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Fastly vs Pygments

Based on 383 and 2 real audits

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MetricFastlyPygmentsWinner
Performance4572Pygments
Accessibility9192Pygments
Best Practices8986Fastly
SEO9292Tie
Security6663Fastly
TTFB149ms113msPygments
Composite7475Pygments
Performance
Fastly
45
Pygments
72
Accessibility
Fastly
91
Pygments
92
Security
Fastly
66
Pygments
63
SEO
Fastly
92
Pygments
92
Composite
Fastly
74
Pygments
75

Pygments outperforms Fastly in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 74). Fastly leads in best practices, security.

When to choose Fastly

Choose Fastly when your primary concern is best practices and security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Pygments

Choose Pygments when your primary concern is server response time and performance. 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 2 audited Pygments 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 Pygments?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Pygments sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (72 vs 45 on average).
Which has better security, Fastly or Pygments?
Fastly sites score higher on security analysis (66 vs 63 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Fastly or Pygments?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Pygments (92 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 Pygments?
Fastly sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 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 Pygments?
Pygments sites show lower Time to First Byte (113 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 Pygments for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Pygments 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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