Akamai App & API Protector vs. SonicWall Web Application Firewall

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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I will recommend SonicWall depending of the size of the company and the knowledge of the personal is going to administer the firewall. I deploy those in small office settings where manageability was relative non existence.

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• Web Security
• Bot managment
• Rate Control

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• Content updates are automatic content lists of applications, URLs, virtual threats.
• Great visualization through graphics of traffic and threats.
• One of the best web content filters on the market.

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• 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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• VPN implementation
• Geo block rules

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Technical support is a little expensive but it works. Any technical problem or not, SonicWall support helps in solving the problems. The SLA is fast and the service is also cordial, functional, and straight to the point. Support is essential to keep the tool always up-to-date with lists of malware, URLs, attacks, and others.

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Both products has their pro and cons. However in term of subscription and pricing for a small office, this offered better ROI as the office didn't want to spend too much and have something relative easy to manage.

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• Fair Security investment
• An attack impact would be higher
• Support contract is not cheap

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• More accurate analysis with the best usage reports and graphs
• Reduction of virtual attacks from blocks

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