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Akamai App & API Protector vs. FortiDDoS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akamai App & API Protector
Score 9.5 out of 10
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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
FortiDDoS
Score 6.0 out of 10
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FortiDDoS is a DDoS prevention product available as a hardware appliance or a hybrid on-premise/cloud software solution. Scope of Protection The FortiDDoS product offered by Fortinet differentiates itself from other products in the industry by providing comprehensive protection at multiple layers of the OSI model. It offers integrated protection at layer 3 (network layer), layer 4 (transport layer), and layer 7 (application layer) to defend against a wide range of…N/A
Pricing
Akamai App & API ProtectorFortiDDoS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Akamai App & API ProtectorFortiDDoS
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)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Akamai App & API ProtectorFortiDDoS
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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Fortinet
It is suitable for use in the transaction service environment on the Internet, such as Web Service, Mobile App, Cloud Micro Service, blockchain trading platform, VDI for Work at Home. Not suitable for use in the company's internal decentralized trading system.
Melvin Ji | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melvin Ji
Vice President & Product Manager
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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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Fortinet
  • FortiDDos solves the loss of business money caused by previous attacks that we have faced. Our company's business is mainly to provide Internet APP manufacturers with their client-side cash transaction services.
  • Can react quickly when it is subjected to a malicious attack. Can quickly assist us in the follow-up response processing.
  • It can be integrated with our existing NOC management platform. Has played complete monitoring and management capabilities.
Melvin Ji | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melvin Ji
Vice President & Product Manager
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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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Fortinet
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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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Fortinet
  • Provide our business area grows 60% year by year
Melvin Ji | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melvin Ji
Vice President & Product Manager
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