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Akamai App & API Protector vs. Azure DDoS Protection

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akamai App & API Protector
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Akamai 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
Azure DDoS Protection
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Backed by the Microsoft global network, Azure DDoS Protection brings DDoS mitigation capacity to every Azure region. Combined with application design best practices, it provides enhanced DDoS mitigation features to defend against DDoS attacks.
$2,944
per month
Pricing
Akamai App & API ProtectorAzure DDoS Protection
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Overage charges (more than 100 public IP resources)
$29.50
per month per resource
Monthly charge per public IP resource protected
$199
per month
Monthly charge (includes protection for 100 public IP resources)
2,944
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Akamai App & API ProtectorAzure DDoS Protection
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
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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
Randy Varela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Varela
Offensive Security Engineer Lead
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Microsoft
We have mostly used this for the migrations of applications to the cloud. It also includes strategic hybrid cloud arrangements. The kind of support and security it provides along with a very well and strategically placed process, it makes the first choice for not only us but any other competitors of ours as well
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
Akamai
  • Web Security
  • Bot managment
  • Rate Control
Randy Varela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Varela
Offensive Security Engineer Lead
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Microsoft
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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
Randy Varela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Varela
Offensive Security Engineer Lead
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Microsoft
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Return on Investment
Akamai
  • Fair Security investment
  • An attack impact would be higher
  • Support contract is not cheap
Randy Varela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Varela
Offensive Security Engineer Lead
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Microsoft
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