Fastly is a SaaS company that provides content delivery network (CDN) services to help businesses deliver online content quickly and securely.
Pricing Change History
12 changesNew Secondary DNS product section added to pricing page: managed authoritative secondary DNS, with contact-sales pricing (no public price).
New Network Protect security product added: always-on network defense with no scrubbing centers or hardware, contact-sales pricing.
New Network Protect security product added to the Secure pricing list: always-on network defense, no scrubbing centers or hardware; contact sales for pricing.
Fastly added a new 'AI Platform' product category with two products: AI Runtime Control, billed usage-based per 10,000 requests ($2.50 down to $1.75 as volume grows, 100K free), and AI Firewall, priced via contact sales.
Mutual TLS quota unit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' across all Network Services plans; numeric values unchanged (Basic: 2, Starter/Advantage/Ultimate: Unlimited)
Mutual TLS limit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' across all Network Services tiers (Basic: 2, Starter/Advantage/Ultimate: Unlimited) - quantities unchanged, unit now matches the page's existing 'TLS Domains' terminology.
Image Optimizer add-on pricing details added to products section with tiered monthly usage pricing: Free for 0-100k requests, $0.50 per 10k for 100k-10M requests, decreasing to $0.01 per 10k for 5B+ requests
WebSockets 30-day Free Trial section removed from pricing page
AI Accelerator add-on introduced with tiered pricing: first 20,000 requests included, then $0.40-$0.28/1,000 requests based on volume DDoS Protection add-on introduced with tiered pricing from $1.30/10,000 requests, with mitigated attacks excluded from billing
Free tier description updated from '$50/mo worth of CDN traffic' to 'Up to $50 monthly usage, capped, of any product including CDN' - clarifying the cap applies to all products, not just CDN Usage tier monthly credit increased from $50 to $100 of any product including CDN, with usage charged above the credit
Fastly restructured pricing page with prominent Free, Usage, Custom, and Packages tiers displayed at top of page (previously was 'Simple, predictable pricing' with package tables only) Number of Backends metric removed from Network Services package comparison table (was 50/100/200/400 across tiers)
Fastly Image Optimizer requests decreased in Starter plan from 150M to 30M Monthly Image Requests (80% reduction) Fanout 30-day trial offering removed from pricing page
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Ask the agentCurrent plans
Captured| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free Tier | Free |
| Basic | $1,500 /mo |
| Starter | $6,000 /mo |
| Ultimate | Contact |
| Usage-Based | $0.12 per GB bandwidth + $500 per mutual TLS domain |
| Advantage | Contact |
Company Facts
How Fastly compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
C Cloudflare | $7 /user/mo | Aug 17, 2026 |
A Akamai Technologies | $10 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
A Aws | $0.32 subscription | Jan 11, 2026 |
M Microsoft Azure | Free | — |
L Limelight Software | Contact | Oct 5, 2026 |
Fastly pricing FAQ
- How much does Fastly cost?
- Fastly pricing starts at $1,500/mo on Basic. Fastly lists 6 plans on its pricing page; the Free Tier plan is free.
- Does Fastly have a free plan?
- Yes. Fastly's Free Tier plan is free; paid plans start at $1,500/mo on Basic.
- What pricing model does Fastly use?
- Fastly uses subscription + usage pricing across 6 plans, with a free tier.
- When did Fastly last change its pricing?
- Oct 26, 2026: Fastly launches managed Secondary DNS, with pricing by sales contact only.
- How often has Fastly changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 12 pricing changes for Fastly since it started tracking on Dec 9, 2023; the pricing page was last captured on Oct 26, 2026.
- Who are Fastly's pricing peers?
- Pulse compares Fastly with Cloudflare, Akamai Technologies, Aws, Microsoft Azure and Limelight Software.
