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| Product | Cisco Umbrella by Cisco View product | Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives. | Looking for Firewall software? Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector by Akamai provides DLP controls for phishing prevention. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway Platform | Secure Web Gateway & DNS Threat Prevention |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services | Banking, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Public Sector, Financial Services, Higher Education, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platform | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Roaming Client |
| Data residency | Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy compliance | Global edge network; Regional data routing |
| 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: yes | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Cloudremote endpointsbranch SD-WAN edgecorporate networks | Corporate EndpointsRemote WorkersBranch Office Networks |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Authorized | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure EndpointCisco SD-WANCisco MerakiCisco Secure ClientMicrosoft 365AWSSplunkQRadar | Microsoft Entra IDOktaCrowdStrikeSplunkMicrosoft Intune |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseSMBEducationHealthcareRetail+1 more | BankingEducationHealthcareRetailPublic SectorFinancial Services+2 more |
| Regions | Global | Global Akamai Edge Platform |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Akamai |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives.Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Looking for Firewall software? Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector by Akamai provides DLP controls for phishing prevention. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway PlatformAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Secure Web Gateway & DNS Threat PreventionBest for
Cisco Umbrella
Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial ServicesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Banking, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Public Sector, Financial Services, Higher Education, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Umbrella
Contact VendorAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Umbrella
Free trial: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Deployment details
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platformAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Roaming ClientData residency
Cisco Umbrella
Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy complianceAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Global edge network; Regional data routingKey features
What it offers
Cisco Umbrella
- Recursive DNS security
- Cloud-delivered secure web gateway (SWG)
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Cloud-delivered firewall (CDFW)
- Interactive threat intelligence
- SSL/TLS decryption
- Shadow IT discovery
- Secure web browsing
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
- Recursive DNS inspection
- Proactive phishing blocking
- C2 callback disruption
- DNS exfiltration prevention
- Inline payload sandboxing
- DLP controls
- Phishing prevention
- Malware C2 blocking
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Umbrella
API access: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Umbrella
SSO: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Umbrella
RBAC: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Umbrella
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Umbrella
Mobile app: yesAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Compliance
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Industries
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Regions
Cisco Umbrella
Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Vendor
Company
Cisco Umbrella
CiscoAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
AkamaiHeadquarters
Cisco Umbrella
San Jose, California, USAAkamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Cisco Umbrella
80,000+Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
10,001+Founded
Cisco Umbrella
1984Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
1998