Gumlet vs. Fastly

Gumlet Video enables you to host, secure, and stream videos to either a vast audience or a select few within minutes, while allowing for the creation of tailored video processing and delivery solutions through its Video API. Additionally, Gumlet Image facilitates the automatic optimization and distribution of images at scale across various websites and applications. With a reputation built on the trust of over 10,000 businesses and creators globally, Gumlet manages an impressive 1.5 billion media files on a daily basis, achieving a notable optimization rate of 54%. Gumlet Video streamlines the video delivery process by simplifying custom streaming with minimal coding requirements and ensuring superior compression without a loss in quality. It also enhances video management by providing a unified platform, harnesses automation through APIs, SDKs, and webhooks, and offers valuable analytics to boost return on investment, all while enabling RTMP live streaming in just minutes. On the other hand, Gumlet Image Optimization makes image enhancement effortless by automatically resizing and compressing images, seamlessly integrating to improve user experience and SEO benefits, and leading the way with the world’s first auto-responsive resizing feature. Moreover, it employs AI automation to give users control over every aspect of their images. Founded in 2019 in Singapore by Aditya Patadia and Divyesh Patel, Gumlet was born from the innovative spirit of its creators, who were instrumental in the success of Turing Analytics, a trailblazing AI startup known for its advancements in artificial intelligence. Their mission is to continue transforming the media landscape with cutting-edge technology solutions.

The leading edge cloud platform available today empowers developers, fosters customer connections, and facilitates business growth. Our innovative solution is crafted to enhance both your existing technology and your teams' capabilities. By moving data and applications closer to users at the network's edge, our platform significantly boosts the performance of your websites and applications. Fastly's highly customizable CDN enables you to tailor content delivery right where it's needed most. Users will appreciate having immediate access to the information they seek. Our robust Points of Presence (POPs), equipped with solid-state drives (SSDs), are strategically positioned in well-connected areas across the globe. This setup allows for extended caching periods, minimizing the need to retrieve data from the original source. Instant Purge and batch purging through surrogate keys enable rapid caching and invalidation of dynamic content, ensuring that you can always deliver up-to-date news, inventory levels, and weather updates. With such capabilities, your platform is not only efficient but also adaptable to ever-evolving user demands.