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| Product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product | Barracuda Web Application Firewall 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. | What does Barracuda Web Application Firewall do? It covers enterprise WAF. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) | Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector | E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | Global edge network; Regional compliance options | On-premises; Multi-Cloud |
| 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 | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VAWSMicrosoft AzureGCP |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA | PCI-DSSCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzure |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more | E-commerceBankingHealthcareSaaS |
| Regions | Global Akamai Connected Cloud | GlobalUSEUUK |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Barracuda Networks |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Campbell, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1998 | 2003 |
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.Barracuda Web Application Firewall
What does Barracuda Web Application Firewall do? It covers enterprise WAF. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Akamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF)Best for
Akamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorBarracuda Web Application Firewall
E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaSPricing
Pricing model
Akamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Deployment details
Akamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
Akamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsBarracuda Web Application Firewall
On-premises; Multi-CloudKey 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
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
- Enterprise WAF
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Layer 7 DDoS defense
- Bot mitigation
- Automated security tuning
- Firewall / NGFW
- WAF
- Web Security
Platform & access
API access
Akamai App & API Protector
API access: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Compliance
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Industries
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Regions
Akamai App & API Protector
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Vendor
Company
Akamai App & API Protector
AkamaiBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
Akamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USABarracuda Web Application Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Barracuda Web Application Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
Akamai App & API Protector
1998Barracuda Web Application Firewall
2003