Akamai vs Fastly vs SiteLock comparison

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Akamai Logo
6,880 views|6,226 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
Fastly Logo
1,362 views|1,153 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
SiteLock Logo
343 views|270 comparisons
66% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Akamai, Fastly, and SiteLock based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "In my opinion, Fastly is priced competitively."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "The solution is cheaper than other products in the market."
  • "I've generally found Fastly to be very competitive in pricing, especially around Compute@Edge."
  • "Fastly is less expensive than one of its competitors."
  • "The pricing has been very competitive."
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  • "You can't just stop auto-renew from your billing panel, the way you can with reputable businesses."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature in managing web traffic has been the ability to handle vertical scaling effectively.
    Top Answer:One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing.
    Top Answer:Akamai is useful for web content delivery in business because it helps improve speed, reliability, and security. Caching… more »
    Top Answer:Support is good; the product works as advertised. We have a Slack connection with them. So we can basically ask for… more »
    Top Answer:Stronger analytics would be helpful like showing configurations that haven't served a certain amount of traffic in a… more »
    Top Answer:In addition to Sitelock and Immuniweb, another option to consider for a 24/7 automated vulnerability monitoring tool to… more »
    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    6,880
    Comparisons
    6,226
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    484
    Rating
    8.9
    7th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    1,362
    Comparisons
    1,153
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    591
    Rating
    8.6
    16th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    343
    Comparisons
    270
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
    N/A
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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.

    Fastly helps the world’s most popular digital businesses keep pace with their customer expectations by delivering fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Businesses trust Fastly’s edge cloud platform to accelerate the pace of technical innovation, mitigate evolving threats, and scale on demand.

    Real website security means protection from the inside out as well as the outside in. SiteLock does it all -- daily scanning, automatic malware removal, web app firewall, a global CDN for a blazingly fast website and our support team is here for you 24/7. Our dynamic Trust Seal shows visitors your website is safe, increasing conversions and ROI.

    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**
    Twitter, Airbnb, Alaska Airlines, Pinterest, Vimeo, The Guardian, The New York Times, Ticketmaster, The Drupal Association, Opera, about.com, imgur, Etsy, Foursquare, GitHub, New Relic, shopify, Shazam, Firebase
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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 Company12%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Retailer8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Government7%
    Educational Organization6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business71%
    Large Enterprise29%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise55%
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