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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 | Imperva WAAP by Imperva View product | Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Imperva WAAP: unified WAAP platform, automated OWASP protection and behavioral bot mitigation. Built for comprehensive web security. Compare API Security 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 | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) Platform | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) |
| Best for | Banking, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Government, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, 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 | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Multi-Cloud Edge; Cloud SaaS; Distributed Anycast Edge | Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge Platform |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge; Regional compliance options | 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 | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsREST/GraphQL APIsMobile Backends | Web ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsRESTful APIsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMPHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformSplunkMicrosoft SentinelIBM QRadarDatadog | TerraformAkamai CLISplunkDatadogMicrosoft SentinelAWS CloudWatch |
| Industries | BankingRetailHealthcareMediaGovernmentBanking & Finance+2 more | Financial ServicesRetailGovernmentHigh TechHealthcareE-commerce+4 more |
| Regions | Global Anycast network (60+ PoPs) | Global Akamai Connected Cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Imperva | Akamai |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 2,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2002 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Imperva WAAP
Imperva WAAP: unified WAAP platform, automated OWASP protection and behavioral bot mitigation. Built for comprehensive web security. Compare API Security 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
Imperva WAAP
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) PlatformAkamai App & API Protector
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Best for
Imperva WAAP
Banking, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Government, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, Public SectorAkamai App & API Protector
Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
Imperva WAAP
Contact VendorAkamai App & API Protector
Contact VendorFree trial
Imperva WAAP
Free trial: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Deployment details
Imperva WAAP
Cloud SaaS / Multi-Cloud Edge; Cloud SaaS; Distributed Anycast EdgeAkamai App & API Protector
Cloud SaaS / Edge Distributed; Cloud SaaS; Edge PlatformData residency
Imperva WAAP
Global Anycast edge; Regional compliance optionsAkamai App & API Protector
Global edge network; Regional compliance optionsKey features
What it offers
Imperva WAAP
- Unified WAAP platform
- Automated OWASP protection
- Behavioral bot mitigation
- API discovery and governance
- Layer 7 DDoS defense
- Unified edge console
- Comprehensive web security
- Automated bot defense
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
Imperva WAAP
API access: yesAkamai App & API Protector
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Imperva WAAP
SSO: yesAkamai App & API Protector
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Imperva WAAP
RBAC: yesAkamai App & API Protector
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Imperva WAAP
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai App & API Protector
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Imperva WAAP
Mobile app: noAkamai App & API Protector
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Compliance
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Industries
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Regions
Imperva WAAP
Akamai App & API Protector
Vendor
Company
Imperva WAAP
ImpervaAkamai App & API Protector
AkamaiHeadquarters
Imperva WAAP
San Mateo, California, USAAkamai App & API Protector
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Imperva WAAP
2,000+Akamai App & API Protector
10,001+Founded
Imperva WAAP
2002Akamai App & API Protector
1998