Compare Fastly vs. PathScale

Today's top edge cloud platform empowers developers, connects with customers, and grows your business. Our edge cloud platform is designed to enhance your existing technology and teams. Our edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer towards your users -- at a network's edge -- to improve the performance of your websites and apps. Fastly's highly-programmable CDN allows you to personalize delivery right at the edge. Your users will be delighted to have the content they need at their fingertips. Our powerful POPs are powered by solid-state drives (SSDs), and are located in well-connected locations around world. They allow us to keep more content in cache for longer periods of time, resulting in fewer trips back to the source. Instant Purge and batch purging using surrogate keys allow you to cache and invalidate dynamic content in a matter of minutes. You can always serve up current headlines, inventory, and weather forecasts.

PathScale offers comprehensive CDN solutions for enterprises, avoiding the common jargon often found in the industry. Our innovative multi-CDN technology operates across various levels to exceed mere synthetic benchmarks, ensuring that both your users and chosen CDN are performing at their best. While many companies tout high performance, our real user data can reveal surprising insights into how your current setup compares with considerably more affordable alternatives. We take a modest approach by gathering authentic data from users to analyze potential savings or improvements in user experience that alternative solutions might provide. Our focus on data-driven decision-making sets us apart from competitors who rely on flashy marketing, buzzwords, and aggressive sales tactics. By leveraging both synthetic and real user data, we can assist you in optimizing your website to achieve the right balance between cost and performance, specifically tailored to key regions globally or those most vital to your objectives. This initial configuration will adjust your DNS settings to resolve by region, providing a cost-effective entry point that could have a substantial impact on your operations. Ultimately, our goal is to empower you with the insights needed to make informed choices that enhance your overall digital presence.