# Fastly Content Delivery vs Vercel Comparison

| | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 86 | 68 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (47.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (83.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Fastly Content Delivery

**Not enough data**

### Vercel

Pros:
- Ease of Use (10 reviews)
- Easy Setup (9 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (4 reviews)
- Pricing Issues (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (65 reviews) | 9.5 (55 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (66 reviews) | 9.6 (55 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (39 reviews) | 9.6 (40 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (39 reviews) | 9.6 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.4 (66 reviews) | 8.7 (50 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.6 (38 reviews) | 9.4 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.6 (62 reviews) | 9.3 (50 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Fastly Content Delivery

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Vercel

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Hobby

Price: Free

Description: For personal or non-commercial projects.

Key Features:
- Deploy from CLI or personal git integrations
- Built-in CI/CD
- Automatic HTTPS/SSL

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/vercel/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Content Delivery Network (CDN)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | 9.1/10 | 47 |
| **Vercel** | 9.3/10 | 16 |

#### Content

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Static Content Caching** | 9.1 (45 reviews) | 9.5 (16 reviews) | 
| **Dynamic Content Routing** | 9.1 (41 reviews) | 9.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Cache purging** | 9.2 (45 reviews) | 9.5 (13 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSL** | 9.2 (42 reviews) | 10.0 (14 reviews) | 
| **Custom SSL** | 9.2 (41 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | 9.1 (45 reviews) | 9.8 (15 reviews) | 
| **Reports** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 
| **Logs** | 8.7 (45 reviews) | 8.3 (13 reviews) | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **API** | 9.2 (40 reviews) | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 
| **CMS Integration** | 9.0 (29 reviews) | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 

### Live Stream

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | N/A | N/A |

#### Software Options

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hosted Platform** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Stream** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Platform Streaming** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Embeddable** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Audience Tools

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Live Rewind** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Live Chat** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pause** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Streamer Tools

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Highlight Clips** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Video Archive** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monetization Options** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Live Stream

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Continuous Delivery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | 9.6/10 | 39 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Deployment-Ready Staging** | Not enough data | 9.7 (29 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 9.4 (30 reviews) | 
| **Extensible** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Management

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Processes and Workflow** | Not enough data | 9.5 (23 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 9.6 (35 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### WebOps Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | 8.9/10 | 18 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Developer Tools** | Not enough data | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 9.2 (17 reviews) | 
| **Website Staging** | Not enough data | 9.8 (17 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Web Content Dedication** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Website Hosting** | Not enough data | 9.6 (18 reviews) | 
| **Role-Based Permissions** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Support

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **CMS Variety** | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 
| **Multi-CMS Support** | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 8.9 (15 reviews) | 

### Image Optimization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | N/A | N/A |

#### Technical Features

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **No-Code Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting and Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Optimization Features

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **GIF Compression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lazy Loading** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Content Delivery Network (CDN) Type

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **CDN Agnostic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **CDN Provider** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third Party CDN** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Load Balancing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | N/A | N/A |

#### Usability - Load Balancing

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Interface Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Setup Simplicity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Platform Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Container Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Global Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Server Health Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSL/TLS Termination** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fastly Content Delivery** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vercel** | 9.1/10 | 25 |

#### Development

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | 9.8 (24 reviews) | 
| **Development Tools** | Not enough data | 9.5 (22 reviews) | 
| **Development Environment** | Not enough data | 9.8 (23 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.3 (23 reviews) | 
| **Testing** | Not enough data | 8.9 (21 reviews) | 

#### Database

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 
| **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | 9.4 (20 reviews) | 
| **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.4 (21 reviews) | 
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 

#### Infrastructure

| Feature | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Networking** | Not enough data | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.3 (23 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Content Delivery Network (CDN) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/content-delivery-network-cdn)

**Unique to Fastly Content Delivery (3):** [Image Optimization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/image-optimization), [Live Stream Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/live-stream-software), [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing)

**Unique to Vercel (3):** [WebOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/webops-platforms), [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools), [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Fastly Content Delivery | Vercel | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 31.3% | 83.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 47.0% | 15.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 21.7% | 1.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Fastly Content Delivery

- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3%
- **Computer Software:** 10.8%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 7.2%
- **Online Media:** 7.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.2%
- **Retail:** 4.8%
- **Broadcast Media:** 3.6%
- **Entertainment:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.6%
- **Newspapers:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 28.9%

#### Vercel

- **Information Technology and Services:** 32.8%
- **Computer Software:** 24.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.6%
- **Education Management:** 6.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.3%
- **Apparel & Fashion:** 1.6%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 1.6%
- **Construction:** 1.6%
- **Consumer Goods:** 1.6%
- **Design:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 18.0%

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## Top Discussions

### Fastly Content Delivery

No discussions available for this product.

### Vercel

- Title: [Is Vercel any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-vercel-any-good) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Vercel's integration with Git makes it convenient for developers to streamline their workflow. Furthermore, its user-friendly interface makes it accessible..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/fastly-content-delivery-vs-vercel)