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Akamai App & API Protector vs. F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

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    Akamai App & API Protector

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Akamai App & API Protector offers protection for websites, web applications and APIs. An evolution of Kona Site Defender, a web application security platform designed to protect web and mobile assets from targeted web application attacks and DDoS attacks while improving performance.N/A

    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AF5 Distributed Cloud WAF leverages F5's Advanced WAF technology, delivering WAF-as-a-Service and combining signature- and behavior-based protection for web applications. It acts as an intermediate proxy to inspect application requests and responses to block and mitigate a broad spectrum of risks stemming from the OW ASP Top 10, persistent and coordinated threat campaigns, bots, and layer 7 DoS.N/A
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    F5
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    In my previous company we used Akamai WAF. I know that in my previous company with usage of Akamai there were some issues, but as far as technically how they compare, I couldn't really tell you.
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    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    When comparing F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, Akamai, Cloudflare, and Fastly, Fastly generally stands out for its raw speed and focus on developer-friendly features, while Cloudflare is often considered the best balance of speed, security, and ease of use, making it a popular choice …
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    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Leverage all features from F5 Distributed Cloud WAF.
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