European Alternatives to Fastly

For edge computing needs similar to Fastly, Bunny.net and Gcore are the best European alternatives. Bunny.net offers BunnyEdge Scripting with instant purging, while Gcore provides comprehensive edge compute with 180+ PoPs. Both are GDPR compliant and offer competitive pricing without Fastly's enterprise minimums.

Yes, several European CDNs now offer edge computing. Bunny.net has BunnyEdge Scripting for running JavaScript at the edge, and Gcore offers full edge compute functions. While these may not yet match Fastly's WebAssembly support, they're sufficient for most edge computing use cases like A/B testing, personalization, and request manipulation.

Yes, instant cache purging is now standard among leading European CDNs. Bunny.net and KeyCDN both offer instant global purging, typically completing within seconds. This matches Fastly's famous instant purge capability that was once a key differentiator.

Generally yes. Fastly typically requires enterprise contracts with minimum commitments, making it expensive for smaller deployments. European CDNs like Bunny.net start at €0.01/GB with no minimums, and Gcore offers a free tier. This makes European CDNs much more accessible for startups and SMBs.

Key reasons include: full GDPR compliance with EU-based data processing, protection from US surveillance laws like the CLOUD Act, more accessible pricing without enterprise minimums, support for European digital sovereignty, and often better European regional performance due to stronger local PoP coverage.

Migration complexity depends on how much you use Fastly's advanced features. Basic CDN migration is straightforward: configure the new CDN, replicate your cache rules, test, and update DNS. If you heavily use VCL or Compute@Edge, you'll need to rewrite this logic for the new platform, but providers like Bunny.net offer similar scripting capabilities.