Akamai Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

it_user69348

Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 17, 2013

Akamai vs. CloudFlare – Simple Stats

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user71853IT Manager at a retailer

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Dec 2, 2013

Even we as a team in Yepme.com have been using Akamai and still find that we get low scoring in YSlow even after using their DSA, DSR etc. Also there image rendering services from edge servers is quite costly and leaves no scope for negotiation. The same applies to FEO in akamai.

reviewer1760322

Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jan 23, 2022

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Stable and scalable solution which offers good functionality once properly setup

Pros and Cons

"This solution can be used for web , video and media caching and streaming."

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

What is our primary use case?

As a CDN we use this solution for web, video and media caching as well as for streaming.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have worked with this solution for 20 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

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

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex. This solution's features have expanded over time and require that settings are fine tuned for them to work properly. Although the setup is complex, the solution is good once set up is complete.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This is a very expensive solution but it works well.

What other advice do I have?

It takes time to set up this solution to work. I would not recommend it for an on premises environment or if a client has a network of their own. In this instance I would recommend they build their own CDN instead of using a cloud CDN. This solution's suitability depends on a clients requirements.

I would rate it an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.