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    What do you like most about Akamai Web Application Protector?
    Top Answer:They have a fantastic tool for analyzing and viewing your traffic.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai Web Applic...
    Top Answer:Cost depends on the volume of traffic. I'm not even going to give you a number because everything is priced individually for you, the customer, based on traffic. It's a four out of five. It works… more »
    What needs improvement with Akamai Web Application Protector?
    Top Answer:The custom rules were difficult to use. Overall, it works well. I don't have many complaints about it. Because it's a lower-end tool, it's not very good at dealing with bots and requires the use of a… more »
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    22nd
    out of 48 in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
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    7.0
    26th
    out of 48 in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
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    Also Known As
    Signal Sciences Next-Gen WAF, Signal Sciences RASP
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    Overview

    With limited security expertise, protecting your web applications is a daunting task. Web Application Protector provides automated web application firewall (WAF) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection that’s designed to offload the complexity associated with a traditional WAF. Easy to deploy and manage, Web Application Protector is backed by the scale and reliability of the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform ― so you worry less about threats and focus more on growing your business.

    Signal Sciences' next-gen web application firewall (WAF) and runtime application self protection (RASP) increase security and maintain reliability without sacrificing velocity - all at the lowest total cost of ownership.

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    Sample Customers
    Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
    Chef, Adobe, Datadog, Etsy, GrubHub, Vimeo, SendGrid, Under Armour, Duo, AppNexus
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Insurance Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company26%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Akamai Web Application Protector is ranked 22nd in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 1 review while Signal Sciences is ranked 26th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). Akamai Web Application Protector is rated 7.0, while Signal Sciences is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Akamai Web Application Protector writes "Effective, feature-rich, and reliable, but they don't provide a free tier like Cloudflare". On the other hand, Akamai Web Application Protector is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender, Azure Front Door and NGINX App Protect, whereas Signal Sciences is most compared with AWS WAF, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Azure Web Application Firewall, Wallarm NG WAF and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway.

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