Akamai App & API Protector vs. DDoS-GUARD

DDoS-GUARD

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting 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
DDoS-GUARD	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	A comprehensive DDoS protection service for websites and servers CDN and traffic optimization features. The company's own geo-distributed DDoS mitigation network with nodes in the United States, Hong Kong, Russia, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands makes it possible to process large amounts of traffic and protect customer sites and servers. DDoS Protection for ISP and DC Network BGP L3-7 protection. White label. API. Self-developed solutions. 24/7/365 support.…	N/A

Pricing

Akamai App & API Protector

DDoS-GUARD

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Akamai App & API Protector	DDoS-GUARD
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

$15 per domain

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Akamai App & API Protector	DDoS-GUARD
Considered Both Products	Akamai App & API Protector No answer on this topic	DDoS-GUARD SS Sushil Sali Consultant Chose DDoS-GUARD We chose DDoS-GUARD for its cost-effective and flexible plans. This software had the ability to meet our requirements. That is to scale with our 30+ client websites and 100,000 daily requests. The Integration also seemed better than AWS ecosystems and simpler API management. … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Akamai App & API Protector	DDoS-GUARD
Small Businesses	Cloudflare Score 8.9 out of 10	Cloudflare Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF Score 9.4 out of 10	Cloudflare Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF Score 9.4 out of 10	Akamai App & API Protector Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Akamai App & API Protector	DDoS-GUARD
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Akamai App & API Protector	DDoS-GUARD
Likelihood to Recommend	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 Incentivized Randy Varela Offensive Security Engineer Lead Read full review	It is well suited for handling predictable surges (100,000 daily requests), defending against volumetric attacks and Quick Setup for new client onboarding with amazing DNS Integration. It is probably less effective or I would say there is scope for improvement against sophisticated multi-vector attacks and direct-to-origin threats bypassing its cloud protection when IPs are exposed. Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
Pros	Web Security Bot managment Rate Control Incentivized Randy Varela Offensive Security Engineer Lead Read full review	Real-Time Traffic Filtering Integration Responsive Support Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
Cons	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 Incentivized Randy Varela Offensive Security Engineer Lead Read full review	Detailed post-attack analytics Slow Response During Edge Cases More intuitive API dashboard Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	The setup is straightforward. DNS rerouting and a clear client area wizard protect our 30+ client sites fast considering our small team. The real-time dashboard simplifies monitoring 100,000 daily requests, and 24/7 support resolves issues like rate-limit tweaks. It could be a 10/10 if API dashboard is more intuitive and if reporting could be more granular Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	We chose DDoS-GUARD for its cost-effective and flexible plans. This software had the ability to meet our requirements. That is to scale with our 30+ client websites and 100,000 daily requests. The Integration also seemed better than AWS ecosystems and simpler API management. This aligned better with our multi-platform needs and budget. Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
Return on Investment	Fair Security investment An attack impact would be higher Support contract is not cheap Incentivized Randy Varela Offensive Security Engineer Lead Read full review	It has ensured 99.9% uptime for 30+ client websites of ours during attacks. DDoS-GUARD has cut churn by 15%, retaining significant money in annual contracts. Our clients cite reliability as a key reason for renewals. Outsourcing DDoS mitigation to DDoS-GUARD saves us $50,000 yearly versus building an in-house solution. This helps and frees our team to focus on high-value app development and boosts our billable hours. With quick setup, we have been able to win 5 new contracts worth $75,000 annually and strengthened our position as a Cybersecurity Managed Services IT provider. Incentivized SS Sushil Sali Consultant Read full review
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