We performed a comparison between Akamai and Windows Azure CDN 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."It's a scalable and reliable solution."
"The solution's most valuable feature is that it has been quite helpful in our company, especially when it comes to applications needing updates frequently."
"The solution is very sustainable and flexible."
"The solution's technical support is very prompt and good."
"The most valuable feature in managing web traffic has been the ability to handle vertical scaling effectively."
"The worldwide reach of the Akamai CDN is one of the key values of this CDN and the agreements worldwide that they keep running."
"This solution can be used for web , video and media caching and streaming."
"The solution's technical support is very good...The installation phase of Akamai was easy."
"The most valuable feature of Windows Azure CDN is its effectiveness."
"The fact that it just delivers what it is supposed to do is its most valuable feature...The initial setup is very straightforward."
"One of the most valuable aspects is the capability to store extensive datasets and objects in the cloud, enabling their download through shared access signatures."
"I enjoy engaging in discussions with colleagues possessing unique expertise. I leverage the three platforms—Azure, Google, and AWS extensively. This allows me to offer diverse solutions to customers, commonly referred to as a multi-cloud approach."
"The UI is very intuitive."
"We use the product for faster content delivery with low latency."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can access Windows Azure CDN from anywhere."
"I like that CDN offers a routing feature."
"The solution could offer more integrations."
"I'd like to see improvements in log files and data visualizations within the interface."
"One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing."
"Sometimes a little hard to navigate around the user console."
"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."
"The product's scalability can be improved since certain shortcomings regarding the security part of the solution currently exist."
"Akamai's configuration part is an area of concern where improvements are required to make the process easy."
"The fact that it is an expensive product is its only shortcoming."
"The high price of Windows Azure CDN is an area of concern where improvements can be made."
"There were a few bugs that were very disappointing. So, that is a part of the reason why we started using Fastly."
"I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial. Setting up a custom domain with Windows Azure CDN involves proving domain ownership, which can take some time. The process is relatively straightforward if your DNS or domain registrar is already integrated with Microsoft. However, the verification process may be more time-consuming if you use a different service provider."
"I aim to enhance the reporting."
"Azure is continuously improving its CDN but the documentation should be up-to-date."
"Windows Azure CDN should lower its prices."
"We have experienced issues with switch connectivity."
"Exploring shared access solutions with cloud accounts would be a beneficial choice."
Akamai is ranked 3rd in CDN with 18 reviews while Windows Azure CDN is ranked 6th in CDN with 12 reviews. Akamai is rated 9.0, while Windows Azure CDN is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Akamai writes "Available worldwide with over 300,000 servers globally for content delivery". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Azure CDN writes "A globally distributed network of servers that can efficiently deliver web content to consumers". Akamai is most compared with Cloudflare, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Amazon CloudFront and Qwilt, whereas Windows Azure CDN is most compared with Amazon CloudFront, Azure Front Door, Verizon EdgeCast, StackPath CDN and Cloudflare. See our Akamai vs. Windows Azure CDN report.
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