Akamai App & API Protector vs. Symantec Web Application Firewall (WAF) & Reverse Proxy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akamai App & API Protector
Score 8.6 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
Symantec Web Application Firewall (WAF) & Reverse Proxy
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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8.0
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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
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Pros
Akamai
  • Web Security
  • Bot managment
  • Rate Control
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Broadcom
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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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Broadcom
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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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Broadcom
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