Fastly Compute vs Akamai EdgeWorkers

Fastly Compute9.4Visit Akamai EdgeWorkers9.0Visit

Higher score Fastly Compute #1 in Edge Functions 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Fastly Compute

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

• Fastly Compute fits best

  Production-grade WebAssembly edge applications

• Akamai EdgeWorkers fits best

  Large enterprises already using Akamai

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Side by side

Feature	Fastly Compute 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Akamai EdgeWorkers 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Edge Functions	#3 in Edge Functions
Best for	Production-grade WebAssembly edge applications	Large enterprises already using Akamai
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.05/unit usage-based	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fastly Compute 2/3 · Akamai EdgeWorkers 2/3
Request processing	✓	✓
Response streaming	✓	✓
Cron triggers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Runtime languages	Rust, JavaScript, Go, C++, Python, and other WASI-supporting languages	ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript; TypeScript as a pre-compiled option
Included requests	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment methods	Fastly CLI, Fastly control panel, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and APIs	API, CLI, GUI/Control Center
Our review
Pros	WebAssembly isolation with Rust, JavaScript, Go, C++, and Python support Streaming request and response bodies for edge-native applications Fastly CLI, Terraform, GitHub Actions, logs, metrics, and KV Store integration	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
Cons	Usage-based billing can require separate request and vCPU tracking Runtime support depends on WebAssembly and WASI-compatible languages Designed for edge execution rather than a conventional fixed monthly plan	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
Our verdict	Fastly Compute is a globally distributed serverless platform for running application logic, APIs, authentication layers, and edge functions close to end users. It is aimed at teams building latency-sensitive applications such as… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fastly Compute — where it wins

  • WebAssembly isolation with Rust, JavaScript, Go, C++, and Python support
  • Streaming request and response bodies for edge-native applications
  • Fastly CLI, Terraform, GitHub Actions, logs, metrics, and KV Store integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based billing can require separate request and vCPU tracking
  • Runtime support depends on WebAssembly and WASI-compatible languages
  • Designed for edge execution rather than a conventional fixed monthly plan

• 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

• Fastly Compute9.4/10 · Free plan

  A production-focused edge runtime with streaming, broad language support, and usage-based pricing.

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

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

  Visit AkamaiFull verdict →