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Click & Pledge vs Fastly

Based on 3 and 380 real audits

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MetricClick & PledgeFastlyWinner
Performance7846Click & Pledge
Accessibility8191Fastly
Best Practices9289Click & Pledge
SEO8392Fastly
Security6866Click & Pledge
TTFB160ms148msFastly
Composite7874Click & Pledge
Performance
Click & Pledge
78
Fastly
46
Accessibility
Click & Pledge
81
Fastly
91
Security
Click & Pledge
68
Fastly
66
SEO
Click & Pledge
83
Fastly
92
Composite
Click & Pledge
78
Fastly
74

Click & Pledge outperforms Fastly in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (78 vs 74). Fastly leads in accessibility, SEO, TTFB.

When to choose Click & Pledge

Choose Click & Pledge when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Fastly

Choose Fastly when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 3 audited Click & Pledge sites and 380 audited Fastly sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →

Small sample: one or both technologies have fewer than 10 audited sites. Treat these numbers as directional — medians stabilize around 20–30 audits per side.

FAQ

Which is faster, Click & Pledge or Fastly?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Click & Pledge sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (78 vs 46 on average).
Which has better security, Click & Pledge or Fastly?
Click & Pledge sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Click & Pledge or Fastly?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Fastly (91 vs 81). Both technologies can be made fully accessible with care — the difference reflects common patterns in the sampled sites, not inherent platform limits.
Which is better for SEO, Click & Pledge or Fastly?
Fastly sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 vs 83 on average), which cover meta tags, crawlability, mobile friendliness, and structured data. Content strategy and backlinks still matter more than platform choice for ranking.
Which has faster server response (TTFB), Click & Pledge or Fastly?
Fastly sites show lower Time to First Byte (148 ms vs 160 ms on average). TTFB depends heavily on hosting and CDN setup rather than the technology itself, but the sampled sites suggest a meaningful difference in common deployment patterns.
Should I choose Click & Pledge or Fastly for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Click & Pledge scores higher on overall composite score while Click & Pledge may excel in metrics you care about most. Run a free BeaverCheck audit on a real site using each to compare the metrics relevant to your use case.
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