Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024
Kentik and Akamai App and API Protector are both leaders in network analysis and security. Kentik seems to shine in network visualization and analysis, while Akamai is prominent in DDoS protection and scalability.
Features: Kentik is recognized for its SaaS delivery model, providing extensive NetFlow visualization and robust real-time visibility for network monitoring. Additionally, it supports detailed traffic analysis and customization of alerts. Akamai App and API Protector is noted for its strong DDoS protection, scalability, and seamless integration of security controls, including a customizable WAF and detailed traffic filtering.
Room for Improvement: Kentik could enhance user permissions granularity and API usability, while making its visualization dimensions more intuitive. Users would also benefit from improved automation and mitigation feature integration. Akamai could refine its WAF interface, advance its reporting capabilities, and improve pricing competitiveness and intelligent dashboard monitoring.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Kentik is praised for its proactive customer support and offers deployment flexibility, including on-premises and private cloud. Akamai, focusing on public cloud deployment, also enjoys positive feedback for its support, although experiences with response times vary. Kentik supports traditional data center models, whereas Akamai is oriented towards cloud integration.
Pricing and ROI: Kentik is seen as cost-effective with significant ROI, particularly in traffic insights and transit cost optimization. Akamai, though considered expensive with usage-based pricing, justifies its cost through a comprehensive feature set attractive to larger enterprises. Both could benefit from more flexible pricing and billing models to reach diverse customers.
To learn more, read our detailed
Akamai App and API Protector vs. Kentik Report (Updated: June 2025).
