Akamai CDN vs. Vercara UltraSecure

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akamai CDN
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Akamai Technologies, headquartered in Boston, offers Akamai Connected Cloud, a content delivery network (CDN) with a variety of services used to guarantee application, API, and media delivery.N/A
Vercara UltraSecure
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
UltraSecureSM, from DigiCert company Vercara, is designed for companies that depend on their online presence to generate revenue or handle customer data transactions. It safeguards critical web assets, enhances internal security capabilities, and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.N/A
Pricing
Akamai CDNVercara UltraSecure
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Akamai CDNVercara UltraSecure
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Akamai CDNVercara UltraSecure
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Akamai CDNVercara UltraSecure
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(16 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(2 ratings)
7.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Akamai CDNVercara UltraSecure
Likelihood to Recommend
Akamai
Akamai is a well-established brand name with a great product. It meets and many time exceeds the needs for global content delivery and security management layer at the edge. Fine grain security tuning seems cumbersome as the definition of the app keeps changing. It also requires an investment of time for the setup which doesn't necessarily make sense for smaller scale scenarios. Some products offered by AWS, Azure or the Google Cloud can be more tightly integrated with cloud provider offerings thus easier to configure.
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DigiCert
I think it is best when you might need a lot of detail. I wouldn't suggest this for sharing with an end user.
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Pros
Akamai
  • Content offloading - once rules are set up within Akamai you don't need to even think about how many images or large JavaScript or CSS files (for example) are being served from your own estate, Akamai takes care of it all via rules that are quick, easy and flexible.
  • Page caching - for pages that don't change very often Akamai allows you to set up rules, quickly and easily, to serve up your page content for you, which takes even more load away from your origin servers.
  • Quick rollback - the Akamai system allows easy testing of rules and changes via a staging system, and also offers a quick rollback option, which is perfect for the rare occasions when something has been set up incorrectly.
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DigiCert
  • Speed
  • Reliability
  • Resilience
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Cons
Akamai
  • The interface in their control centre could be a bit more user-friendly with some of the settings in places that you wouldn't expect them to be. The search offsets this problem to an extent but it's still sometimes slower than you'd like to find what you are looking for.
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DigiCert
  • I'm pretty happy with it as is.
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Usability
Akamai
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DigiCert
I haven't had any problems.
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Support Rating
Akamai
Their support documents are excellent and provide a lot of useful information for all their services. The only reason I didn't give them a 10 is that the time it takes for them to respond to an issue could be slightly faster.
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DigiCert
On a rare occasion that we call for support, more like a HOW-TO type of thing, it is a live person, prompt, courteous and knowledgeable.
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Alternatives Considered
Akamai
We've used -- and considered -- a whole number of CDN offerings. The good news is that almost all of the CDN products on the market are terrific, and will pay for themselves via increased customer satisfaction and lower monthly hosting bills. For some cases, we're still more likely to suggest CloudFlare (which has a free tier) or an integrated offering from a cloud provider, like Cloudfront.
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DigiCert
We read reviews and had a demo. That suited us well.
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Return on Investment
Akamai
  • Akamai RoI improved over a period of times since it comes with heavy costs, however global deliveries in over 100 counties and global web platforms usage helps improve RoI
  • With the complex UI challenges, ROI could be impacted negatively when you have to invest in operations and time.
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DigiCert
  • I like their free offerings.
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