Fastly vs Google Hosted Libraries
Fastly is a content delivery network (CDN) and Google Hosted Libraries is a content delivery network (CDN). Here's how they compare, how Tech Stack Detector detects each, and how many scanned websites use them.
Edge cloud platform and CDN.
- Category
- CDN
- Detection signals
- 2
- In our index
- 27 websites
- Official site
- fastly.com
Google CDN for popular JavaScript libraries.
- Category
- CDN
- Detection signals
- 1
- In our index
- 7 websites
- Official site
- developers.google.com
How Tech Stack Detector detects each
Fastly
- HeaderFastly cache server header
- HeaderFastly request ID header
Google Hosted Libraries
- Script SrcGoogle Hosted Libraries script
Websites using each
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Fastly and Google Hosted Libraries?
Fastly is a content delivery network (CDN) (Edge cloud platform and CDN), while Google Hosted Libraries is a content delivery network (CDN) (Google CDN for popular JavaScript libraries). Both are CDN technologies, so they are often considered alternatives.
Can a website use both Fastly and Google Hosted Libraries?
Yes. Tech Stack Detector detects each technology independently when you scan a site, so a single page can report both Fastly and Google Hosted Libraries when both are present.