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| Product | Fastly Next-Gen WAF by Fastly View product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. | 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 | SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security Platform | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech | 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 | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server Plugin | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform |
| Data residency | Global / Edge Network | 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 | Multi-CloudKubernetesEnvoyWeb ServersEdge | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsRESTful APIsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIPCI-DSS Level 1HIPAA | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Fastly EdgeEnvoyNGINXKubernetesAWSAzureGCP | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailSaaSHigh-Tech | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more |
| Regions | Global | Global Akamai Connected Cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fastly | Akamai |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2011 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
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.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
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security PlatformAkamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Best for
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-TechAkamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Contact VendorAkamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorFree trial
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Free trial: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Deployment details
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server PluginAkamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformData residency
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Global / Edge NetworkAkamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsKey features
What it offers
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
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
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
API access: yesAkamai App & API Protector
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
SSO: yesAkamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
RBAC: yesAkamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Mobile app: noAkamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Compliance
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Industries
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Regions
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Akamai App & API Protector
Vendor
Company
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
FastlyAkamai App & API Protector
AkamaiHeadquarters
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
San Francisco, California, USAAkamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
1,000+Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Founded
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
2011Akamai App & API Protector
1998