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We performed a comparison between Akamai App and API Protector and Citrix Web App and API Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Akamai App and API Protector vs. Citrix Web App and API Protection Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Everything will be handled by Akamai's system before it reaches our infrastructure.""We are getting security for each and every API.""I have contacted the support team of Akamai... I am happy with their responses and answers to my problems.""The product has a good UI.""The CDN and the WAF features are the best.""The solution can scale extremely well.""The product is user-friendly.""It is scalable for DDoS."

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"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it.""I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers.""I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions.""We have good customer support.""The stability is good. If there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us.""The solution's technical support is good.""The work balancing applications are the most valuable feature.""The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."

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Cons
"The product should provide a secure NTP.""The interface is a little bit clunky and can be improved.""If we talk about application layer attacks, including WAF, CloudFlare is leading. Akamai can focus a bit more on the application layer attacks and how to protect them.""They are already very flexible, but room for improvement is there. Reports generation could be better and should be improved.""Could integrate more features for each security.""The performance of the cloud monitoring tool is low.""Akamai needs to focus on quickly responding to risks, even those that may potentially be of zero threat..Maybe some of the documentation is a little confusing. They have a lot of different places where you can go to get information, and some of the information is quite out of date.""Support and the pricing need to improve."

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"An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks.""The product could be improved by making it easier to use and easier to implement.""Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up.""I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API protection. It would be helpful if they could provide specific points and recommendations for cybersecurity, indicating areas that need attention or improvement. I find such interactive guidance valuable.""Security could be improved because then I can get rid of my Cisco firewalls. If they improve the security then I could run my security, my proxy, my firewalling and my SDN solution on one device instead of having to have multiple devices.""The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution.""Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing""The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is no license at all for Akamai. They are going to charge us only for the usage."
  • "The price they are offering is quite reasonable for premium customers, but it's very expensive if you're a small and medium-sized enterprises."
  • "Cost depends on the volume of traffic."
  • "The solution is not expensive."
  • "The product’s price is high."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "Akamai Web Application Protector is an expensive product."
  • "Price-wise, I would say Akamai's pricing is competitive."
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  • "We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."
  • "For partners, NetScaler is not as expensive price-wise versus F5."
  • "Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle when we talk about pricing and licensing"
  • "The pricing for Citrix Web App and API Protection is unreasonable. I don't know the exact price, but I heard it's tens of thousands and it's a bit too much for the small country I live in."
  • "The solution is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine out of ten."
  • "I rate the pricing an eight out of ten since it is expensive."
  • "In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The custom rules must be improved. If we have a domain to be monitored, we can use the solution to alert us if a certain specification is met. If we need only 20,000 transactions, but there are 40,000… more »
    Top Answer:I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the… more »
    Top Answer:In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of… more »
    Top Answer:I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API… more »
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    Also Known As
    Akamai Web Application Protector, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender
    Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall , Citrix Web App Firewall
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    Overview

    Akamai App & API Protector brings together web application firewall, bot mitigation, API security, and Layer 7 DDoS protection into a single solution. It quickly identifies vulnerabilities and mitigates threats across your entire web and API estates — even for the most complex distributed architectures. Recognized as the leading attack detection solution on the market, App & API Protector is easy to implement and use. It delivers automatic updates for security protections and provides holistic visibility into traffic and attacks.

    Citrix Web App Firewall is a web application firewall (WAF) that protects web applications and sites from both known and unknown attacks, including application-layer and zero-day threats. Despite an ever-evolving threat landscape, Citrix Web App Firewall delivers comprehensive protection without degrading throughput or application response times. Available as a cloud solution or integrated within the Citrix ADC platform, simplified configuration controls further mitigate risk. Our pooled licensing options allow you to grow incrementally and scale on demand.

    Sample Customers
    Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
    NSS Labs, ICSA Labs
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Retailer16%
    Leisure / Travel Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Educational Organization56%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Government4%
    Company Size
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business36%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise61%
    Large Enterprise30%
    Buyer's Guide
    Akamai App and API Protector vs. Citrix Web App and API Protection
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Akamai App and API Protector vs. Citrix Web App and API Protection and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Akamai App and API Protector is ranked 9th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 27 reviews while Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 19th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 10 reviews. Akamai App and API Protector is rated 8.4, while Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Akamai App and API Protector writes "Easy to learn and gives us a report of traffic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Has a good graphic user interface for beginners, but lacks real-time notifications, alerts, and artificial intelligence". Akamai App and API Protector is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Prolexic and AWS Shield, whereas Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb, AWS WAF and Imperva DDoS. See our Akamai App and API Protector vs. Citrix Web App and API Protection report.

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