Which is cheaper, Cloudflare or Fastly?

Cloudflare is 60.0x cheaper than Fastly. Cloudflare starts at $0/mo, Fastly starts at $0/mo.

Does Cloudflare have a free tier?

Yes, Cloudflare offers a free tier with workersRequestsPerDay: 100000.

Cloudflare has moderate switching cost. Fastly has moderate switching cost. Both have similar switching complexity.

Edge

Cloudflare

← More affordable

Edge network platform providing CDN, DDoS protection, DNS, Workers serverless compute, and web security services

Switching Cost: moderate

Fastly

Edge cloud platform providing CDN, compute, security, and observability services

Switching Cost: moderate

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

If budget is your primary constraint, Cloudflare is the clear winner with its more wallet-friendly pricing structure.

If budget is your primary constraint, Cloudflare is the clear winner with its more wallet-friendly pricing structure.

Price Difference

60.0x

Cloudflare is cheaper by $1475/mo