CacheFly vs Fastly comparison

CacheFly and Fastly are both solutions in the CDN category. CacheFly is ranked #26, while Fastly is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.5. CacheFly holds a 0.3% mindshare in CDN, compared to Fastly’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fastly users are willing to recommend the solution.

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We performed a comparison between CacheFly and Fastly based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

CacheFly

Ranking in CDN

26th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Fastly

Ranking in CDN

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (18th), Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the CDN category, the mindshare of CacheFly is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fastly is 3.5%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Nick Wilsdon

CEO at Torque

Jun 29, 2023

An easily scalable and stable product that provides exceptional support

I use the product mostly for its Compute@Edge capabilities. Fastly is a content delivery network with various functions inside CDN. It has a functionality around security. It also has a content delivery functionality, which is a more standard function within CDN. If you are accessing a website…

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"It is an expensive solution."

"I've generally found Fastly to be very competitive in pricing, especially around Compute@Edge."

"You need to pay a premium price for the tool."

"The solution is cheaper than other products in the market."

"The pricing has been very competitive."

"Fastly is less expensive than one of its competitors."

"In my opinion, Fastly is priced competitively."

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

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What do you like most about Fastly?

Support is good; the product works as advertised. We have a Slack connection with them. So we can basically ask for help, live, engage, and ring when they respond. Very quickly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fastly?

You need to pay a premium price for the tool.

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What needs improvement with Fastly?

What I don't like about Fastly is that they charge a heavy price. The pricing is different per region. If you have a customer who is international and has deployments in different regions, it is ve...

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CacheFly

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Overview

Our TCP-anycast technology and infrastructure offers the fewest network hops and the fastest file throughput performance. A leader in TCP anycast CDN technology, our global footprint consists of over 40 Points of Presence (POP) in over six continents to deliver your content the FASTEST.

Website performance monitoring reports from Paessler, CloudHarmony and Cedexis, prove that when it comes to overall throughput performance, CacheFly demolishes the competition.

Fastly helps the world’s most popular digital businesses keep pace with their customer expectations by delivering fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Businesses trust Fastly’s edge cloud platform to accelerate the pace of technical innovation, mitigate evolving threats, and scale on demand.

Sample Customers

Adobe, LG, Bank of America, Microsoft, Toyota, Honda, Virgin Gaming, McKesson, Ameritrade, Twit

Twitter, Airbnb, Alaska Airlines, Pinterest, Vimeo, The Guardian, The New York Times, Ticketmaster, The Drupal Association, Opera, about.com, imgur, Etsy, Foursquare, GitHub, New Relic, shopify, Shazam, Firebase

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