We performed a comparison between Akamai App and API Protector and Radware DefensePro based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the custom rules feature. This is because many of our customers require a lot of custom rules. Because it's a very customized project for our customers, I think they have the best of everything already."
"Traffic filtering and WAF are valuable."
"The solution easily identifies, delays, or allows business traffic."
"Adaptive stream delivery and WAF protection are valuable."
"All the solution's features are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the DDoS protection, which is the main reason we got it."
"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."
"The reporting is very good and provides us with a comprehensive description of where attacks are emanating from."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create signatures on-demand."
"The DDoS protection that the solution provides is its most valuable feature."
"Technologically simple and effective."
"All of our traffic has to pass through the appliance, so we can very quickly mitigate the attack. This is a very valuable feature. On top of that, it's not only volumetric attack protection that the solution offers, but also layer 7 attack protection as well."
"A flexible affordable solution for defense against DDos attacks."
"It offers valuable insights into ongoing and past attacks, aiding in post-incident analysis and continuous improvement of our cybersecurity strategy."
"It has not gone down for a quite long time. It's working fine."
"It would be nice if Akamai Web Application Protector's price is lowered and made cheaper."
"The solution could offer even more integrations."
"Akamai App and API Protector is very new to me, so I do not have any insights on improvement areas for the product. However, when we ask for some help, it can take some time. We understand that the job is done by professionals, but if that time can be reduced, it would be great."
"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."
"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."
"The product should provide a secure NTP."
"The custom rules must be improved."
"There needs to be more reporting."
"The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience."
"I would like to see more graphics within the dashboard. Right now, you are required to buy tools in order to have graphical representation for your monitoring."
"They need to increase the limit of devices that we can manage."
"We would like to have seven-layer functionality."
"Right now, we have DefensePro 6. The only complaint I have is that SSL inspection, when activated, consumes a lot of resources on the machine. We are currently reviewing a possible change to DefensePro X, the new version, which has a separate module with its processors."
"It could incorporate more intelligence for reacting with web site visitors."
"This solution may not cover all of the requirements in situations for which I am unfamiliar, and there is always room for improvement."
Akamai App and API Protector is ranked 3rd in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 27 reviews while Radware DefensePro is ranked 5th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 21 reviews. Akamai App and API Protector is rated 8.4, while Radware DefensePro is rated 8.2. 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 Radware DefensePro writes "Regular signature update with good reporting and analytics". Akamai App and API Protector is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Prolexic and AWS Shield, whereas Radware DefensePro is most compared with Arbor DDoS, Cloudflare, Imperva DDoS, Fortinet FortiDDoS and Check Point DDoS Protector. See our Akamai App and API Protector vs. Radware DefensePro report.
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