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| Product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product | Fastly Next-Gen WAF by Fastly 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. | Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) | SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security Platform |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector | Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech |
| 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 Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform | Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server Plugin |
| Data residency | Global edge network; Regional compliance options | Global / Edge Network |
| 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 | Multi-CloudKubernetesEnvoyWeb ServersEdge |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA | SOC 2 Type IIPCI-DSS Level 1HIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch | Fastly EdgeEnvoyNGINXKubernetesAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more | Financial ServicesRetailSaaSHigh-Tech |
| Regions | Global Akamai Connected Cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Fastly |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 2011 |
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.Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Product type
Akamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Fastly Next-Gen WAF
SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security PlatformBest for
Akamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorFastly Next-Gen WAF
Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-TechPricing
Pricing model
Akamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorFastly Next-Gen WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Deployment details
Akamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformFastly Next-Gen WAF
Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server PluginData residency
Akamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsFastly Next-Gen WAF
Global / Edge NetworkKey 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
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
- SmartParse threshold detection
- Automated production blocking
- Virtually zero false positives
- Flexible edge/agent/sidecar deployment
- Next-Gen WAF
- Automated OWASP Top 10 blocking
- API security micro-firewalling
Platform & access
API access
Akamai App & API Protector
API access: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noFastly Next-Gen WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Compliance
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Industries
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Regions
Akamai App & API Protector
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Vendor
Company
Akamai App & API Protector
AkamaiFastly Next-Gen WAF
FastlyHeadquarters
Akamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAFastly Next-Gen WAF
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Fastly Next-Gen WAF
1,000+Founded
Akamai App & API Protector
1998Fastly Next-Gen WAF
2011