Akamai Ion vs Radware LinkProof comparison

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We performed a comparison between Akamai Ion and Radware LinkProof based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Akamai is easy to use and very effective."

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"The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof for traffic distribution is its DNS management capability.""It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.""The performance and stability are the most valuable features.""The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof is that it supports link load balance.""Provides good performance and scalability."

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Cons
"The product must provide more flexibility."

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"Radware LinkProof’s customer support could be improved.""The solution lacks HA configuration.""Radware LinkProof's marketing efforts need improvement to raise awareness about its capabilities and compete effectively in the market.""There are certain features I would like to see in the next release.""Could have more customizations on the dashboard."

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  • "Radware LinkProof is neither cheap nor expensive."
  • "Price-wise, the solution is a reasonable one."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Akamai is easy to use and very effective.
    Top Answer:I rate the pricing a four out of ten. The tool is expensive. The pricing must be optimized.
    Top Answer:The product must provide more flexibility. There are not too many permutations and combinations that we could do using Ion. The product used to provide Image Compression before. It is not a bundled… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof for traffic distribution is its DNS management capability.
    Top Answer:I would say Radware LinkProof falls into the mid-range pricing category. It is not cheap, but it is also not overly expensive.
    Top Answer:I use Radware LinkProof to optimize our network by balancing multiple WAN links. It ensures uninterrupted access to applications by automatically redirecting traffic from failed or congested links.
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    LinkProof
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    Overview

    Ion, Akamai’s flagship performance solution, is a suite of intelligent performance optimizations and controls that helps deliver superior web, iOS, and Android app experiences. Built on the SLA-backed availability of the globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Ion continuously monitors real user behavior — applying best-practice performance optimizations automatically — and adapting in real time to content, user behavior, and connectivity changes.

    Radware LinkProof NG link load balancer cloud-based applications, is a multi-homing and enterprise gateway solution that offers service level availability and continuous connectivity of enterprise. It is an application-aware multi-homing and link load balancing module that delivers WAN optimization for 24/7 continuous connectivity and service level assurance for corporate and cloud-based applications. LinkProof NG scales from 100Mbps up to 160Gbps and can be deployed in entry-level to high-end data centers as well as enterprise branch offices.
    Sample Customers
    Eurail, Boston Scientific
    Papa John's, OSRAM, ADP, NYLS
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Retailer7%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Akamai Ion is ranked 15th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 1 review while Radware LinkProof is ranked 13th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 5 reviews. Akamai Ion is rated 7.0, while Radware LinkProof is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Akamai Ion writes "Helps optimize the content delivery network, but doesn’t provide much flexibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware LinkProof writes "Supports link load balance and has good stability". Akamai Ion is most compared with NGINX Plus, whereas Radware LinkProof is most compared with Radware Alteon, A10 Networks Thunder ADC, Fortinet FortiADC and HAProxy.

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