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Fastly vs HCL Commerce

Based on 383 and 1 real audits

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MetricFastlyHCL CommerceWinner
Performance4528Fastly
Accessibility9193HCL Commerce
Best Practices8981Fastly
SEO92100HCL Commerce
Security6667HCL Commerce
TTFB149ms104msHCL Commerce
Composite7474Tie
Performance
Fastly
45
HCL Commerce
28
Accessibility
Fastly
91
HCL Commerce
93
Security
Fastly
66
HCL Commerce
67
SEO
Fastly
92
HCL Commerce
100
Composite
Fastly
74
HCL Commerce
74

HCL Commerce outperforms Fastly in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 74). Fastly leads in performance, best practices.

When to choose Fastly

Choose Fastly 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 HCL Commerce

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 383 audited Fastly sites and 1 audited HCL Commerce 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, Fastly or HCL Commerce?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Fastly sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (45 vs 28 on average).
Which has better security, Fastly or HCL Commerce?
HCL Commerce sites score higher on security analysis (67 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Fastly or HCL Commerce?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor HCL Commerce (93 vs 91). 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, Fastly or HCL Commerce?
HCL Commerce sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (100 vs 92 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), Fastly or HCL Commerce?
HCL Commerce sites show lower Time to First Byte (104 ms vs 149 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 Fastly or HCL Commerce for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Fastly scores higher on overall composite score while Fastly 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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