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We performed a comparison between Akamai Bot Manager and Cloudflare based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Based on the telemetry, Akamai Bot Manager gives a rough estimate of all the hits and requests we get, which are suspected bots.""The most valuable features of Akamai Bot Manager are the seamless integration and accuracy with which it detects the bots that can make attacks.""The best feature is the BNP. That is what Manager Premium does, protection of transactional endpoints.""Akamai Bot Manager has more advanced rules that allow it to detect and block bot scrapers.""Akamai Bot Manager is very easy to scale. Adding new domains or subdomains is a super easy process.""Akamai Bot Manager has two valuable features: BMS (Bot Manager Standard) and BMP (Bot Manager Premier)."

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"We're using dynamic components to build flexible pages to create and manage Git merge requests for code and reviews.""Cloudflare is a security SaaS provider that provides security and protects us from any application layer attack.""The UI is good.""I like Cloudflare's application gateway and DDoS protection.""The simplicity of the overall dashboard makes it a great product for a user like me who has less understanding of the internet than a developer or other more technical people. It gives me peace of mind. I also love the easy customization of the Page Rules.""The technical support is good.""The DDoS protection is the most valuable aspect of the solution.""There are key things that are used for our enterprise customers, such as Lambda and DNS."

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Cons
"In my opinion, the UI of Akamai Bot Manager is a bit unconventional and not as intuitive as one might expect.""There is a clear need for improvement. Over the past year or so, we've observed an increase in the sophistication of attacks, with some occurring at the start of this year or even extending back one and a half years. Despite having ample resources, particularly with the advent of advanced AI, these entities can now execute basic bot attacks.""There are other rules that are user-friendly, however, many of the things have a learning curve. This is not something you enter into lightly.""I would say there is definitely a need of improvement because I think some start of this year or even, like one and a half years. But now have enough resources at their end especially with the, advanced AI and everything. So they have enough resources to launch basic bot attacks. And whenever we do some type of fine tuning, they are always somehow able to evade it or just fly under the threshold. And from our end, we also have to maintain those threshold so that we still do not start blocking the real general customer. So every time when they try to do something else, we have to see their traffic patterns and then find you in our solution.When these bot attacks happen, what we have to do is we have to check their, traffic patterns, their IT sees and then do the proper analysis. And based on that, the fine tuning is done. So I would say, like, based on these bot traffic, if there is a automatic fine tuning. With the help of machine learning at all, then that would be much more easier of beneficial. So this needs improvement.""We cannot block illegitimate web scrapers because Akamai Bot Manager does not provide detailed information about various origins and remote VPNs they come through.""Akamai Bot Manager can improve by having better SDK integration. SDK would be required to integrate with any mobile applications and if they are able to make that more seamless, it will help.""Akamai Bot Manager Premier has some additional functionalities, particularly for web telemetry, but they don't have it for app telemetry."

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"Support response time could be improved.""It should have easier documentation for the configuration. It's very technical and people who aren't technical should also be able to do the configuration.""The reporting can definitely be improved to offer a lot more explanation on something that may have happened or has actually happened.""DNS Management.""The product needs to improve its automation.""For the free and Pro plans, Cloudflare could use a simple bot to provide information to users. This would improve support, especially for less advanced users who utilize the free components.""There should be a specific price list for enterprise-level customers.""Cloudflare does not have an on-premise solution. If they had different approaches they could be better suited to accommodate more customers, such as on-premise and hybrid deployments. For example, hybrid deployments would be useful where you could move the traffic from the enterprise to the cloud."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Akamai Bot Manager requires a separate license that sits on top of Kona or Akamai Web Application Protector."
  • "The price of Akamai Bot Manager could improve."
  • "Akamai Bot Manager is a very expensive solution."
  • "We have to pay a bundled cost."
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  • "So far I use free tier and happy with it. You can subscribe to business package if needed."
  • "I think the pricing is competitive. I think as far as licensing is concerned it's pretty straightforward because it's based on domain. It's just that sometimes domains could be tricky with some customers."
  • "There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
  • "The cost primarily depends on the size of the organization."
  • "We don't have any issues with the price."
  • "The price is reasonable."
  • "The solution is expensive when compared to other products but offers unlimited bandwidth."
  • "It's a premium model. You can start at zero and work your way up to the enterprise model, which has a very high pricing level."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The best feature is the BNP. That is what Manager Premium does, protection of transactional endpoints.
    Top Answer:There is a clear need for improvement. Over the past year or so, we've observed an increase in the sophistication of attacks, with some occurring at the start of this year or even extending back one… more »
    Top Answer:Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GRE tunnels. We have decreased site load times on Mobile 3G from 8 to 1,6 seconds by… more »
    Top Answer:Smaller businesses have seen great ROI due to the low investment and strong performance.
    Top Answer:Cloudflare's biggest plan for initial businesses is $200 per month, and if you're an enterprise, you'll likely exceed that on either AWS or Cloudflare itself. For comparison, Akamai's minimum billing… more »
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    Overview

    Akamai Bot Manager is a comprehensive Bot Management Software solution provided by Akamai Technologies. It is designed to protect websites, applications, and APIs from automated bot attacks. Akamai is a leading content delivery network (CDN) and cloud service provider, offering a range of cybersecurity solutions, including Bot Manager.

    Akamai Bot Manager utilizes advanced algorithms, machine learning, and behavioral analysis to identify and mitigate malicious bot traffic in real-time. It helps organizations distinguish between legitimate users and bots, allowing them to effectively protect their online assets from various bot-based attacks, such as account takeover, credential stuffing, content scraping, and denial-of-service attacks.

    Akamai Bot Manager Features:

    • Bot Detection: Akamai Bot Manager employs sophisticated techniques to detect and identify bots, including signature-based detection, statistical analysis, anomaly detection, and reputation-based scoring.
    • Bot Mitigation: Once identified, Akamai Bot Manager can take proactive measures to mitigate bot traffic, such as applying CAPTCHA challenges, JavaScript challenges, rate limiting, and IP blocking.
    • Behavioral Analysis: The solution analyzes user behavior, mouse movements, navigation patterns, and other factors to distinguish between human users and bots. This behavioral analysis helps improve accuracy in bot detection.
    • Real-time Monitoring and Reporting: Akamai Bot Manager provides real-time monitoring of bot activities and offers detailed reports and analytics to gain insights into bot traffic patterns, trends, and emerging threats.
    • Customizable Rules and Policies: Organizations can create custom rules and policies to handle specific bot threats and tailor the bot management approach according to their unique requirements.
    • Integration with Other Security Solutions: Akamai Bot Manager integrates with other security solutions, including web application firewalls (WAFs) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, to provide a comprehensive defense against multiple types of attacks.

    Akamai Bot Manager is known for its scalability, reliability, and global network infrastructure, which enables it to handle high volumes of bot traffic and ensure minimal impact on website performance. It is suitable for organizations of all sizes, ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, across various industries.

    Overall, Akamai Bot Manager helps organizations proactively detect, mitigate, and manage bot threats, safeguarding their online assets and ensuring a secure and seamless user experience.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Neha Shakyawar, Head of Information at a leisure / travel company, states that "The most valuable features of Akamai Bot Manager are the seamless integration and accuracy with which it detects the bots that can make attacks."

    Another PeerSpot user, Staff Engineer at a retailer, writes that the solution is "Very easy to scale. Adding new domains or subdomains is a super easy process.", they also adds that “Akamai Bot Manager works effectively right out of the box. However, if you need to create custom use cases, you must adjust your settings and tools accordingly.”

    Chief Technologist at a financial services company, says that "Akamai Bot Manager has more advanced rules that allow it to detect and block bot scrapers."

    Cloudflare is a highly-regarded Content Delivery Network (CDN) and a Distribution Denial of Service (DDoS) protection solution. The robust global cloud platform that is Cloudflare ensures users are able to connect to the internet quickly, securely, and reliably. Cloudflare is one of the world's largest networks in the marketplace today. Using Cloudflare, businesses, educational entities, NGOs, vloggers, bloggers, and anyone else with an internet presence can use the solution and experience more secure, faster websites and applications.

    Currently, there are millions of internet locations on Cloudflare, and the Cloudflare network continues to grow every day by the thousands. The solution is able to fulfill the requests for millions of websites seamlessly and serves on average 45 million HTTP requests per second.

    Cloudflare has safe, secure data centers in close to 300 cities worldwide to ensure every client request is filled as quickly as possible. It is Cloudflare’s edge network that makes this possible by keeping content and other services as close to each client as possible, so the information requests are always only seconds away.

    Many organizations that work in democracy, civil society, human rights, or the arts are able to access Cloudflare highest levels of protection for free via Project Galileo. Additionally, official election websites can be secured from hacking and fraud through Cloudflare’s Project Athenian, also at no additional cost.

    Cloudflare can also help organizations of all sizes develop a robust zero-trust strategy to ensure the highest levels of productivity and profitability. Employees, stakeholders, and end-users have a greater level of satisfaction and overall improved user experience, which can, in turn, result in higher revenues and overall ROI. Zero-trust and BYOD ( bring your own device) access ensure end-users and employees always have the best resources and technology available to them at all times.



    Cloudflare Benefits

    Cloudflare has many benefits. Some of its most valuable benefits include:

    • Faster load times
    • Robust DNS security
    • Intuitive cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    • Free universal SSL
    • Image Enhancement
    • Automatic Browser Caching
    • Next-generation cloud load balancer
    • Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
    • Rate Limiting
    • Minification
    • Zero-trust capabilities 
    • Cost-effective
    • Reduced carbon footprint

    Reviews from Real Users

    “Many websites require an SSL certificate because they sell stuff and want SSL. Cloudflare comes with an SSL certificate built in. It's automatic. You sign yourself up for Cloudflare, and an SSL certificate automatically protects your website. If you have a connection between your website and your host, the server, Cloudflare, and the host, you don't necessarily need a certificate.”  Spencer M., Owner at Tech Exchange

    “What I like best about Cloudflare is that my company can use it to trace and manage applications and monitor traffic. The solution tells you if there's a spike in traffic. Cloudflare also sends you a link to check your equipment and deployment and track it through peering, so it's a valuable tool.” Daniel P., Network engineer at Ufinet

    The most valuable feature of Cloudflare is the GUI. You are able to control the solution very well through the interface. There is a lot of functionality that is embedded in the service.” A PeerSpot user who is a Competence Center Manager at a tech services company. 

    Sample Customers
    Luisa Via Roma, Gymgrossisten, Rakuten, U.S. News & World Report, Japan Airlines
    Trusted by over 9,000,000 Internet Applications and APIs, including Nasdaq, Zendesk, Crunchbase, Steve Madden, OkCupid, Cisco, Quizlet, Discord and more.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Retailer11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Comms Service Provider24%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    Marketing Services Firm10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization37%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise75%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise24%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise45%
    Large Enterprise37%
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    Akamai Bot Manager is ranked 1st in Bot Management with 6 reviews while Cloudflare is ranked 1st in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 16 reviews. Akamai Bot Manager is rated 7.6, while Cloudflare is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Akamai Bot Manager writes "The solution is one of the top security products that helps monitor web scrapers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare writes "It's easy to set up because you point the DNS to it, and it's working in under 15 minutes". Akamai Bot Manager is most compared with F5 Shape Security, HUMAN BotGuard for Applications, Cloudflare Bot Management, Netacea Bot Management and Imperva Bot Management, whereas Cloudflare is most compared with Akamai, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Linode.

    We monitor all Bot Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.