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We performed a comparison between Akamai and CacheFly based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "This is a very expensive solution but it works well."
  • "Quite high in price, but equivalent to other enterprise products on the market"
  • "The price of Akamai could be less expensive."
  • "The solution's pricing is based on bandwidth."
  • "The solution can be one of the more expensive options, reflecting their established market position."
  • "Akamai is an expensive tool. Moreover, we have a pay-as-you-go model for additional features."
  • "It is an expensive product. The licensing costs for the solution are based on the usage. If we need premium support, we need to buy it from Akamai."
  • "The price of the solution depends upon its usage."
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    Top Answer:It's a scalable and reliable solution.
    Top Answer:For Akamai, it is definitely one of the best tools out there. However, there are challenges with how their approach is designed for large enterprises. While it's great for solutions with high… more »
    Top Answer:My company uses Akamai for all our web applications since it minimizes attacks, monitors traffic, and filters and blocks malicious emails.
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    3rd
    out of 34 in CDN
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    6,855
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    6,183
    Reviews
    12
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    484
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    8.9
    25th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    135
    Comparisons
    118
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    Overview

    Akamai is a powerful solution that aims to enhance the performance and reliability of websites and applications. With features like excellent performance, robust security measures, and efficient content delivery, it optimizes user experience. It also offers bandwidth optimization, caching, online asset security, and protection against DDoS attacks. Users value its wide network coverage and reliable customer support.

    Our TCP-anycast technology and infrastructure offers the fewest network hops and the fastest file throughput performance. A leader in TCP anycast CDN technology, our global footprint consists of over 40 Points of Presence (POP) in over six continents to deliver your content the FASTEST.

    Website performance monitoring reports from PaesslerCloudHarmony and Cedexis, prove that when it comes to overall throughput performance, CacheFly demolishes the competition.

    Sample Customers
    * **Amazon** * **Apple** * **AT&T** * **Bank of America** * **Capital One** * **Cisco** * **Coca-Cola** * **Delta Air Lines** * **Disney** * **Ebay** * **Facebook** * **Google** * **Home Depot** * **HP** * **IBM** * **Intel** * **JPMorgan Chase** * **LinkedIn** * **McDonald's** * **Microsoft** * **Netflix** * **Nike** * **Oracle** * **PayPal** * **Pinterest** * **Qualcomm** * **Rakuten** * **SAP** * **Spotify** * **Tesla** * **Toyota** * **Visa** * **Walmart** * **WeWork**
    Adobe, LG, Bank of America, Microsoft, Toyota, Honda, Virgin Gaming, McKesson, Ameritrade, Twit
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider38%
    Media Company13%
    Leisure / Travel Company13%
    Consumer Goods Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization27%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Buyer's Guide
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    March 2024
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    Akamai is ranked 3rd in CDN with 16 reviews while CacheFly is ranked 25th in CDN. Akamai is rated 9.0, while CacheFly is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Akamai writes "An easy to setup product offering multiple useful functionalities under a single package". On the other hand, Akamai is most compared with Cloudflare, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Amazon CloudFront and AWS Global Accelerator, whereas CacheFly is most compared with Cloudflare.

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