Fastly Pricing 2026
Complete pricing guide with plans, hidden costs, and negotiation tips
Fastly pricing varies by team size and features, ranging from $1 to $6 per month in 2026. Your actual cost depends on the tier you choose, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: Yes
- Billing: Monthly and annual (save 15-20%)
- Hidden costs: Add ~35% for implementation, support, and training
Fastly offers 5 pricing tiers: Free Tier, Usage (Pay-As-You-Go), Basic Package, Starter Package, Enterprise (Advantage / Ultimate). Standard paid plans include Free Tier at $0/month, Usage (Pay-As-You-Go) at $50/month, Basic Package at $1500/month. The Usage (Pay-As-You-Go) plan is small to mid-size sites with variable traffic needing premium cdn performance without long-term contracts.
Compared to other cdn & edge software, Fastly is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.
Fastly is a premium edge cloud platform and CDN built on a heavily customized version of Varnish, known for real-time content delivery, instant cache purging (150ms globally), and powerful edge computing capabilities. Founded in 2011, Fastly powers major platforms including The New York Times, GitHub, Stripe, Shopify, and Pinterest. Its programmable edge (VCL and Compute@Edge) makes it the CDN of choice for developers who need fine-grained control over caching, routing, and content transformation at the edge.
Fastly pricing is usage-based with a $50/month minimum on pay-as-you-go plans. Bandwidth costs $0.08/GB for North America/Europe and up to $0.28/GB for Africa. Package plans bundle requests, TLS domains, and image optimization starting at $1,500/month (Basic with 100M requests) and $6,000/month (Starter with 500M requests and WAF). Enterprise plans are custom-priced. A permanent $50/month free credit makes Fastly accessible for low-traffic sites and prototyping, but costs scale quickly for high-bandwidth or globally distributed traffic.
All Fastly Plans & Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier Bandwidth: ~100 GB/month (within $50 credit)TLS domains: Limited | Free | Free 0 | Developers prototyping, low-traffic sites, and testing Fastly's platform before committing |
| Usage (Pay-As-You-Go) Bandwidth rate (NA/EU): $0.08/GB (first 10 TB)Bandwidth rate (Asia): $0.19/GB (first 10 TB) | $50 /month | Custom | Small to mid-size sites with variable traffic needing premium CDN performance without long-term contracts |
| Basic Package Requests: 100M/monthTLS domains: 20 | $1500 /month | Custom | Mid-size businesses needing predictable monthly costs with bundled CDN, security, and image optimization |
| Starter Package Requests: 500M/monthTLS domains: 40 | $6000 /month | Custom | Growing businesses with significant traffic requiring WAF, advanced DDoS protection, and dedicated support |
| Enterprise (Advantage / Ultimate) Requests: 2B-5B+/monthTLS domains: 80-150+ | Contact | Contact | Large-scale platforms, media companies, and enterprises requiring custom infrastructure and premium support |
View all features by plan
Free Tier
- $50/month recurring credit applied automatically
- 100 GB free bandwidth per month
- Full site delivery (CDN)
- TLS encryption included
- Instant purge (cache invalidation)
- Real-time analytics and logging
- Edge compute (Compute@Edge)
- API-first configuration
Usage (Pay-As-You-Go)
- $50/month minimum spend
- Pay per GB of bandwidth delivered
- Pay per 10,000 HTTP/HTTPS requests
- Full CDN with instant purge
- TLS encryption included
- Real-time log streaming
- WebSocket support
- Edge compute (Compute@Edge)
- No long-term contract required
Basic Package
- 100 million requests per month included
- 20 TLS domains included
- 30 million image optimization requests
- Predictable flat-rate pricing
- DDoS protection included
- Full CDN with instant purge
- Real-time analytics and logging
- Edge compute included
- Email and ticket support
Starter Package
- 500 million requests per month included
- 40 TLS domains included
- 150 million image optimization requests
- Advanced DDoS protection
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Full CDN with instant purge
- Real-time analytics and logging
- Priority support
- Dedicated onboarding
Enterprise (Advantage / Ultimate)
- 2-5+ billion requests per month
- 80-150+ TLS domains
- 800M-2.5B+ image optimization requests
- Enterprise-grade DDoS and WAF
- Custom edge logic and VCL configuration
- Dedicated solutions architect
- 24/7 premium support with SLA
- Custom contract terms
- Private peering and network optimization
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Frequently Asked Questions
01 How much does Fastly CDN cost?
Fastly CDN starts with a free tier ($50/month credit covering ~100 GB). Pay-as-you-go has a $50/month minimum with bandwidth at $0.08/GB for North America/Europe. Package plans start at $1,500/month (Basic) for 100M requests, $6,000/month (Starter) for 500M requests with WAF included. Enterprise plans (Advantage/Ultimate) are custom priced for 2B+ requests/month.
02 Does Fastly have a free tier?
Yes, Fastly provides a $50/month recurring credit that never expires. If your usage stays under $50/month (roughly 100 GB of bandwidth in North America), you will not be charged. This applies automatically to all new accounts. There is no trial period - the credit continues indefinitely as long as usage stays below $50.
03 How does Fastly pricing compare to CloudFront?
Fastly's pay-as-you-go rate is $0.08/GB for North America/Europe vs CloudFront's $0.085/GB for the same regions. However, Fastly's $50/month minimum means low-traffic sites pay more than CloudFront's pure usage-based model. For high-traffic sites, Fastly's package plans ($1,500-$6,000/month) can be more cost-effective than CloudFront's flat-rate plans, especially when factoring in Fastly's real-time purging and edge compute capabilities.
04 What is Fastly's per-GB bandwidth cost?
Fastly charges per GB based on region for the first 10 TB: North America and Europe at $0.08/GB, Asia at $0.19/GB, South America at $0.14/GB, Australia/New Zealand at $0.14/GB, and Africa at $0.28/GB. Rates decrease for usage above 10 TB. Additionally, HTTP requests are charged separately at $0.0075 per 10,000 requests for North America/Europe.
05 Is Fastly worth the premium price?
Fastly is worth the premium for sites requiring real-time cache purging (150ms global purge), edge computing (Compute@Edge), and high-performance streaming. Its Varnish-based architecture delivers sub-100ms latency for cached content. However, for basic static site CDN needs, cheaper alternatives like Bunny CDN ($0.01/GB) or Cloudflare (free unlimited bandwidth) offer better value. Fastly excels for dynamic content delivery and API acceleration.