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Akamai Bot Manager vs Link11 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 18, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Akamai Bot Manager improves security, saves time, and reduces fraud, offering a 15% cost reduction and increased operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.2
Link11 provided cost-effective security management, ensuring network protection, compliance, and seamless e-commerce operations with complete return on investment.
We estimate a cost reduction of around 15% in fraud-related losses.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Akamai Bot Manager provides responsive, knowledgeable support and intuitive navigation, with higher satisfaction for larger, enterprise accounts.
Sentiment score
8.3
Link11 customer service is praised for its expert support, though time zone differences can impact communication efforts.
We did have a short formal training session with Akamai, but once we got hands-on, the interface was easy to navigate.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
Akamai Bot Manager is not cheap, and it's even a bit expensive.
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Akamai Bot Manager is scalable, adaptable, financially flexible, and promising for company-wide deployment, enabling efficient domain management.
Sentiment score
7.6
Link11 offers seamless scalability, efficiently managing high-traffic and adapting to changes while ensuring uninterrupted service during digital attacks.
Once we learn more, we will expand it to the entire company.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Akamai Bot Manager is stable and reliable when properly configured, but initial setup takes two to three weeks.
Sentiment score
8.3
Link11 users appreciate its reliability, stability, and performance, noting minimal downtime and resolved setup challenges, reinforcing confidence.
The implementation went smoothly after the initial setup.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
 

Room For Improvement

Users find Akamai Bot Manager difficult to use due to unintuitive UI, ineffective anomaly detection, and insufficient real-time customization.
Enhance Link11 with intuitive interfaces, real-time alerts, automated reporting, improved WAF, unified panels, and better bot management.
If I could change one thing, I would add more real-time customization so we could adjust thresholds on the fly.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
Bots these days move the way humans do, so it's really hard to understand which of them is a bot and which is human.
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Akamai Bot Manager is costly, charging based on data usage, requiring a separate license, and costing around $20,000 monthly.
Link11 offers adaptable pricing with flexible plans and discounts, enhancing value despite perceived high costs for enterprises.
Akamai Bot Manager is not cheap.
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Akamai Bot Manager enhances bot detection and blocking with real-time classification, fraud management, and seamless integration for threat protection.
Link11 and Reblaze provide advanced security features, effective threat management, and seamless integration for comprehensive protection across platforms.
Because it's a CDN solution and we are a global company, Akamai Bot Manager is basically the first layer of defense for us.
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The best feature of Akamai Bot Manager is the real-time bot classification.
Cyber Security Sales Executive at EVSPL
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Bot Manager
Ranking in Bot Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Link11
Ranking in Bot Management
10th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
CDN (19th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (34th), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (23rd), API Security (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Bot Management category, the mindshare of Akamai Bot Manager is 10.8%, down from 18.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Link11 is 7.9%, up from 6.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Bot Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akamai Bot Manager10.8%
Link117.9%
Other81.3%
Bot Management
 

Featured Reviews

Denis Burnaev - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Uses real-time dashboards to manage bot traffic and has provided a reliable first layer of defense
Because we are an airline, we have various attacks on our website and application, and we really have to involve our experience and try to find attacks by ourselves. These days attacks are very sophisticated and they are trying to manipulate in the same way as humans, so the anomaly feature is not really helpful. Bots are very clever these days and they move through the website the way humans do. We are not really using it because again, the attacks are sophisticated. We need something that involves different AI models that can try to find similarity in all the data that we are getting from Akamai Bot Manager to understand where exactly we can find similarities between the ways bots are reacting on the website. The most valued feature these days is getting research on all the data as fast as possible and trying to find similarities to understand which bots are trying to manipulate or abuse my website. We are going toward AI solutions because it is the fastest, but it should be a very sophisticated model. Bots these days move the way humans do, so it's really hard to understand which of them is a bot and which is human. Bots can go through the challenges you are putting on the website, and it seems nothing can stop them.
SS
Senior Director of Engineering - Information Security at Apna
Offers flexibility with a kill switch for bypassing Reblaze if needed and provides a reliable Layer 7 defense against attacks
There is still some room for improvement when it comes to bot management from Reblaze because they are relatively new compared to other vendors in the town. AWS WAF, the Web Application Firewall from AWS, has a vast database of bad IP addresses due to its long-standing presence in this business. Reblaze, being a new entrant, is still building its database of bad IP addresses and malicious systems. So, Reblaze needs to work on that aspect. But other than that, I don't think scaling Reblaze has been an issue. There were some initial glitches, but they were all sorted out. So currently, I would say that the bot management and the database are areas they should focus on for further improvement.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Retailer
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai Bot Manager?
Akamai Bot Manager is not cheap. From what I know, Akamai Bot Manager is not so cheap.
What needs improvement with Akamai Bot Manager?
Because we are an airline, we have various attacks on our website and application, and we really have to involve our experience and try to find attacks by ourselves. These days attacks are very sop...
What is your primary use case for Akamai Bot Manager?
I'm working at an airline company, so Akamai Bot Manager has been used in our company for approximately 20 years.
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Also Known As

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Reblaze
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Luisa Via Roma, Gymgrossisten, Rakuten, U.S. News & World Report, Japan Airlines
CBC, Hermes, Gartner
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