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| Product | Barracuda Web Application Firewall View product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai: API discovery. Ideal for API exploit prevention. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DDoS Protection alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF) | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) |
| Best for | E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS | Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform |
| Data residency | On-premises; Multi-Cloud | Global edge network; Regional compliance options |
| 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 | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VAWSMicrosoft AzureGCP | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsRESTful APIsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001 | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzure | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch |
| Industries | E-commerceBankingHealthcareSaaS | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more |
| Regions | GlobalUSEUUK | Global Akamai Connected Cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Barracuda Networks | Akamai |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2003 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
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.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.Product type
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF)Akamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Best for
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaSAkamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Contact VendorAkamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorFree trial
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Free trial: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Deployment details
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudAkamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformData residency
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
On-premises; Multi-CloudAkamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsKey features
What it offers
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
- Enterprise WAF
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Layer 7 DDoS defense
- Bot mitigation
- Automated security tuning
- Firewall / NGFW
- WAF
- Web Security
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
Platform & access
API access
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
API access: yesAkamai App & API Protector
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
SSO: yesAkamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
RBAC: yesAkamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Mobile app: noAkamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Compliance
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Industries
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Regions
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Akamai App & API Protector
Vendor
Company
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Barracuda NetworksAkamai App & API Protector
AkamaiHeadquarters
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Campbell, California, USAAkamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
1,001-5,000Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Founded
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
2003Akamai App & API Protector
1998