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Akamai App & API Protector vs. Apigee Sense

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    Akamai App & API Protector

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Akamai App & API Protector offers protection for websites, web applications and APIs. An evolution of Kona Site Defender, a web application security platform designed to protect web and mobile assets from targeted web application attacks and DDoS attacks while improving performance.N/A

    Apigee Sense

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AApigee Sense from Google (acquired in late 2016) protects APIs from unwanted request traffic, including attacks from malicious clients. Apigee Sense analyzes API request traffic, identifying patterns that might represent unwanted requests.N/A
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    Akamai App & API ProtectorApigee Sense
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    Akamai App & API ProtectorApigee Sense
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Akamai App & API ProtectorApigee Sense
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai App & API ProtectorApigee Sense
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    Akamai
    Akamai Kona Site Defender KSD, works fine for any website or mobile application (Native/JDK), it can be used as a WAF, a rate limiting tool, or a bot management tool all in one, plus you will get all the benefits of the Akamai CDN (Content distribution network) as well
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    Google
    Deployment is very easy and the configuration is excellent and the Apigee Sense is ready to go. The platform has an effective centralized Cloud monitoring capabilities and the data visual analytics that are generated are useful to the business production. Excellent portals and the features are easy to custom when starting with the platform and the project documentation tools are reliable.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Web Security
    • Bot managment
    • Rate Control
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    Google
    • Great documentation and Automation solution.
    • Effective Proxy management.
    • Data visual analytics easy generation.
    • Simple reporting functionalities.
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Custom rules might be hard to configure
    • For some cases you will need to contact the Akamai team to adjust the backend
    • Interface might feel laggy if used in a non-powerful PC
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    Google
    • The Apigee Sense deployment to the new users is not an easy operation.
    • Visualization analytics for complex project data.
    • Cloud multiple services management.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Fair Security investment
    • An attack impact would be higher
    • Support contract is not cheap
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    Google
    • The Cloud different services easy Automation using Apigee Sense is incredible.
    • Functional Proxy management tools.
    • Data analytics capability is the best.
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