Akamai EdgeWorkers vs Gcore FastEdge

Akamai EdgeWorkers9.0Visit Gcore FastEdge8.8Visit

Higher score Akamai EdgeWorkers #3 in Edge Functions 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Akamai

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Gcore FastEdge #5 in Edge Functions 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Gcore FastEdge

• Akamai EdgeWorkers fits best

  Large enterprises already using Akamai

• Gcore FastEdge fits best

  Teams needing low-cost multi-language edge logic

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai EdgeWorkers 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Gcore FastEdge 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Edge Functions	#5 in Edge Functions
Best for	Large enterprises already using Akamai	Teams needing low-cost multi-language edge logic
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	€5/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	4 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai EdgeWorkers 2/3 · Gcore FastEdge 2/3
Request processing	✓	✓
Response streaming	✓	✓
Cron triggers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Runtime languages	ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript; TypeScript as a pre-compiled option	JavaScript, Rust, WebAssembly
Included requests	Not checked yet	3e+06 /mo
Deployment methods	API, CLI, GUI/Control Center	Portal, API, CLI, Terraform
Our review
Pros	Processes requests, responses, streaming bodies, and outbound HTTPS subrequests Supports EdgeKV, traffic routing, response generation, and content transformation Offers API, CLI, and Control Center deployment with sandbox testing	JavaScript, Rust, and WebAssembly support request-time logic Pro includes 3,000,000 calls, 5-second runtime, and 200 MB memory Deploy through the Portal, API, CLI, or Terraform
Cons	Pricing is contract-based and requires contacting sales Requires ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript or pre-compiled TypeScript Its strongest fit is organizations already aligned with Akamai’s ecosystem	Free plan limits calls to 1,000,000 per month Enterprise pricing and usage limits are custom The product is centered on Gcore's ecosystem
Our verdict	Akamai EdgeWorkers is a serverless edge-computing service for teams that need to execute JavaScript close to end users. It supports web and API workloads, including traffic routing, content personalization and transformation, response… Read the review →	Gcore FastEdge is a serverless edge-computing product for developers building request-time applications and HTTP processing logic. It runs WebAssembly applications across 210+ points of presence and supports JavaScript and Rust development… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai EdgeWorkers — where it wins

  • Processes requests, responses, streaming bodies, and outbound HTTPS subrequests
  • Supports EdgeKV, traffic routing, response generation, and content transformation
  • Offers API, CLI, and Control Center deployment with sandbox testing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contract-based and requires contacting sales
  • Requires ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript or pre-compiled TypeScript
  • Its strongest fit is organizations already aligned with Akamai’s ecosystem

• Gcore FastEdge — where it wins

  • JavaScript, Rust, and WebAssembly support request-time logic
  • Pro includes 3,000,000 calls, 5-second runtime, and 200 MB memory
  • Deploy through the Portal, API, CLI, or Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits calls to 1,000,000 per month
  • Enterprise pricing and usage limits are custom
  • The product is centered on Gcore's ecosystem

• Akamai EdgeWorkers9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Akamai EdgeWorkers brings request, response, routing, and storage logic to the edge.

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• Gcore FastEdge8.8/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost, multi-language edge runtime with flexible deployment and useful state controls.

  Visit Gcore FastEdgeFull verdict →