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Amazon CloudFront vs Fastly:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Fastly had more branded searches than Amazon CloudFront among content delivery networks worldwide. Fastly had about 59,500 branded searches, while Amazon CloudFront had 22,200. Fastly made up 1.3% of all content delivery network searches we track, and Amazon CloudFront accounted for 0.49%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about content delivery networks, both Amazon CloudFront and Fastly appeared in all five answers. Amazon CloudFront was mentioned before Fastly in every answer.

Among content delivery networks worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Fastly, about 3 searches for every 1 for Amazon CloudFront

Fastly 59.5K searchesAmazon CloudFront 22.2K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both are mentioned in every answer we collected.

Amazon CloudFront in 5 of 5Fastly in 5 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Amazon CloudFront, named ahead of Fastly in every answer

Amazon CloudFront first in 5Fastly never first

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Top content delivery networks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Amazon CloudFront and Fastly showed up in all five answers. Amazon CloudFront was listed before Fastly in every answer.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Cloudflare1st
  2. Amazon CloudFront2nd
  3. Akamai3rd
  4. Fastly4th
  5. Bunny.net5th
  6. CDN77–
  7. KeyCDN–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Cloudflare5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Akamai5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Fastly5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Amazon CloudFront5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Bunny.net4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • CDN770 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • KeyCDN0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about content delivery networks

5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 20, 2026.

Is Amazon CloudFront or Fastly more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Amazon CloudFront and Fastly by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven content delivery networks we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Amazon CloudFront and Fastly among content delivery networks worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Fastly, Amazon CloudFront. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthCloudflareAkamaiFastlyBunny.netAmazon CloudFrontCDN77KeyCDN
Oct 202588.5%5.3%2.9%1%1.9%0.22%0.17%
Nov 202597%1.4%0.78%0.3%0.35%0.06%0.05%
Dec 202594.6%2.5%1.4%0.6%0.62%0.1%0.08%
Jan 202691.7%3.7%2.5%0.93%0.9%0.18%0.12%
Feb 202691.4%3.6%2.9%0.92%0.9%0.15%0.1%
Mar 202692.8%3%2.1%0.94%0.91%0.12%0.08%
Apr 202692.2%3.7%2.1%0.98%0.9%0.12%0.08%
May 202692.5%3.7%2.1%1%0.6%0.1%0.07%
Jun 202693.6%3%1.8%0.82%0.61%0.1%0.05%
Jul 202694.3%2.5%1.7%0.73%0.61%0.1%0.05%
Aug 202695.1%2.1%1.5%0.65%0.51%0.08%0.04%
Sep 202694.4%3%1.3%0.63%0.49%0.12%0.05%

How has the Amazon CloudFront and Fastly comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for content delivery networks worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. Fastly’s share of searches among content delivery networks worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.8% to 1.3% in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon CloudFront worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 22.2K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

5 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon CloudFront’s and Fastly’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Amazon CloudFront

1 branded search term

  • amazon cloudfront

Fastly

4 branded search terms

  • fastly
  • fastly app
  • fastly cdn
  • fastly software

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