# Fastly Compute@Edge

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/fastly-compute-edge
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/fastly-compute-edge.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/fastly-compute-edge/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://fastly.com
- **Slug:** fastly-compute-edge
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Uses a custom WebAssembly-based runtime (Wasmtime) to achieve near-zero cold starts and highly secure process isolation compared to container or V8-based alternatives.
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Fastly Compute@Edge (now often referred to as Fastly Compute) is a serverless computing environment that executes code at the edge of Fastly's global network. It utilizes a WebAssembly-based runtime to provide high-performance, secure execution of logic closer to end-users than traditional centralized cloud data centers.
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Serverless edge runtime
  - SDKs for Rust/Go/JS
  - Edge Data Store.
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Execution time + Requests)
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise software, e-commerce, streaming media, and high-traffic digital platforms.
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Cloudflare Workers
  - AWS Lambda@Edge
  - Vercel Edge Functions
  - Akamai EdgeWorkers
Source: Brand's website (https://fastly.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.