CDN · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud CDN vs Fastly
2 CDN plans from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Alibaba Cloud CDN
from $140/mo
Pay-as-you-go · 1 plans listed
Best price per GB delivered: $0.070/GB (Pay-as-you-go)
Fastly
from $152/mo
Pay-as-you-go · 1 plans listed
Best price per GB delivered: $0.080/GB (Pay-as-you-go)
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud CDN or Fastly?
Alibaba Cloud CDN's cheapest listed plan is Pay-as-you-go at $140/mo; Fastly's is Pay-as-you-go at $152/mo.
Which gives more for the money, Alibaba Cloud CDN or Fastly?
On price per GB delivered, Alibaba Cloud CDN does best with Pay-as-you-go at $0.070/GB; Fastly's best is Pay-as-you-go at $0.080/GB.
How many CDN plans does each offer here?
We list 1 for Alibaba Cloud CDN and 1 for Fastly, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Alibaba Cloud CDN
Everything from Alibaba Cloud CDNPay-as-you-go
- Pricing
- Pay as you go
- Per GB
- $0.070
- Points of presence
- 900
- Note
- $0.07/GB NA+EU tier for 0–50TB/mo, steps down at higher volume — pricier in Asia Pacific/MEA/LatAm ($0.081–0.108/GB). Bandwidth only — requests billed separately ($0.008/10,000 static, $0.024/10,000 dynamic), not included here
- Region
- North America & Europe (cheapest tier)
Fastly
Everything from FastlyPay-as-you-go
- Pricing
- Pay as you go
- Per GB
- $0.080
- Free allowance
- 100 GB
- Points of presence
- 90
- Note
- 100 GB + 1M requests free monthly, then $0.08/GB NA/EU — price shown is bandwidth only, request overage beyond the free 1M/mo is billed separately and not included
- Region
- North America & Europe
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