Fastly Compute@Edge vs Akamai EdgeWorkers

Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

Fastly Compute@Edge
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Fastly Compute@Edge
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
64 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
Default Timeout
10 sec
Max. Timeout
1 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Fastly Compute@Edge
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
72

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

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Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
IaC
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
64 MB
129 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
50 ms
Default Timeout
10 sec
2 min
Max. Timeout
1 min
5 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Global
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
72
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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