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Akamai vs Cloudflare vs Fastly: CDN Performance Comparison

Compare Akamai vs Cloudflare vs Fastly. Current page data shows Akamai has the lowest P50 latency (36.98ms), while Cloudflare has the highest uptime (99.76%). Review latency, uptime, throughput, sample size, and security capabilities side by side.

Data updated: 10/1/2026, 00:00:29

CDNs in this comparison

Akamai

www.akamai.com

80
P50 latency

36.98ms

Uptime

99.69%

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Cloudflare

www.cloudflare.com

80
P50 latency

37.85ms

Uptime

99.76%

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Fastly

www.fastly.com

79
P50 latency

41.2ms

Uptime

99.72%

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Core metric comparison

MetricAkamaiCloudflareFastly
Overall score808079
P50 latency36.98ms37.85ms41.2ms
P95 latency51.75ms55.73ms58.78ms
Uptime99.69%99.76%99.72%
P50 throughput138.12 Mbps138.89 Mbps137.65 Mbps
Security score505050
HTTP/3
Samples8975,6704,527
Pricing modelEnterprise contractFree tier + usage-based billingPay-as-you-go

Data notes and methodology

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