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Attribute Ratings
- Akamai is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- StreamShark Live Streaming Platform is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Akamai
90%
15 Ratings
7.4
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
74%
4 Ratings
Support Rating

8.5
Akamai
85%
4 Ratings
8.6
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
86%
6 Ratings
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Retail Company, 10,001+ employeesStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
For internal communications such as Town Halls, StreamShark is a perfect solution. StreamShark provides the necessary security needed for private companies as well as a tried and true viewing experience for the end user.
Broadcast Operations Manager
ShopifyBroadcast Media, 5001-10,000 employees
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.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Airlines/Aviation Company, 5001-10,000 employeesStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
- StreamShark has an excellent live support model, which gives us real-time support on live stream productions. Another feature we like is the Okta SSO integration. This makes it simple to manage access to the videos and streams.
- Our account manager, James Broberg, is an absolute pleasure to work with. He clearly has our goals in mind when he suggests the new features in our bi-weekly meeting.
- Additionally, the StreamShark support team, namely, Yudong, Robert, and Aakanksha drive our requests to completion in a timely manner.
- The look and feel of the GUI is user-friendly.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Events Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
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.
Developer
M and M DirectRetail, 501-1000 employees
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
- Multiple homepages for channels e.g. one for public and one for internal.
IT Solutions Architect - Infrastructure
Laing O'RourkeConstruction, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Akamai
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Akamai Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$199 per month
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform Editions & Modules
Edition
Enterprise | custom pricing |
---|---|
Standard Monthly Live Streaming | $1992 |
Standard Annual Live Streaming | $1593 |
Team Annual Live Streaming | $3994 |
Team Monthly Live Streaming | $4995 |
Business Monthly Live Streaming | $9995 |
Business Annual Live Streaming | $7996 |
- none
- per month (billed monthly)
- per month ($1,908 billed annually)
- per month ($4,788 billed annually)
- per month (billed monthly)
- per month ($9,588 billed annually)
Additional Pricing Details
Full pricing breakdown and feature points available on the StreamShark website. Monthly plans: for individuals and small businesses Starting from $199/mo Features: 1080p Cloud Transcoding Real Time Stats Instant Video Archives Live Highlight Clips DVR & Live Rewind Multistream to Social Chat Privacy Controls Sub Users Enterprise Solutions: Custom plans for organizations, publishers and broadcasters (Contact for pricing) Includes all the monthly plans features, and: Single Sign On (SSO) Support Encoder Management Enterprise Viewer Home Page Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Assisted Streaming Encrypted Streams 360º 4K Streams White Glove Stream Monitoring 24/7 Phone SupportSupport Rating
Akamai
Akamai 8.5
Based on 4 answers
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.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Airlines/Aviation Company, 10,001+ employeesStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform 8.6
Based on 6 answers
Great response times, had personal help from James when needed, felt like an extremely valued customer.
Process Improvement Coordinator
Service StreamTelecommunications, 1001-5000 employees
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.
Director of Engineering
NorthOutComputer Software, 51-200 employees
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
We used IBM Cloud Video (previously called Ustream) for years. StreamShark is a better product in every sense. It is a more cost effective product. They have a support team who really cares about their clients success. And their product is ultimately more reliable than IBMs.
Broadcast Operations Manager
ShopifyBroadcast Media, 5001-10,000 employees
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.
Senior Product Manger, Digital Commerce
Dell TechnologiesComputer Hardware, 51-200 employees
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
- This service has positively impacted the organization by allowing larger audiences to receive information and act on said information in a more timely manner. This equates to more productivity around the organization, as initiatives and objectives can be efficiently shared with remote attendees in all of our different office locations.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Events Services Company, 1001-5000 employees