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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai: API discovery. Ideal for API exploit prevention. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DDoS Protection alternatives. | Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) | Web Application Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector | E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) |
| Data residency | Global edge network; Regional compliance options | Alibaba Cloud regions |
| 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 | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsRESTful APIsMobile Backends | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services |
| Regions | Global Akamai Connected Cloud | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai: API discovery. Ideal for API exploit prevention. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DDoS Protection alternatives.Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Product type
Akamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Alibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Best for
Akamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorAlibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Akamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Deployment details
Akamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformAlibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Data residency
Akamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsAlibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
Akamai App & API Protector
- Adaptive security engine
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Layer 7 DDoS protection
- Automated rule tuning
- API discovery
- Credential abuse defense
- Web application firewall defense
- Layer 7 DDoS mitigation
Alibaba Cloud WAF
- OWASP Top 10 protection
- Semantic and ML-based detection
- Bot management
- API security
- HTTP flood protection
- Custom access rules
- Virtual patching
- Log Service integration
Platform & access
API access
Akamai App & API Protector
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Compliance
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Industries
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Regions
Akamai App & API Protector
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
Akamai App & API Protector
AkamaiAlibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
Akamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAAlibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Founded
Akamai App & API Protector
1998Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009