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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 | Google Cloud Armor by Google Cloud View product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools. | 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 | Web Application Firewall & DDoS Mitigation | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public Sector | 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 | CloudHybrid | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud origins | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform |
| Data residency | Multi-region; regional endpoints available | 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 | Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsRESTful APIsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more |
| Regions | Global | Global Akamai Connected Cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Google Cloud | Akamai |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Google Cloud Armor
Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools.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
Google Cloud Armor
Web Application Firewall & DDoS MitigationAkamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Best for
Google Cloud Armor
Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public SectorAkamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
Google Cloud Armor
Contact VendorAkamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorFree trial
Google Cloud Armor
Free trial: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Deployment details
Google Cloud Armor
Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud originsAkamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformData residency
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-region; regional endpoints availableAkamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsKey features
What it offers
Google Cloud Armor
- Layer 7 filtering
- DDoS mitigation
- OWASP Top 10 rules
- Adaptive protection
- Rate limiting
- IP allow/denylist
- Bot management
- reCAPTCHA integration
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
Google Cloud Armor
API access: yesAkamai App & API Protector
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Google Cloud Armor
SSO: yesAkamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Google Cloud Armor
RBAC: yesAkamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Google Cloud Armor
Mobile app: noAkamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Compliance
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Industries
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Regions
Google Cloud Armor
Akamai App & API Protector
Vendor
Company
Google Cloud Armor
Google CloudAkamai App & API Protector
AkamaiHeadquarters
Google Cloud Armor
Mountain View, California, USAAkamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Google Cloud Armor
100,000+Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Founded
Google Cloud Armor
2008Akamai App & API Protector
1998