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Edgio Global CDN

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735 views|586 comparisons
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Anonymous User
It provides low-latency throughput
Akamai provides low-latency throughput.
Eduardo Oviedo-Blanco
A CDN solution to enhance loading times and streamline navigation
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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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    Akamai vs. CloudFlare – Simple Stats
    In the world of CDNs Akamai is the incumbent 500 pound gorilla, no question. They have a HUGE global presence, super solid technology and networks, and have the most experience with large enterprise clients. However, now there other strong players in the CDN market. One of the most interesting is CloudFlare. They are a young company and have strong security and front end optimization (FEO) focuses, beyond just the normal CDN edge caching functionality. They started as a security company, and in fact recently absorbed the largest DDOS attack in history without a disruption in service. In order for their security service to not have a performance degradation associated with the overhead of proxying and filtering all traffic, they had to develop advanced performance improving functionality as part of their service. CDN-style asset caching is part of it, but their FEO services make a big difference. CloudFlare is also VERY affordable! They manage this by the fact that when they built their business, global data centers, cloud computing providers, massive network infrastructure and bandwidth, were all ubiquitous and cheap, so they had relatively small capital outlay to build their service. Compare this to Akamai who had to invest massive amounts of capital into building data centers, servers, laying fiber, etc… The end result is that CloudFlare’s services are one to three orders of magnitude more affordable than Akamai. CloudFlare also includes their… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Akamai?
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature in managing web traffic has been the ability to handle vertical scaling effectively.
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    What needs improvement with Akamai?
    Top Answer:One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing.
    Read all 12 answers   →
    What is your primary use case for Akamai?
    Top Answer:Akamai is useful for web content delivery in business because it helps improve speed, reliability, and security. Caching content closer to users reduces latency and improves load times. This is… more »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Edgio Global CDN?
    Top Answer:The product is affordable.
    What needs improvement with Edgio Global CDN?
    Top Answer:Edgio could improve their documentation.
    What is your primary use case for Edgio Global CDN?
    Top Answer:We use the solution for high volume traffic. It is used across various e-commerce platforms to enhance loading times and streamline navigation, ultimately optimizing user experience.
    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    6,880
    Comparisons
    6,226
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    484
    Rating
    8.9
    10th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    735
    Comparisons
    586
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    312
    Rating
    9.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Limelight Content Delivery, Limelight Orchestrate Delivery, Limelight Origin Storage
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    Akamai
    Edgio
    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.

    Edgio helps build and deliver secure web apps across the globe in milliseconds. Our fully programmable edge network offers comprehensive services to maximize security, performance availability and site operations. 

    All services run at the edge of our private, global network with 250 Tbps of bandwidth capacity. We process 5% of all web traffic and are rapidly growing. Edgio is trusted and relied on by TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach.

    We offer two best-of-breed CDN services, depending on your needs:

    Global CDN: Ranked as one of the fastest and largest CDNs on earth – our private global network gives you the reliability, bandwidth, and compute capacity to support the most demanding media and software downloads worldwide.

    Next-Gen Web CDN: Natively unify fundamental web application services for protection, acceleration, and development. Our web CDN enables better coordination, management and visibility across your web and API properties. 

    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**
    TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach
    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%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Akamai is ranked 3rd in CDN with 18 reviews while Edgio Global CDN is ranked 10th in CDN with 1 review. Akamai is rated 9.0, while Edgio Global CDN is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Akamai writes "An easy to setup product offering multiple useful functionalities under a single package". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Edgio Global CDN writes "A CDN solution to enhance loading times and streamline navigation". Akamai is most compared with Cloudflare, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Amazon CloudFront and Nokia Velocix Media Delivery Platform, whereas Edgio Global CDN is most compared with Fastly, Verizon EdgeCast, Fortinet FortiDDoS, Cloudflare and Qwilt.

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