# Fastly: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 65 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fastly

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content delivery networks](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/content-delivery-networks/index.md) | 0% | 4 | 23% | 61 |
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 2 |
| [API management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-management/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 1 |
| [API security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/api-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Vendors like Fastly offer instant global purges (milliseconds)... Engineering-heavy teams requiring complex edge customization and real-time observability." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CDN)
- "If your B2B product is highly complex, data-heavy, or strictly developer-driven, Fastly is the strongest contender." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CDN)
- "Excellent if your B2B app involves heavy dynamic content... Slightly more expensive and complex than Cloudflare" (Grok 4.20, CDN)
- "Look at lightweight, cloud-native platforms like Kong, Tyk, Gravitee, or Fastly/Cloudflare for edge routing" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, API management)

## And against it

- "14 leading CDNs (including Cloudflare, Microsoft Azure, Amazon, and Fastly)... back-end TLS connections are vulnerable to security issues" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CDN)
- "Outages can take down many high‑traffic sites simultaneously (e.g., Fastly, Akamai incidents). While not "inherently unsafe,"" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CDN)
- "Fastly offers immense power but requires advanced knowledge of its Varnish-based configuration language (VCL) or VSF." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CDN)
- "being cautious with enterprise CDNs like Akamai and Fastly due to higher costs and occasional major outages" (Mistral Small, CDN)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fastly, from 148 of the 183 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fastly.com: 81 (its own site)
- cdnetworks.com: 59
- blog.blazingcdn.com: 56
- cloudflare.com: 51
- edgeone.ai: 37
- ioriver.io: 33
- linkedin.com: 28
- github.com: 23
- gane.ai/index: 22
- aws.amazon.com: 20

### Pages cited

- https://cdnetworks.com/blog/web-performance/best-cdn-providers: 54
- https://edgeone.ai/blog/details/best-cdn-for-enterprise: 29
- https://fastly.com/blog/cdns-with-the-best-uptime-and-performance: 29
- https://fastly.com/blog/fastest-cdn-providers-performance-speed-and-core-web-vitals: 27
- https://fastly.com/blog/best-cdn-providers: 24
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/choosing-best-cdn-top-content-delivery-networks-2026-rajesh-kumar-ua4ac: 21
- https://cloudflare.com/products/cdn: 17
- https://affmaven.com/cdn-providers: 15

## In its own words

What Fastly's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Fastly’s edge cloud platform delivers faster, safer, and more scalable sites and apps to customers. Elevate your edge CDN, video delivery, security, and more. (https://fastly.com/)
- For: developers, security teams, and digital businesses that need high performance, strong security, and flexibility (https://fastly.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://www.fastly.com/blog/category/customers)
- Free plan or trial: Try Fastly free (https://fastly.com/)
- Customers named: Yelp, Giphy, The Guardian, USA Today Co., JetBlue, Shutterstock, ITVX, Khan Academy

## What it publishes

Every page fastly.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12334 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 649 pages, 30 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-14
- report or ebook: 927 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-15
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 9 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Fastlys 2025 sustainability report running decarbonization marathon https://www.fastly.com/blog/fastlys-2025-sustainability-report-running-decarbonization-marathon/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Press releases https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Comcast and fastlys new content deliver model powers highest quality experience https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases/comcast-and-fastlys-new-content-deliver-model-powers-highest-quality-experience
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Control ai bot scraping with fastly bot management https://www.fastly.com/blog/control-ai-bot-scraping-with-fastly-bot-management
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Datasheet https://www.fastly.com/resources/datasheet
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Building metered streams with mpp and fastly compute https://www.fastly.com/blog/building-metered-streams-with-mpp-and-fastly-compute

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.