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"Akamai Web Application Protector is a good solution that provides basic web application protection.""It enables us to move faster with new products because we have this layer of protection set up in our infrastructure.""Traffic filtering and WAF are valuable.""We are getting security for each and every API.""The support that we got from their technical team has been fantastic. I have never experienced this level of support from other CDN providers.""It is scalable for DDoS.""They have a fantastic tool for analyzing and viewing your traffic.""I can attest to its benefits in terms of understanding and mitigating threats...The solution's technical support team seems to be pretty responsive."

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"The solution is pretty stable. I've never faced pressing issues or hanging issue.""The FIM feature, the information in the new management system, and their support are the most valuable features. The scanned results are quite fast as compared to other platforms compared to scanning timing. It takes about a minute or two minutes. Also, the results of the Comodo scan results are in detail."

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"Support and the pricing need to improve.""One thing I asked them is to integrate the API discovery product that they have and push that data into Akamai App and API Protector so that we do not have two types of reviews to identify the type of traffic. We already know the APIs that are frequently getting used, so analysis becomes easier. We can integrate both products and use them.""It would be better if there weren't any issues with latency. We had latency issues, but I think they are all solved now.""In terms of precedence of Akamai rules, the last one is implemented. That is the one that is operational. If two rules contradict, the last one is implemented. We had a clash, but it was really tough to find that out. I would like to have a rulebook because, in their architecture documentation, it is not mentioned anywhere that if two rules clash, the last one works, and if it does not work, then what to do. This is something we were debating today with their tech support. With AWS, we get documents for the issues so that they do not occur in the future. Akamai's support and knowledge base needs to be improved.""The solution could offer even more integrations.""Could integrate more features for each security.""I do not see any area for improvement. Akamai is already maintaining its own databases for the security concerns, vulnerabilities, and attacks that are there. If anything, they should have a solution in the infrastructure security area as well. They should not be only in cloud cybersecurity; they should also be in infrastructure security.""We are experimenting with EdgeWorkers to write our own code at the Edge level. It could grow to be much better."

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"A small problem is from the support team. Sometimes they are a bit delayed.""The solution needs to build better performance, specifically in the hardware resources."

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  • "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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    Also Known As
    Akamai Web Application Protector, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender
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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.

    Cwatch delivers robust website protection from hackers - while it helps you stay calm when online. It does not just stop with protection but helps in scanning the website to remove malware instantly. It is a complete website security tool that delivers state-of-the-art protection techniques to ensure SMB website security from simple to complex threat landscape. It ensures early threat detection, instant solution and sophisticated preventive measures.

    Sample Customers
    Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
    Xerox, Intel, HP, UPS, Western Union, Western Digital
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Retailer16%
    Leisure / Travel Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Wholesaler/Distributor12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Akamai App and API Protector is ranked 9th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 27 reviews while Comodo cWatch is ranked 34th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). Akamai App and API Protector is rated 8.4, while Comodo cWatch is rated 9.6. 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 Comodo cWatch writes "Excellent security, good encryption, and pretty stable". Akamai App and API Protector is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Prolexic and AWS Shield, whereas Comodo cWatch is most compared with Cloudflare, Atomic ModSecurity Rules, Sucuri and AWS WAF.

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