Content Delivery Network (programmable CDN) · Head to head
Akamai vs fastly
Both products compete in Content Delivery Network (programmable CDN). A programmable CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a globally distributed network of edge servers that caches and delivers web content from locations close to end users — reducing latency, absorbing traffic spikes, and enabling edge logic execution like A/B testing, authentication, and request transformation without round-tripping to your origin. Here are the facts the B4 Index maintains on each, side by side.
The two files, side by side
The decision underneath the comparison
Choosing between Akamai and fastly assumes you're buying Content Delivery Network (programmable CDN) at all. That's the prior question, and the B4 Index scores it on two axes: how much Content Delivery Network (programmable CDN) differentiates you, and how far AI has come at building it. Read the build-versus-buy considerations for Content Delivery Network (programmable CDN) before you shortlist either product.