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Arcjet vs Fastly

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Arcjet
← More affordable
Application security platform with bot detection, rate limiting, email validation, and PII detection
Switching Cost: moderate
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Fastly
Edge cloud platform providing CDN, compute, security, and observability services
Switching Cost: moderate

Analysis

Budget-wise, Arcjet is clearly more affordable at roughly a 60.0x price difference.

The free tier advantage goes to Fastly, which offers a no-cost entry point that Arcjet lacks.

Cost modeling varies: hybrid drives Arcjet pricing, while Fastly uses flat-rate.

Price-conscious teams should choose Arcjet — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Bottom Line

Price-conscious teams should choose Arcjet — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference
60.0x
Arcjet is cheaper by $1475/mo
Free Tier
Fastly
Has a free tier option
Pricing Model
Different
Tools charge using different pricing philosophies

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