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We performed a comparison between Akamai App and API Protector and Symantec Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The product has a good user interface.""It is scalable for DDoS.""Everything will be handled by Akamai's system before it reaches our infrastructure.""The product is user-friendly.""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 enables us to move faster with new products because we have this layer of protection set up in our infrastructure.""I have contacted the support team of Akamai... I am happy with their responses and answers to my problems.""The features are powerful and better than F5."

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"The setup was straightforward.""The interface is user-friendly.""The solution has an up-to-date data repository to deal with external threats."

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Cons
"One area where Akamai can improve is the captcha part. Cloudflare provides a captcha if there are a certain number of threats. For example, I can assign that if there are 10 requests within a second from a single IP, it should send a captcha to the user. The user should fill in the captcha, and only after that, the user should be able to access our website. This captcha feature should be built into Bot Manager. I love this captcha feature of Cloudflare.""Customer support has room for improvement.""The WAF features definitely have a lot of room for improvement. A lot of the WAF is really basic. For some products or some of our solutions, we need to run a second layer of more advanced WAF. If it had better layer seven protection then we would not need a second WAF.""The interface is a little bit clunky and can be improved.""The performance of the cloud monitoring tool is low.""There are some issues with pushing configurations across a network. It still takes about 20 minutes and that means to retract it's another 20 minutes.""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 custom rules must be improved."

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"It would be an improvement if the management dashboards were not reliant upon Java.""I'm not convinced that it's necessary the best solution going forward in the future.""Sometimes scanning slows down the endpoints."

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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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    Also Known As
    Akamai Web Application Protector, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender
    Symantec WAF, Blue Coat Protecting Web Applications
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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.

    The Symantec Web Application Firewall (WAF) enables you to secure and accelerate your web applications.

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    Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Retailer16%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Leisure / Travel Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    April 2024
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    Akamai App and API Protector is ranked 8th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 27 reviews while Symantec Web Application Firewall is ranked 37th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). Akamai App and API Protector is rated 8.4, while Symantec Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4. 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 Symantec Web Application Firewall writes "An excellent up-to-date data repository handling external threats successfully". Akamai App and API Protector is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Prolexic and AWS Shield, whereas Symantec Web Application Firewall is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and WAPPLES.

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