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Fastly DDoS Protection

byFastly
in DDoS Mitigation Solutions
4.8

Overview

Product Information on Fastly DDoS Protection

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Fastly DDoS Protection?

Fastly DDoS Protection is a software designed to safeguard web applications and services from distributed denial-of-service attacks. The software offers real-time detection and mitigation of large-scale threats by analyzing traffic patterns and identifying abnormal spikes that signal potential attacks. It filters malicious requests before they reach the origin servers, helping to maintain service availability and performance. The software integrates with edge cloud infrastructure to distribute security functions closer to users, thereby reducing latency and enhancing response times. It includes features such as traffic monitoring, threat intelligence, customizable security rules, and automated incident response workflows. The software addresses the business problem of website downtime and degraded performance due to malicious network traffic, ensuring continuous access for legitimate users while minimizing the impact of volumetric and application-layer attacks.

Fastly DDoS Protection Pricing

Fastly DDoS Protection software follows a usage-based pricing model, where fees are determined by the volume of data transferred and the level of protection selected. The software offers different tiers based on the scope of mitigation required, with configurable options to meet varying levels of traffic and defensive needs. Pricing may vary depending on requested features and traffic patterns.

Overall experience with Fastly DDoS Protection

Manager, Project Management
3B - 10B USD, Transportation
FAVORABLE

“Fastly protects you IT active for DDoS attacks”

5.0
Nov 21, 2025
The account and support really helped to setup and migrate our website and apis. They also gave great security recommendations
Engineering Manager
1B - 3B USD, Consumer Goods
CRITICAL

“Product Improvement Needed Despite User Affinity for WAF”

3.0
Oct 9, 2024
WAF can be improved more. We faced problem while one of the DDOS attack happened in the past.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Fastly is a company that specializes in developing an edge cloud platform. This platform is designed to enhance the effectiveness and strength of websites and applications. Notable users of this platform include social media, e-commerce, news media and gaming sites. Through their platform, Fastly aims to facilitate improved web and app performance.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2011
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
http://www.fastly.com

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Fastly DDoS Protection Likes & Dislikes

Like

The flexibility to setup and the learning curve is to smooth to learn about Fastly

Like

WAF side of things

Like

The thing I like most about Fastly is the flexibility it provides without sacrificing speed. More specifically, the Fastly edge rate limiting can either by set up in a few clicks, or written into the VCL directly with custom logic for more advanced users and use cases.

Dislike

It separates WAF and NGWAF so it is alittle bit difficult to find the security functionality

Dislike

The support side was not great in the past

Dislike

Fastly can have a learning curve, and making sure services are set up for streamlined updates and maintenance requires work.

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Fastly DDoS Protection Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(58 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
79%
4 Star
19%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.6

Planning & Transition

5.0

Delivery & Execution

5.0

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Manager, Project Management
    1B-10B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Fastly protects you IT active for DDoS attacks

    5.0
    Nov 21, 2025
    The account and support really helped to setup and migrate our website and apis. They also gave great security recommendations
  • Engineering Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Fastly's Edge Rate Limiting Helps Manage Traffic Spikes Efficiently and Reliably

    5.0
    Jun 3, 2025
    Fastly is the fastest and most flexible CDN on the market. We were having issues with large traffic spikes taking down our origin, and turned to Fastly for edge rate limiting on custom dimensions to reliably deliver responses to all our customers.
  • Software Developer
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Excellent Support from TAM Team, Personalized and Informative Briefings

    5.0
    Jun 11, 2025
    Wonderful support from Reps and the TAM team, the recurring briefings add a lot of useful information for us.
  • VP of Information Systems
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Reliable Protection Without Oversight Keeps You Safe and Secure

    5.0
    May 28, 2025
    mostly doesn't require attention and keeps us protected! It's a great thing to have in your back pocket.
  • Senior DevOps Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Fastly will help you build out the solution to meet your complex needs.

    5.0
    May 14, 2025
    Great support and uptime. Their new features are built out to the actual user use cases rather than generic cases.
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