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| Product | Akamai API Security by Akamai View product | Cloudflare API Shield by Cloudflare View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Akamai API Security covers automated API discovery, shadow API detection and OWASP API Top 10 protection for shadow API discovery. Compare top API Security tools. | See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools. |
| Product type | API Security & Threat Protection Platform | API Protection & Schema Validation Solution |
| Best for | E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel, Media, Telecommunications | Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Edge Platform; Cloud SaaS; Edge Integration | Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast Service |
| Data residency | Global distributed edge; Multi-region data privacy | Global Anycast network (330+ locations) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Cloud API GatewaysContainersServerless ArchitecturesMicroservices | REST APIsGraphQL APIsgRPC endpointsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Akamai Connected CloudApigeeKongAWS API GatewaySplunkServiceNow | Cloudflare WAFDatadogSplunkOpenAPI / SwaggerPostman |
| Industries | E-commerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareTravelMediaTelecommunications | FintechE-commerceHealthcareSaaSBankingFinancial Services+2 more |
| Regions | Global edge network130+ countries | Global (330+ cities) |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Cloudflare |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 2010 |
Overview
What it is
Akamai API Security
Akamai API Security covers automated API discovery, shadow API detection and OWASP API Top 10 protection for shadow API discovery. Compare top API Security tools.Cloudflare API Shield
See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools.Product type
Akamai API Security
API Security & Threat Protection PlatformCloudflare API Shield
API Protection & Schema Validation SolutionBest for
Akamai API Security
E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel, Media, TelecommunicationsCloudflare API Shield
Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Akamai API Security
Contact VendorCloudflare API Shield
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai API Security
Free trial: yesCloudflare API Shield
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Deployment details
Akamai API Security
Cloud SaaS / Edge Platform; Cloud SaaS; Edge IntegrationCloudflare API Shield
Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast ServiceData residency
Akamai API Security
Global distributed edge; Multi-region data privacyCloudflare API Shield
Global Anycast network (330+ locations)Key features
What it offers
Akamai API Security
- Automated API discovery
- Shadow API detection
- OWASP API Top 10 protection
- Sensitive data classification
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- API risk scoring
- Shadow API discovery
- Sensitive data leak prevention
Cloudflare API Shield
- Automated API discovery
- OpenAPI schema validation
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) enforcement
- Behavioral rate limiting
- ML API abuse detection
- Shadow API identification
- Shadow API discovery
- Mobile backend protection
Platform & access
API access
Akamai API Security
API access: yesCloudflare API Shield
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai API Security
SSO: yesCloudflare API Shield
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai API Security
RBAC: yesCloudflare API Shield
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai API Security
Multi-tenant: yesCloudflare API Shield
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai API Security
Mobile app: noCloudflare API Shield
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Compliance
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Industries
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Regions
Akamai API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Vendor
Company
Akamai API Security
AkamaiCloudflare API Shield
CloudflareHeadquarters
Akamai API Security
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACloudflare API Shield
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Akamai API Security
10,001+Cloudflare API Shield
5,000+Founded
Akamai API Security
1998Cloudflare API Shield
2010