SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
fastly.comvslinear.app
which is stronger?
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moat
how deep is each moat.
fastly.com · aggregate
6.5/10real moat
moat delta-2.5
linear.app · aggregate
4.0/10shallow moat
9.0
capital-7.0 →
2.0
8.0
technical-3.0 →
5.0
3.0
network-1.0 →
2.0
7.0
switching-4.0 →
3.0
4.0
data-2.0 →
2.0
6.0
regulatory-5.0 →
1.0
—
distribution—
8.0
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorfastly.com wins
fastly.com
$1 + usage
linear.app
$47
delta −$46linear.app costs ~47× more per month to keep alive.
time to clonelinear.app wins
fastly.com
∞
linear.app
6 weeks
delta · finite vs. ∞linear.app 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 linear.app · 11
issue / project tracker
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only fastly.com · 77
AWSbandwidthCloudflare WorkersCloudFrontFastlyGatsbyS3
shared infra · 44
CloudflarePostgresSupabaseVercel
only linear.app · 1212
cmdkdnd-kitElectricSQLFramerFramer MotionGitHubLinearModalNext.jsCloudflare R2ReactResend
the verdict
ATTACK LINEAR FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the linear attack a month. circle back to fastly only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
shallower moat
full reportcontested · 35
→ read the fastly.com report
full reportcontested · 60
→ read the linear.app report
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