Bunny.net vs Fastly
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Bunny.net is usage-based pricing, Fastly is usage-based pricing.
- How to start: both are usage-based pricing.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
Bunny.net
Fastly
Category
Hosting
Hosting
Base Price
Usage-based
Usage-based
Public API
Yes
Yes
Mobile app
No
No
Open source / self-hostable
No
No
SSO (SAML)
No
Yes
Choose Bunny.net if:
Sites that need a fast CDN without enterprise pricing.
Choose Fastly if:
Teams that need control over caching behaviour at the edge.
Bunny.net: pros & cons
- Very low cost per gigabyte
- Simple pricing and dashboard
- Edge storage and image optimisation included
- Fewer edge compute features
- Smaller enterprise support organisation
- Fewer compliance certifications
Fastly: pros & cons
- Instant global cache purge
- Programmable edge with VCL and Compute
- Strong performance and observability
- Configuration is developer-oriented
- Pricing suits larger traffic volumes
- Steeper learning curve than simple CDNs
Our verdict on Bunny.net
Excellent price to performance. Enterprises with procurement requirements will need a bigger vendor.
Our verdict on Fastly
Powerful for teams who will use the programmability. Simple static sites do not need it.