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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cloudflare API Shield by Cloudflare View product | Akamai API Security by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools. | Akamai API Security covers automated API discovery, shadow API detection and OWASP API Top 10 protection for shadow API discovery. Compare top API Security tools. |
| Product type | API Protection & Schema Validation Solution | API Security & Threat Protection Platform |
| Best for | Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, Telecommunications | E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel, Media, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast Service | Cloud SaaS / Edge Platform; Cloud SaaS; Edge Integration |
| Data residency | Global Anycast network (330+ locations) | Global distributed edge; Multi-region data privacy |
| 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 | REST APIsGraphQL APIsgRPC endpointsMobile Backends | Cloud API GatewaysContainersServerless ArchitecturesMicroservices |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare WAFDatadogSplunkOpenAPI / SwaggerPostman | Akamai Connected CloudApigeeKongAWS API GatewaySplunkServiceNow |
| Industries | FintechE-commerceHealthcareSaaSBankingFinancial Services+2 more | E-commerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareTravelMediaTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global (330+ cities) | Global edge network130+ countries |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cloudflare | Akamai |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2010 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cloudflare API Shield
See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools.Akamai API Security
Akamai API Security covers automated API discovery, shadow API detection and OWASP API Top 10 protection for shadow API discovery. Compare top API Security tools.Product type
Cloudflare API Shield
API Protection & Schema Validation SolutionAkamai API Security
API Security & Threat Protection PlatformBest for
Cloudflare API Shield
Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, TelecommunicationsAkamai API Security
E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel, Media, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare API Shield
Contact VendorAkamai API Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare API Shield
Free trial: yesAkamai API Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Deployment details
Cloudflare API Shield
Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast ServiceAkamai API Security
Cloud SaaS / Edge Platform; Cloud SaaS; Edge IntegrationData residency
Cloudflare API Shield
Global Anycast network (330+ locations)Akamai API Security
Global distributed edge; Multi-region data privacyKey features
What it offers
Cloudflare API Shield
- Automated API discovery
- OpenAPI schema validation
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) enforcement
- Behavioral rate limiting
- ML API abuse detection
- Shadow API identification
- Shadow API discovery
- Mobile backend protection
Akamai API Security
- Automated API discovery
- Shadow API detection
- OWASP API Top 10 protection
- Sensitive data classification
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- API risk scoring
- Shadow API discovery
- Sensitive data leak prevention
Platform & access
API access
Cloudflare API Shield
API access: yesAkamai API Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare API Shield
SSO: yesAkamai API Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare API Shield
RBAC: yesAkamai API Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare API Shield
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai API Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare API Shield
Mobile app: noAkamai API Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Compliance
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Industries
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Regions
Cloudflare API Shield
Akamai API Security
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare API Shield
CloudflareAkamai API Security
AkamaiHeadquarters
Cloudflare API Shield
San Francisco, California, USAAkamai API Security
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Cloudflare API Shield
5,000+Akamai API Security
10,001+Founded
Cloudflare API Shield
2010Akamai API Security
1998