Fastly Tops Forrester’s Edge Development Platforms Wave, Highlighting Performance and Developer Experience

Event summary

  • Fastly named a Leader in Forrester’s Q1 2026 Edge Development Platforms Wave report.
  • Fastly received the highest customer feedback score among evaluated vendors.
  • Forrester highlights Fastly’s global compute fabric, Wasm security, and AI-assisted development.
  • Fastly targets performance-critical, event-driven, and security-sensitive edge workloads.

The big picture

Fastly’s recognition as a Leader in Forrester’s report underscores the growing demand for high-performance, secure edge computing solutions. As enterprises prioritize globally distributed applications, Fastly’s emphasis on developer experience and reliability positions it as a key player in a market increasingly shaped by AI-driven and event-driven architectures. The company’s ability to maintain its technical edge will determine its long-term competitive advantage.

What we're watching

Execution Risk
Whether Fastly can sustain its innovation lead in AI-assisted development and edge-first event streaming.
Market Differentiation
How Fastly’s focus on performance-critical workloads will position it against competitors in a crowded edge computing space.
Customer Retention
The pace at which Fastly can expand container and component flexibility to retain enterprise clients.