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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Armor

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AArmor is a cloud and mobile security solution. The vendor’s value proposition is that this solution was purpose-built to deliver the highest level of defense and control for an organization’s critical data, no matter where it’s hosted. The vendor says they are so confident in the ability of their solution to protect an organization’s data that they back it with their Cyber Warranty Guarantee.N/A

    Cloudflare Access

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACloudflare Access is a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution that secures internal applications by verifying identity, device posture, and context for every request. It replaces legacy VPNs with a faster, more secure alternative that lives at the network edge.N/A
    Pricing
    Akamai App & API ProtectorArmorCloudflare Access
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Akamai App & API ProtectorArmorCloudflare Access
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Multiple Products
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    Cloudflare
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    Key User Insights
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    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Akamai App & API ProtectorArmorCloudflare Access
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Akamai App & API Protector and Armor and Cloudflare Access
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    -
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    Armor
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    Cloudflare Access
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Akamai App & API Protector and Armor and Cloudflare Access
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    Armor
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    Cloudflare Access
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Akamai App & API Protector and Armor and Cloudflare Access
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    Armor
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    Cloudflare Access
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings4.92 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Zero Trust Security
    Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Akamai App & API Protector and Armor and Cloudflare Access
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    Cloudflare Access
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Continuous Verification00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Network Flow Control00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Network Traffic Analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Admin Access Control00 Ratings00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Network Data Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Akamai App & API ProtectorArmorCloudflare Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Akamai App & API ProtectorArmorCloudflare Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Armor
    Armor gives you what you need to be successful regardless of technical ability. If you can maintain the systems yourself, you are definitely ahead of the game with their service. If you're not prepared to configure and maintain the systems, they do a pretty good job of getting it set up during the onboarding process so that you don't need to dig into the technical guts too much. If you find yourself in over your head, their support staff can handle it for you in most cases.
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    Cloudflare
    I wanted to securely connect to my servers without getting tracked by malicious attackers, even though I was on public Wi-Fi. Security was my top priority, and I also wanted a setup that was easy and quick to start and provided great network performance. Cloudflare's Zero trust matches my criteria for becoming my first choice.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Web Security
    • Bot managment
    • Rate Control
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    Armor
    • Security - we have requirements met right out of the box and the implementation of new resources is done with security in mind.
    • Speed - We can scale resources easy and the infrastructure is fast and efficient.
    • Responsiveness - Support tickets are handled very fast with almost immediate solutions.
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    Cloudflare
    • Block access to known bad, risky, or unwanted destinations at the DNS or HTTP level.
    • Excellent protection for remote users.
    • Best in class browser isolation techniques.
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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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    Armor
    • Authentication and access against the secure messaging portal is overkill when the response I'm logging in to see merely says, "yes, we have your message. An agent will respond shortly". There should be an option to receive updates like this through email.
    • The online portal that allows us to clone servers is very slow to respond. More than once I've spun up an additional server due to the lack of visual feedback on the initial request.
    • The web application firewall does not seem to be sophisticated enough to differentiate between logged in administrators and end users. We use a CMS system which allows admins to create scripts. These often get barred by the WAF even though they are not malicious.
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    Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare still need to improve CASB direction to complete set of SASE tools.
    • More integrations with the third-party agents to check device posture in the Zero Trust framework.
    • More granularity in firewall rules for full replacement of on-premise solutions.
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    Usability
    Akamai
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    Armor
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    Cloudflare
    Within a few hours, new engineers are trained in basic tasks and are quite happy they are able to resolve issues independently. After SSO is configured, onboarding is as simple as signing into m365 via a web browser popup.
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    Armor
    Approximately 50% of all messages we receive are automated. Either that an agent will be assigned, has been assigned, or a ticket is closed. I'd like to see more 'real' interaction, and less box ticking, though I appreciate process has to be followed. That's the one point off. Everything else is very good.
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    Cloudflare
    Good chat support from the portal for basic questions and minor issues. The enterprise support line is provided as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Cloudflare
    Cloudflare was both the most feature-rich and cost-effective of comparisons. Presales engagement understood our challenges and was keen to solve them.
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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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    Armor
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    Cloudflare
    • The cost of Cloudflare Zero trust is much lower, hence reducing spending on infrastructure security.
    • The Network performance is improved thanks to Warp protocol.
    • Requires less maintenance and hence saves time.
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