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Fly Machines

Freemium

Fast-starting VMs for containerised apps at the edge

4.8 (336)

Fly Machines are Fly.io's fast-starting virtual machines for containerised workloads. Start in 300ms, stop when idle to save costs. Used for auto-scaling web services and ephemeral compute.

Best for: Developers who want fast-starting containers that scale to zero between requests at the edge

Cloudflare Workers

Freemium

Deploy serverless code globally on Cloudflare's edge network

4.6 (437)

Run JavaScript, Python, and Rust functions at the edge with sub-millisecond latency. Ideal for APIs, middleware, and full-stack applications needing global distribution.

Best for: Teams building latency-sensitive APIs, middleware, and dynamic content serving that need global distribution without provisioning servers.

Deno Deploy

Freemium

Deno JavaScript runtime at the edge globally

4.6 (70)

Deno Deploy runs JavaScript and TypeScript serverless functions at the edge using the Deno runtime. Zero cold starts, V8 isolates, and globally distributed. Free for low-traffic apps.

Best for: TypeScript developers who want edge computing with Deno's security model and zero cold starts

Fastly

Freemium

Programmable CDN used by GitHub, New York Times

4.3 (18)

Fastly is a high-performance programmable CDN used by GitHub, Spotify, and the New York Times. Compute@Edge for serverless. Real-time log streaming, advanced VCL configuration, and instant cache purge.

Best for: Enterprises with complex CDN requirements needing instant cache purge and edge computing capabilities

Fastly Compute@Edge

Freemium

Serverless on Fastly's programmable CDN edge

4.3 (164)

Fastly Compute@Edge runs WebAssembly serverless functions at Fastly's edge PoPs globally. Ultra-low latency, near-instant startup, and support for Rust, JavaScript, Go, and other WASM-compiled languages.

Best for: Developers needing ultra-low latency serverless at Fastly's edge with WebAssembly runtimes

Lagon

Free

Open source Cloudflare Workers alternative

4.2 (378)

Lagon is a free, open source serverless runtime for JavaScript/TypeScript that can be self-hosted or used via their cloud. Cloudflare Workers-compatible API.

Best for: Developers wanting an open source Cloudflare Workers alternative for edge computing they can self-host

Fly.io

Freemium

Deploy apps globally with sub-50ms latency

4.2 (191)

Fly.io runs Docker containers on bare metal in 35+ cities globally. Machines run close to users — sub-50ms latency from most locations. Supports any language and framework.

Best for: Latency-sensitive applications — APIs, real-time apps, and globally distributed backends

Edgio (Limelight)

From €500/mo

Enterprise CDN with applications edge platform

3.9 (63)

Edgio (formerly Limelight Networks) provides enterprise CDN, live video streaming, and edge compute. Strong video delivery and gaming content distribution.

Best for: Media companies and game publishers needing enterprise video streaming and content delivery infrastructure

StackPath

Freemium

CDN and edge compute platform

3.9 (93)

StackPath provides CDN, WAF, DDoS protection, and edge compute with 50+ PoPs globally. Simple pricing model and strong integration with serverless edge workers.

Best for: Developers wanting CDN, WAF, and edge compute in one platform at predictable pricing

Koyeb

Freemium

Serverless PaaS with global edge deployment

3.6 (341)

Koyeb is a developer-friendly serverless platform that deploys apps at the edge globally using just Docker or Git. Supports any language and framework. Free tier for small apps.

Best for: Developers wanting a simple global deployment platform with edge presence and Docker support