Fastly lands Leader status in Forrester’s 2026 edge report
Fastly has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Forrester Wave™ for Edge Development Platforms. The company received perfect scores for performance and developer experience in the report.
Key Takeaways
- Fastly was ranked a Leader in the 2026 Forrester Wave™ for Edge Development Platforms.
- Forrester gave Fastly 5/5 scores for performance.
- Forrester gave Fastly 5/5 scores for developer experience.
Why It Matters
The immediate takeaway is that Fastly now has a third-party validation point for its edge development platform, with perfect 5/5 marks in performance and developer experience. For streaming teams evaluating CDN and edge infrastructure, those two dimensions are core buying criteria. The competitive signal is the Forrester Wave™ category itself: Fastly is being measured alongside other edge development platforms, not just as a CDN brand. The key thing to watch next is the full Forrester report behind the Leader ranking, especially the criteria that drove the performance and developer experience scores.
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