Is CloudAMQP or Fastly better?

Neither clearly leads. CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fastly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, CloudAMQP or Fastly?

CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fastly at Free.

Does CloudAMQP or Fastly run on more platforms?

CloudAMQP runs on Web. Fastly runs on Web, API.

Can I use CloudAMQP for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is CloudAMQP best used for?

CloudAMQP is most often used for message queue services, message brokers for distributed systems, rabbitmq and lavinmq hosting, asynchronous task processing. Of those, message queue services and message brokers for distributed systems are not what Fastly is typically brought in for.

What can CloudAMQP do that Fastly cannot?

Fastly covers Edge Compute, CDN, DDoS Protection, Real-time Analytics.

Cloud · head to head

CloudAMQP vs Fastly

CloudAMQP

Cloud

Managed RabbitMQ and LavinMQ clusters, hosted and fully managed

From: Free
Free plan: Yes

Visit CloudAMQP Full review

Fastly

Cloud

High performance edge computing platform

From: Free
Free plan: Yes

Visit Fastly Full review

The short version

CloudAMQP is a managed RabbitMQ hosting service billed per second; Fastly is an edge cloud platform.
Fastly is free; CloudAMQP starts at $19/mo.
Where CloudAMQP falls short: free tier messaging limits are low: 1-2M messages/month.
Where Fastly falls short: bandwidth is priced per region, and delivery to India, Africa and South Korea is $0.28 per GB against $0.12 in North America and Europe.
Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CloudAMQP and Fastly actually diverge.

Attributes where CloudAMQP and Fastly differ
Attribute	CloudAMQP	Fastly
Pricing model	Freemium	Usage-based
Platforms	Web	Web, API

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), category (Cloud).

Not yet recorded: founded for CloudAMQP.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CloudAMQP

Nothing recorded that Fastly does not also cover.

Only in Fastly

Edge Compute
CDN
DDoS Protection
Real-time Analytics
Image Optimization
Video Streaming
API
Instant Purge

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CloudAMQP

Message queue servicesnot Fastly
Message brokers for distributed systemsnot Fastly
RabbitMQ and LavinMQ hostingnot Fastly
Asynchronous task processingnot Fastly

Fastly

Serving static and dynamic content through a global CDNnot CloudAMQP
Running edge logic and caching in front of an origin applicationnot CloudAMQP

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CloudAMQP

Free tier messaging limits are low: 1-2M messages/month
Free tier connection limits are restrictive: 20-40
Multi-tenant plans have queue limits (200-2,000 max)
Dedicated plans expensive at scale: up to $14,995-$17,495/month
Extra disk space add-on at $0.35/month per GB may add significant cost

Fastly

Bandwidth is priced per region, and delivery to India, Africa and South Korea is $0.28 per GB against $0.12 in North America and Europe
The same traffic therefore costs more than twice as much depending on where the audience is, which is invisible until the bill arrives
The free allowance is 100 GB of bandwidth and 1M requests a month
Requests are billed separately from bandwidth, at $0.01 per 10,000 above the first million
High volume rates past 50 TB are not published and require contacting sales

Pricing, plan by plan

CloudAMQP

Free

LavinMQ - Loyal Lemming (Free)Free
- 2 million messages per month
- 40 connection limit
- 200 queue maximum
RabbitMQ - Little Lemur (Free)Free
- 1 million messages per month
- 20 connection limit
- 100 queue maximum
LavinMQ - Elegant Ermine$19/mo
- 20 million messages per month
- 200 connections
- 2,000 queue maximum
RabbitMQ - Tough Tiger$19/mo
- 10 million messages per month
- 100 connections
- 1,000 queue maximum

Fastly

Free

Free TrialFree
- CDN
- DDoS protection
- Real-time analytics
Pay-As-You-GoFree
- Usage-based pricing
- Advanced features
- Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose CloudAMQP if

You want to start without paying.

CloudAMQP review

Choose Fastly if

You need edge compute.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, API.
You also want cdn.

Fastly review

Questions people ask

Is CloudAMQP or Fastly better?: Neither clearly leads. CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fastly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CloudAMQP or Fastly?: CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fastly at Free.
Does CloudAMQP or Fastly run on more platforms?: CloudAMQP runs on Web. Fastly runs on Web, API.
Can I use CloudAMQP for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is CloudAMQP best used for?: CloudAMQP is most often used for message queue services, message brokers for distributed systems, rabbitmq and lavinmq hosting, asynchronous task processing. Of those, message queue services and message brokers for distributed systems are not what Fastly is typically brought in for.
What can CloudAMQP do that Fastly cannot?: Fastly covers Edge Compute, CDN, DDoS Protection, Real-time Analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CloudAMQP: Does CloudAMQP offer free plans?

Yes, CloudAMQP offers free tiers: LavinMQ Loyal Lemming with 2M messages/month, and RabbitMQ Little Lemur with 1M messages/month. Both include connection and queue limits.

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Fastly: Does Fastly charge based on usage or a flat monthly fee?

Fastly operates on a usage-based model with volume discounts. They offer a free tier with 100 GB bandwidth and 1M requests for experimentation, then customers pay per unit consumed with tiered discounts as consumption increases.

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CloudAMQP: What is the cheapest paid plan?

Both LavinMQ Elegant Ermine and RabbitMQ Tough Tiger cost $19/month. LavinMQ includes 20M messages/month with 200 connections; RabbitMQ includes 10M messages/month with 100 connections.

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Fastly: What are Fastly's main service packages and their costs?

Fastly offers Network Services Packages ($1,500-$6,000/month baseline), Security Packages (custom pricing), Compute Packages ($500/month entry level), and Observability Packages ($1,500/month entry level). Enterprise solutions include custom quotes for high-volume deployments.

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CloudAMQP: How are messages charged on CloudAMQP?

CloudAMQP plans include monthly message quotas. All plans are charged on a per-second basis with monthly billing cycles.

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Fastly: Can I start using Fastly for free?

Yes, Fastly offers a free tier with generous allowances for experimentation including 100 GB bandwidth and 1M requests. You can start building free and only pay when you use additional resources.

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CloudAMQP: What add-ons are available?

CloudAMQP offers Virtual Private Cloud add-on at $99/month, and extra disk space at $0.35/month per GB (25-2,000 GB available).

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Fastly: Are there surprise overage charges with Fastly?

Fastly advertises predictable pricing with no surprise overages. The pricing structure is designed to be transparent as consumption grows.

Source

CloudAMQP vs Fastly

CloudAMQP

Fastly

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in CloudAMQP

Only in Fastly

What people use each for

CloudAMQP

Fastly

Where each one falls short

CloudAMQP

Fastly

Pricing, plan by plan

CloudAMQP

Fastly

Which should you pick?

Choose CloudAMQP if

Choose Fastly if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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