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Akamai provides low-latency throughput.
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  • "This is a very expensive solution but it works well."
  • "Quite high in price, but equivalent to other enterprise products on the market"
  • "The price of Akamai could be less expensive."
  • "The solution's pricing is based on bandwidth."
  • "The solution can be one of the more expensive options, reflecting their established market position."
  • "Akamai is an expensive tool. Moreover, we have a pay-as-you-go model for additional features."
  • "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 the solution depends upon its usage."

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    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 interesting is CloudFlare. They are a young company and have strong security and front end optimization (FEO) focuses, beyond just the normal CDN edge caching functionality. They started as a security company, and in fact recently absorbed the largest DDOS attack in history without a disruption in service. In order for their security service to not have a performance degradation associated with the overhead of proxying and filtering all traffic, they had to develop advanced performance improving functionality as part of their service. CDN-style asset caching is part of it, but their FEO services make a big difference. CloudFlare is also VERY affordable! They manage this by the fact that when they built their business, global data centers, cloud computing providers, massive network infrastructure and bandwidth, were all ubiquitous and cheap, so they had relatively small capital outlay to build their service. Compare this to Akamai who had to invest massive amounts of capital into building data centers, servers, laying fiber, etc… The end result is that CloudFlare’s services are one to three orders of magnitude more affordable than Akamai. CloudFlare also includes their… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Akamai?
    Top Answer: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?
    Top Answer:One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing.
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    What is your primary use case for Akamai?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    6,880
    Comparisons
    6,226
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    484
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    8.9
    21st
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    244
    Comparisons
    170
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    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.

    Highwinds Content Delivery Network Features include: HTTP Caching- Core delivery of all types of content. Secure Delivery (SSL)- Secure and protect your digital assets. Instant Purge- Remove content from cache in milliseconds. Script Engine- Programmable CDN with custom business logic. Advanced Analytics- Greater detail and more customization options. API- Easy-to-use, expansive, RESTful API. Command & Control- Real-time operations and instant configurations. Command & Control- Real-time operations and instant configurations.Mobile Content- Optimized CDN for mobile devices.
    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**
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider38%
    Media Company13%
    Leisure / Travel Company13%
    Consumer Goods Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization27%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    Akamai is ranked 3rd in CDN with 18 reviews while Highwinds CDN is ranked 21st in CDN. Akamai is rated 9.0, while Highwinds CDN is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Akamai writes "An easy to setup product offering multiple useful functionalities under a single package". On the other hand, Akamai is most compared with Cloudflare, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Amazon CloudFront and Fastly, whereas Highwinds CDN is most compared with Cloudflare.

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