Fastly vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway comparison

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Fastly and Microsoft are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Fastly is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.7. Fastly holds a 2.2% mindshare in WAF, compared to Microsoft’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fastly users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Fastly and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway compete in content delivery and application hosting services. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is considered superior for its extensive features and perceived value.

Features: Fastly provides real-time log streaming, quick configuration versioning allowing for fast deployment and rollbacks, and rate limiting for volumetric attack protection. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway offers integrated threat protection via its Web Application Firewall, auto-scaling for enhanced enterprise-level operations, and seamless API integration for traffic management.

Room for Improvement: Fastly could enhance its zero-trust features and provide more advanced edge security options. Improvements in customer support response time and expansion of its performance globally could further benefit users. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway might benefit from increasing its API integration capabilities, further simplifying its configuration process, and offering more detailed analytics and insights for enhanced decision-making.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fastly offers a quick and efficient deployment process, favoring businesses that need minimal setup time. It also supports easy changes via CLI for flexible configuration. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, in contrast, provides a robust and detailed deployment process supported by comprehensive documentation and a wide support network, favoring thorough integration capabilities for enterprises.

Pricing and ROI: Fastly is attractive to small to mid-sized businesses with its cost-effective initial setup, focusing on quick return on investment. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway may have higher initial costs but promises long-term ROI through scalable features, appealing to larger-scale operations planning strategic investments for future growth.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.0

Fastly boosts return on investment with improved performance, reduced latency, and cuts infrastructure costs by 40-60%.

Sentiment score

6.1

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway enhances ROI by reducing infrastructure costs, simplifying setup, and using cost management tools for accurate assessments.

Realizing a 30 to 50% reduction in latency and page load time, ensuring users experience a seamless workflow.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

I have seen a return on investment, particularly in time savings, especially regarding the changes.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway significantly impacts our cost savings while maintaining higher performance.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

If we can use a shared resource, then the return on investment is really nice.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We have seen a return on investment in terms of time-saving and cost-saving by not creating our own infrastructure.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Fastly's customer care is efficient with multi-channel support, but has inconsistencies in response times and transparency across time zones.

Sentiment score

6.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway support experiences vary; some praise expertise, while others criticize delays and inconsistent quality.

demonstrating the team's technical expertise in CDN and Edge architecture

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

We have SLAs defined because we opted for enterprise support pricing.

reviewer2161107

Staff Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are not getting quick responses from Fastly technical support engineers.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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I would say they provide the best support for Application Gateway because they own the product, so their support is top-notch.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement, specifically in paid support, by providing more direct contact.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

I would rate Microsoft support as good because they have a very skilled technical support team in the background

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.4

Fastly is praised for scalability, ease of growth support, cloud flexibility, excellent support, and successful global integrations.

Sentiment score

7.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides scalable solutions but has mixed reviews regarding cost and ease of scaling and upgrades.

Seamlessly handling massive traffic without requiring backend changes due to its globally distributed Edge network and stateless API-driven design.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a very scalable product.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

It has the autoscaling feature, so there is not much concern around performance; it can scale significantly.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a scalable solution.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.3

Fastly is stable and reliable with high uptime, no technical issues, and strong performance in enterprise applications.

Sentiment score

7.6

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is stable and reliable, with high ratings, despite occasional issues due to misconfiguration.

Highly reliable for enterprise-scale applications with high uptime guarantees.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

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We have been using it for the past two to three years, and there have been good results with no problems so far.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The stability is good, and except for a few instances, I don't see the non-availability of Azure Cloud services.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Room For Improvement

Fastly requires improvements in China presence, configuration complexity, pricing, customer support, security features, documentation, and bot detection.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is criticized for high costs, complexity, lacking documentation, and needing improvements in security, scalability, and support.

I chose 8 out of 10 because it has excellent performance and low latency delivery, making it suitable for larger applications, with strong Edge Caching and instant purging capabilities.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

Fastly could improve by improving the documentation and having some code examples.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Fastly should provide features similar to Cloudflare regarding a block list.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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One feature I mentioned is the support for non-HTTPS protocols such as TCP, which could allow one endpoint for all kinds of protocols.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement in terms of support, such as assigning agents directly for more straightforward engagement.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

In future releases of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would like to see more AI functionalities and a better dashboard as well as some customizations.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

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Setup Cost

Fastly is competitively priced with usage-based costs and customizable options, but some find it expensive with a learning curve.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's cost is debated; appreciated for scalability but potentially expensive with additional fees compared to AWS.

It operates on a pay-as-you-go structure, but costs scale with traffic, requiring monitoring to avoid unexpected spikes based on data transfers and the number of requests handled.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

In terms of price, I find it good.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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We would prefer to have it cheaper, but it is still expensive.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Azure solutions are quite expensive.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

When it comes to pricing for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

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Valuable Features

Fastly CDNs integrate with Signal Sciences WAF for efficient content delivery, enhancing performance with global edge locations and code management.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides secure, efficient traffic management with integration, automation, and scalability benefits for straightforward application deployment.

The best feature that Fastly offers is the Edge location, which reduces latency, making our applications work smoother because we do not have to constantly call the backend.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

Fastly has a wide number of configuration features that can be performed, and I emphasize that they can be done from code, which makes it much more traceable.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

In this project, it is working as a reverse proxy for CDN and WAF, web application firewall, additionally image optimization.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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We are using it for some of the security features for our applications, particularly for securing traffic in transit with SSL.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

The Web Application Firewall (WAF) in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has been very effective in protecting applications from security threats.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

The gateway's Web Application Firewall feature enhances security as it is the first entry point to your network from the outside world.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Categories and Ranking

Fastly

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

24th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (7th), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (11th)

Microsoft Azure Application...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

11th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Fastly is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 3.0%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway	3.0%
Fastly	2.2%
Other	94.8%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplify vms

Edge caching has transformed response times and delivers faster candidate data globally

Fastly can be improved in certain areas such as VCL, which is powerful but has a steep learning curve for normal users. A more user-friendly, UI-based configuration could simplify the experience, alongside better templates for common use cases and dashboard improvements, as the current dashboard feels complex for beginners, and pricing can be hard to predict for smaller companies. I chose 8 out of 10 because it has excellent performance and low latency delivery, making it suitable for larger applications, with strong Edge Caching and instant purging capabilities. However, VCL complexity and pricing predictability, especially for smaller companies, along with a user-friendly dashboard are areas impacting my score.

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reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Mutual TLS has secured our web services and now needs broader protocol support

The most valuable feature we have found in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is mutual TLS. We find mutual TLS valuable because we can verify the client securely by setting up the trust certificate of the client, and also if we do it at the client side as well. This successfully develops mutual trust, ensuring that we know the client who is calling our service is a legitimate client. That is a very nice feature.Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has helped manage our traffic efficiently because we have many web services that we can put behind the same URL, and we can have different URLs with the same Application Gateway with a limited number of listeners. We can do host-based routing as well as URL-based routing or path-based routing. It supports both, so we can have even a single URL supporting many applications, or we can have different URLs for different applications respectively. We have both use cases.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fastly?

In terms of price, I find it good, and as I mentioned, the implementation cost had some difficulty at the beginning due to the learning curve.

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What needs improvement with Fastly?

I think Fastly could improve by improving the documentation and having some code examples so that it is easier for developers, since at the beginning it becomes a bit complicated.

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What is your primary use case for Fastly?

My primary use case for Fastly is using it as a CDN to speed up my customers' access to the applications. A specific example of how Fastly has helped improve my customers' access to the application...

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What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?

We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the...

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How does AWS WAF compare to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Regarding the pricing and licensing of Application Gateway, it is not cheap because the version we are using is WAF V2, and we are also using DDoS Premium Protection. I think the price of WAF on Ap...

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Also Known As

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Overview

Fastly is a leading provider of content delivery network services that enhances website performance through efficient caching and real-time architecture capabilities.

Fastly integrates CDN technology with advanced web application firewall for comprehensive security. Its global infrastructure supports performance enhancement, rapid deployment, and rollback capabilities. Utilizing the VCL language allows custom caching solutions. Compute@Edge provides extensive architectural flexibility, aiding in HTML manipulation and script execution. Users benefit from its stability and reliability features for seamless network protection, log management, image optimization, and A/B testing. Challenges include limited support in mainland China, inadequate WebSocket protocol implementation, and complex pricing structures.

What are the key features of Fastly?

CDN Integration: Delivers content quickly across global Points of Presence.
Signal Sciences’ WAF: Manages security threats effectively.
VCL Language: Offers customizable caching solutions.
Compute@Edge: Enables flexible architecture for HTML manipulation.
Image Optimization: Enhances performance with dynamic image delivery.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Performance Enhancement: Boosts website speed and response time.
Rapid Deployment: Allows for swift implementation and rollback.
Real-Time Visibility: Provides insights into cached content management.
Security and Stability: Ensures reliability against DDoS attacks and other threats.
Flexibility: Offers diverse network protection and infrastructure capabilities.

Fastly is widely implemented in industries needing robust content delivery and security capabilities. Companies use it as a reverse proxy for media delivery, ensuring availability and optimized performance. Its rapid deployment and rollback features are particularly beneficial in technology sectors requiring agile responses to demand shifts.

Fastly

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway offers advanced traffic management and security features for web applications. It includes built-in rules, Layer 7 control, autoscaling, and integration options, providing flexibility and security for managing application traffic efficiently.

Azure Application Gateway is utilized by organizations for securing and managing web traffic with its comprehensive web application firewall, load balancing capabilities, and Layer 7 firewall rules. Known for its ease of setup and integration, the platform facilitates external application access and deploys secure services. While it enhances security with customized configurations, users note areas for improvement such as configuration complexity, pricing, third-party tool integration, and automation. Addressing these aspects can improve user experience and performance.

What are the key features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Built-in Rules: Pre-configured rules help streamline traffic management and enhance security.
Layer 7 Control: Offers detailed traffic routing and policies based on application-level information.
Real-Time Autoscaling: Automatically adjusts resources to meet demand and optimize performance.
Comprehensive WAF Protection: Guards against web vulnerabilities and potential threats.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with Azure services for enhanced workflow efficiency.

What benefits do users look for in reviews?

Traffic Routing: Efficiently directs application traffic based on defined rules for improved performance.
Security: Provides robust protection for internet-facing applications.
Ease of Setup: Simplifies deployment and management of applications.
Flexibility: Supports different application scenarios with customizable configurations.

Industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail implement Azure Application Gateway to protect sensitive data and manage significant web traffic. Its application deployment support and security capabilities make it suitable for businesses needing to ensure secure data exchange and reliable access to online services.

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Sample Customers

Twitter, Airbnb, Alaska Airlines, Pinterest, Vimeo, The Guardian, The New York Times, Ticketmaster, The Drupal Association, Opera, about.com, imgur, Etsy, Foursquare, GitHub, New Relic, shopify, Shazam, Firebase

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