SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
fastly.comvsfigma.com
which is stronger?
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clone time
4–6 months
contested4–6 months
figma.com
collaborative interface design platform
35/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat
how deep is each moat.
fastly.com · aggregate
6.5/10real moat
moat delta±0
figma.com · aggregate
6.5/10real moat
9.0
capital-4.0 →
5.0
8.0
technical±0
8.0
3.0
network+4.0 →
7.0
7.0
switching±0
7.0
4.0
data±0
4.0
6.0
regulatory-4.0 →
2.0
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distribution—
9.5
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorfastly.com wins
fastly.com
$1 + usage
figma.com
$28
delta −$27figma.com costs ~28× more per month to keep alive.
time to clonefigma.com wins
fastly.com
∞
figma.com
4–6 months
delta · finite vs. ∞figma.com is buildable; fastly.com effectively isn't.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only fastly.com · 11
integrations
shared · 11
serverless / edge platform
only figma.com · 22
media storagerealtime collaboration
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only fastly.com · 77
AWSbandwidthCloudflare WorkersFastlyGatsbyPostgresS3
shared infra · 44
CloudflareCloudFrontSupabaseVercel
only figma.com · 99
AutomergeLiveblocksNetlifyNext.jspartykitCloudflare R2ReactResendYjs
the verdict
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
fastly and figma land on the same moat depth, sit in the same tier, and present the same wall. either is a defensible angle of attack — the choice is taste, not difficulty.
the read
matched tiermatched wedge scoreland on the same moat depth
full reportcontested · 35
→ read the fastly.com report
full reportcontested · 35
→ read the figma.com report
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