wants CDN delivery and serverless functions billed on the same plan
Who should look elsewhere
- Alibaba Cloud, where transfer is listed at $0.04 per GB
- Google Cloud, where transfer runs $0.02 to $0.20 per GB
Plans, egress and billing
Transfer is priced at $0.12 per GB, and request-based serverless work is charged $0.20 to $0.50. A free tier is included, covering 10,000,000 free requests. Rates are per unit, so what you pay at entry matches what you pay once traffic grows, and a first month can be projected from your own traffic and request estimates rather than a quote.
The company behind it
The provider is Fastly, Inc., a company headquartered in the United States and founded in 2011. Support runs on help centre and community, so documentation and the user community are the main routes for a question. The account you sign up with is the operating company itself rather than a reseller.
How Fastly compares
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Fastly charge per GB of transfer?+
Transfer is priced at $0.12 per GB, above the €0.15 typical across the site. Heavy video and asset delivery is where the bill grows fastest, so model that traffic first and it will tell you quickly whether the rate works for you.
Is there a free tier for serverless requests?+
Yes. A free tier is included and covers 10,000,000 free requests, above the 1,000,000 common across the site. That gives a small project room to run real traffic before anything is charged.
What do requests cost once the free allowance is used?+
Request-based work is charged $0.20 to $0.50 for each block of requests. Treat the free allowance as a trial period and model the paid rate against your own request volume before you commit, because a busy quarter is where that line item grows.
Do prices change after the free tier ends?+
Fastly bills per unit, and the rate you start on is the rate you keep. Transfer of $0.12 per GB and request fees of $0.20 to $0.50 apply from the first cycle, so a first invoice is a reasonable base for planning the next one.
Who runs Fastly and where is it based?+
The provider is Fastly, Inc., a company headquartered in the United States and founded in 2011. You sign up with the operating company rather than a reseller, so contracts, invoices and support all run through the same legal entity.
How do I get help from Fastly?+
Support runs on help centre and community, meaning a help centre and a community forum. If your team depends on a live support channel, that route is not part of what is offered, and a provider with wider support may suit you better.
How does Fastly compare with Alibaba Cloud on price?+
Alibaba Cloud lists transfer at $0.04 per GB, under the $0.12 per GB here. If transfer dominates your invoice, that gap matters more to you than the 10,000,000 free requests on offer.
Is Fastly a good fit for a small team?+
It suits you if your traffic is predictable enough to size. The 10,000,000 free requests cover early usage, but transfer at $0.12 per GB is above the €0.15 site median, so growing media delivery is the part to watch.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastly checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters
“Headquarters San Francisco, California, U.S.”
- fastly.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Support Center”
- fastly.com/company checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded
“as our Chief Executive Officer from Fastly's founding in March 2011”
- fastly.com/pricing checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free requests, Free tier, Price per GB, Price per million requests
“10 Million Compute requests free”
- fastly.com/privacy checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Fastly, Inc., Attn: Chief Legal Officer, 475 Brannan St, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94107”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Points of presence.
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