We performed a comparison between Akamai and Amazon CloudFront based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two CDN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."If an attacker conducts an attack, we can check what query he is running and whether he wants to see our password or any other files."
"Akamai provides low-latency throughput."
"The solution is very sustainable and flexible."
"With 300 servers deployed worldwide, it's highly scalable and is the best web application firewall on the market."
"The most valuable feature of Akamai is its ease of use and simple integration. Additionally, the solution has new aspects added to it regularly."
"The solution's technical support is very prompt and good."
"As of now, the best thing about Akamai is WAF, and though CDN is a good feature, it comes in second place when compared to WAF. I am very impressed with the WAF offered by Akamai."
"The solution's technical support is very good...The installation phase of Akamai was easy."
"The beneficial feature for the entire AWS community is the presence of edge location servers. These servers are strategically located in multiple locations, allowing efficient content delivery from the nearest server."
"The speed and usability of the solution are valuable."
"It has built-in DDoS protection, which protects against DDoS attacks."
"The tool is highly available and reliable. It helps to access server applications easily. Integrating Amazon CloudFront with other AWS services was very easy, I would rate it eight out of ten."
"Feature-wise, I like the solution's signed URL because it provides security for me."
"The AWS environment was very helpful in terms of integration."
"The product provides reduced latency and quicker site refreshes."
"We can personalize a lot of things inside CDN."
"It would be better if we could be notified about specific attacks."
"Akamai should improve its integrations."
"When we open tickets, we have a delay in response times."
"The solution could offer more integrations."
"The product's scalability can be improved since certain shortcomings regarding the security part of the solution currently exist."
"Akamai's configuration part is an area of concern where improvements are required to make the process easy."
"Sometimes a little hard to navigate around the user console."
"I'd like to see improvements in log files and data visualizations within the interface."
"There is room for improvement in customer service and support."
"They could be expanding the number of locations available. It will help users easily access content."
"The solution can benefit from expanding its data center and server locations to multiple places for smoother content delivery with even lower latency. The latency we experience is sufficient for our needs, and we are doing well. However, if they expand their locations in the future, it could be a positive factor. Its competitors have multiple data and server locations."
"Sometimes, the server goes down automatically."
"Amazon CloudFront's setup is a bit difficult, and we would love it if they made it easier."
"Amazon CloudFront can improve by accurately determining the latency of a non-defined URL that the solution encounters."
"The solution could be more simplified for new users. It could be more user-friendly."
"The lack of seamless integration made the setup process more complex and required additional research to manage all the services properly."
Akamai is ranked 2nd in CDN with 18 reviews while Amazon CloudFront is ranked 4th in CDN with 22 reviews. Akamai is rated 9.0, while Amazon CloudFront is rated 8.2. 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 Amazon CloudFront writes "Top-notch in terms of customer service and offers pay-as-you-go model with a free tier". Akamai is most compared with Cloudflare, Azure Front Door, Imperva DDoS, Fastly and AWS Global Accelerator, whereas Amazon CloudFront is most compared with Azure Front Door, Cloudflare, Windows Azure CDN, Fastly and AWS Global Accelerator. See our Akamai vs. Amazon CloudFront report.
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