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Akamai API Security vs Wallarm NG WAF comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai API Security
Ranking in API Security
1st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wallarm NG WAF
Ranking in API Security
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (40th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the API Security category, the mindshare of Akamai API Security is 11.4%, down from 22.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wallarm NG WAF is 4.3%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Akamai API Security11.4%
Wallarm NG WAF4.3%
Other84.3%
API Security
 

Featured Reviews

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Arquiteto at C.Vale - Cooperativa Agroindustrial
Uses bot detection and browser inspection features to fine-tune access policies effectively
I enabled the anomaly detection to understand the solution better. I configured the policies and created exclusions for some bots. For example, when I read and inspected the user agent data, I found that the Axion bot request was blocked by the browser inspector. In this case, I created an exclusion for the user agent Axion. I enabled the anomaly detection to study and understand the solution.
it_user796242 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Helps us to monitor attacks to our sites and prevents a lot of them
Set up Wallarm as a reverse proxy. Do not replace your web server. Use Wallarm first in monitoring mode, then learn from Wallarm which type of request is false positive and which type of request is not. This process takes a couple of weeks for very highly-loaded web applications (few millions of unique visitors in one month). Then you can turn Wallarm into blocking mode and everything will be fine. Do not forget to build a monitoring system, the wave, and API for it. Before we started using Wallarm, I already knew Ivan (CEO) and Stepan (COO) from a couple of years before. Ivan had his own security company and Stepan was working on a Russian security magazine called Xakep. They told us that they wanted to create a new WAF and already had a working version of it. They asked me to test it. We did tests, and it was really good. After few month after testing, we signed an agreement. Our choice was made not because we knew these guys for a long time, but because the product was really cool and we were glad to start using it as one of the first on the market!

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The support from Akamai API Security is good, the employment and support are of excellent quality."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its integration with API gateways, WAP and with part of their SDLC."
"Akamai API Security has made a positive difference for our organization by improving our security posture and saving our team time, as we can actually prioritize tasks unless there are some false positives, but it is definitely saving a lot of time."
"The API part is effective."
"API throttling is the most valuable feature of Akamai API Security."
"Helps us to monitor situation in regards to attacks to our sites and prevents a lot of them."
 

Cons

"The challenge I found was with contextualization and how analytics are generated."
"It would be beneficial to use machine learning and API throttling together to identify how the APIs are called and whether it's coming from the right person or the wrong person."
"More features would be beneficial."
"I think it would be good if they can integrate more with API gateways as this is currently limited."
"The biggest problem for us was the stability and speed using the first version of Wallarm. Now, it is fine."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a limit to the number of APIs we can use inside a bundle, and we have to pay extra if we exceed that limit."
"​Pricing must be cheaper than the competition and the licensing must be good.​"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
5%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai API Security?
It is not expensive. It is practical to use and represents an excellent solution.
What is your primary use case for Akamai API Security?
I use Akamai API Security. I downloaded a report comparing WAF Akamai and WAF Azure to understand the real differences. I studied the solution to comprehend how it detects bots. For example, with A...
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Sample Customers

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Panasonic. Miro. Rappi. Wargaming. Gannett. Omio. Acronis. Workforce Software. Tipalti. SEMRush.
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