Akamai vs Edgio comparison

Akamai

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Edgio

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100% willing to recommend

Akamai

Edgio

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Akamai and Edgio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two CDN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Akamai vs. Edgio

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai

Ranking in CDN

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Edgio

Ranking in CDN

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Replication (10th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (29th), Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (21st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the CDN category, the mindshare of Akamai is 15.4%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Edgio is 1.9%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

CDN

Unique Categories:

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Web Application Firewall (WAF)

0.2%

Featured Reviews

Bill Lee

Cloud Architecture Consultant at Metaage

Feb 23, 2023

Very scalable, sustainable, and flexible with good technical support

Our company uses the solution as a content delivery network. We enhance website performance and have about 150 customers in Taiwan who use the solution. The solution is very sustainable and flexible. The solution could offer more integrations. I have been using the solution for one year.…

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Eduardo Oviedo-Blanco

CTO and Game Developer at Solospace

Feb 22, 2024

A CDN solution to enhance loading times and streamline navigation

When one of the primary nodes spanning from North to South America, from the northern US to the southern US, became operational, it had a big impact. It can be challenging to explain its advantages to clients. The technical nature of the marketing material is too technical for stakeholders. Integrating the solution was straightforward, requiring no extra effort. Edgio Global CDN operates, resembling familiar cloud services but offering elevated functionality. Unlike platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or RIN geared towards development teams, Edgio emphasizes client-facing services that are integral to our operations. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With 300 servers deployed worldwide, it's highly scalable and is the best web application firewall on the market."

"The solution is very sustainable and flexible."

"As of now, the best thing about Akamai is WAF, and though CDN is a good feature, it comes in second place when compared to WAF. I am very impressed with the WAF offered by Akamai."

"The most valuable feature of Akamai is its ease of use and simple integration. Additionally, the solution has new aspects added to it regularly."

"It's a scalable and reliable solution."

"The most valuable feature in managing web traffic has been the ability to handle vertical scaling effectively."

"Akamai's scalability is good."

"We can see how much traffic can be downloaded on the portal."

More Akamai pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is the Uplynk platform for streaming purposes."

"The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature."

"The product is easy to use and easy to implement."

"It's super easy to use and integrate with."

Cons

"The solution could offer more integrations."

"While it's great for solutions with high scalability, like global e-commerce, it's not really built for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It has too many options and can be complex for SMBs to utilize."

"I'd like to see improvements in log files and data visualizations within the interface."

"Akamai could improve by providing its own cloud services. We have to use third-party cloud services at this time, such as Amazon AWS. The offering becomes a lot easier for an SMB if everything was in one single platform to be used for the services."

"I'd like to see more Web 3.0 and IoT solutions."

"Akamai's configuration part is an area of concern where improvements are required to make the process easy."

"It would be better if we could be notified about specific attacks."

"Their support is very slow. If you file a support ticket, it takes a long time before it gets resolved."

More Akamai cons

"The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation."

"In the next release, I would like to see more global endpoints for their CDN and a lower price."

"The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes."

"We could not create more than 15 custom rules."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product. The licensing costs for the solution are based on the usage. If we need premium support, we need to buy it from Akamai."

"The price of Akamai could be less expensive."

"Quite high in price, but equivalent to other enterprise products on the market"

"This is a very expensive solution but it works well."

"The price of the solution depends upon its usage."

"The pricing of Akamai is moderate, in my opinion. My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to Akamai. There are no additional costs besides the licensing costs for the solution."

"The solution can be one of the more expensive options, reflecting their established market position."

"Price-wise, I find Akamai's pricing model's inclination to be more towards the expensive side of the spectrum, though I can't say that it is a very expensive product."

More Akamai pricing and cost advice

"Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."

"When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."

"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."

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Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 17, 2013

Akamai vs. CloudFlare – Simple Stats

In the world of CDNs Akamai is the incumbent 500 pound gorilla, no question. They have a HUGE global presence, super solid technology and networks, and have the most experience with large enterprise clients. However, now there other strong players in the CDN market. One of the most…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

27%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai?

The most valuable feature in managing web traffic has been the ability to handle vertical scaling effectively.

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What needs improvement with Akamai?

One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing.

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What is your primary use case for Akamai?

Akamai is useful for web content delivery in business because it helps improve speed, reliability, and security. Caching content closer to users reduces latency and improves load times. This is esp...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Edgio Global CDN?

The product is affordable.

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What needs improvement with Edgio Global CDN?

The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation.

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What is your primary use case for Edgio Global CDN?

We use the solution for high volume traffic. It is used across various e-commerce platforms to enhance loading times and streamline navigation, ultimately optimizing user experience.

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Compared 10% of the time

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Akamai

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Data Replication

June 2024

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Also Known As

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Limelight Content Delivery, Limelight Orchestrate Delivery, Limelight Origin Storage, Global CDN, Verizon EdgeCast

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Akamai

Edgio

Overview

Akamai is a powerful solution that aims to enhance the performance and reliability of websites and applications. With features like excellent performance, robust security measures, and efficient content delivery, it optimizes user experience. It also offers bandwidth optimization, caching, online asset security, and protection against DDoS attacks. Users value its wide network coverage and reliable customer support.

Edgio helps build and deliver secure web apps across the globe in milliseconds. Our fully programmable edge network offers comprehensive services to maximize security, performance availability and site operations.

All services run at the edge of our private, global network with 250 Tbps of bandwidth capacity. We process 5% of all web traffic and are rapidly growing. Edgio is trusted and relied on by TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach.

We offer two best-of-breed CDN services, depending on your needs:

Global CDN: Ranked as one of the fastest and largest CDNs on earth – our private global network gives you the reliability, bandwidth, and compute capacity to support the most demanding media and software downloads worldwide.

Next-Gen Web CDN: Natively unify fundamental web application services for protection, acceleration, and development. Our web CDN enables better coordination, management and visibility across your web and API properties.

Sample Customers

Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Capital One, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Disney, Ebay, Facebook, Google, Home Depot, HP, IBM, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, LinkedIn, McDonald's, Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Oracle, PayPal, Pinterest, Qualcomm, Rakuten, SAP, Spotify, Tesla, Toyota, Visa, Walmart, WeWork

TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach

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Akamai vs. Edgio

July 2024

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