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| Product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product | Contrast Assess 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. | Free trial available. Contrast Assess by Contrast Security offers dataflow tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading Application Security Testing alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) | Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Solution |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector | Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Insurance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Self-hosted enterprise |
| Data residency | Global edge network; Regional compliance options | US; EU; Customer private 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 | Web applicationsMicroservicesAPIs |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS Section 6.5OWASP Top 10 compliance |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch | JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJiraAzure DevOpsIntelliJVS Code |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more | Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareTelecommunicationsBanking & FinanceInsurance |
| Regions | Global Akamai Connected Cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Contrast Security |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 501-1,000 |
| Founded | 1998 | 2014 |
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.Contrast Assess
Free trial available. Contrast Assess by Contrast Security offers dataflow tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading Application Security Testing alternatives.Product type
Akamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Contrast Assess
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) SolutionBest for
Akamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorContrast Assess
Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, InsurancePricing
Pricing model
Akamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorContrast Assess
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesContrast Assess
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Deployment details
Akamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformContrast Assess
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Self-hosted enterpriseData residency
Akamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsContrast Assess
US; EU; Customer private 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
Contrast Assess
- Continuous runtime instrumentation
- Zero-false-positive IAST
- Exact line-of-code diagnosis
- Dataflow tracking
- Automated CI/CD pipeline gating
- Developer IDE integration
- DevSecOps integration
- Continuous security testing
Platform & access
API access
Akamai App & API Protector
API access: yesContrast Assess
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesContrast Assess
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesContrast Assess
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesContrast Assess
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noContrast Assess
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Compliance
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Industries
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Regions
Akamai App & API Protector
Contrast Assess
Vendor
Company
Akamai App & API Protector
AkamaiContrast Assess
Contrast SecurityHeadquarters
Akamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAContrast Assess
Baltimore, Maryland, USACompany size
Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Contrast Assess
501-1,000Founded
Akamai App & API Protector
1998Contrast Assess
2014