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Akamai App and API Protector vs Check Point DDoS Protector comparison

Akamai and Check Point Software Technologies are both solutions in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category. Akamai is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7, while Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.0. Akamai holds a 4.3% mindshare in DDOS, compared to Check Point Software Technologies’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Akamai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.
Akamai App and API Protector
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100% willing to recommend
Check Point DDoS Protector
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Akamai App and API Protector and Check Point DDoS Protector based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai App and API Protector
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (8th), Cloud and Data Center Security (10th)
Check Point DDoS Protector
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the mindshare of Akamai App and API Protector is 4.3%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point DDoS Protector is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Deepesh Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 9, 2024
Bot Manager and different features to manage threats
As a product, it has good capabilities, including professional support. However, it's risky for us to rely on AI for real-time traffic management. We use in-house analytics but avoid automatic actions due to their high impact. For example, I live in a developing country. Everyone has different types of phones, apps, and everything else. So, if someone is using a legacy phone, that is still a use case here. If AI decides that this is an end-of-life phone or end-of-life Android operating system, it starts blocking that traffic. We may potentially lose millions or probably thousands and hundreds of thousands of hits per second. Everything is all about how well we serve payments because we're into payments. So, AI is used for analytics but not for real-time decisions. We can't afford to block traffic based on AI models due to the variety of devices and operating systems our users have.
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Petr Zemánek - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2024
Protect from DDoS attacks with good management and easy setup
The main use case is to protect bank from DDoS attacks. We have it as a service device in network and but it's a common installation DDoS Protector is made by a hardware company, and Check Point integrates this solution into its own management and infrastructure. The most effective feature is…
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product has a good user interface."
"The product has a good UI."
"The solution easily identifies, delays, or allows business traffic."
"The most valuable feature is the DDoS protection, which is the main reason we got it."
"The product is user-friendly."
"We are getting security for each and every API."
"I have contacted the support team of Akamai... I am happy with their responses and answers to my problems."
"All the solution's features are very good."
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"Check Point DDoS Protector is a product that uses machine learning and behavior analysis."
"From my experience, the best part of this solution is behavioral DDoS protection. The DDoS Protector can monitor the traffic, and based on the behavior, it can decide which traffic is malicious and which traffic is regular. It works dynamically, and it's a very good solution."
"Currently, we have fewer incidents with viruses. We improved our IQ operations and security using this solution. Our company's better after using Check Point."
"One of its most outstanding functions is the zero-day DDOS."
"It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service."
"Check Point detects and automatically mitigates attacks, which helps our organization protect our infrastructure."
"The initial setup takes two hours."
"The is a really low level of the false-positive alerts (when the clean traffic is marked as DDoS) due to some advanced techniques used by Check Point under the hood."
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Cons

"One area where Akamai can improve is the captcha part. Cloudflare provides a captcha if there are a certain number of threats. For example, I can assign that if there are 10 requests within a second from a single IP, it should send a captcha to the user. The user should fill in the captcha, and only after that, the user should be able to access our website. This captcha feature should be built into Bot Manager. I love this captcha feature of Cloudflare."
"The product should provide a secure NTP."
"It would be nice if Akamai Web Application Protector's price is lowered and made cheaper."
"There are some issues with pushing configurations across a network. It still takes about 20 minutes and that means to retract it's another 20 minutes."
"In terms of precedence of Akamai rules, the last one is implemented. That is the one that is operational. If two rules contradict, the last one is implemented. We had a clash, but it was really tough to find that out. I would like to have a rulebook because, in their architecture documentation, it is not mentioned anywhere that if two rules clash, the last one works, and if it does not work, then what to do. This is something we were debating today with their tech support. With AWS, we get documents for the issues so that they do not occur in the future. Akamai's support and knowledge base needs to be improved."
"It would be better if there weren't any issues with latency. We had latency issues, but I think they are all solved now."
"The WAF features definitely have a lot of room for improvement. A lot of the WAF is really basic. For some products or some of our solutions, we need to run a second layer of more advanced WAF. If it had better layer seven protection then we would not need a second WAF."
"Akamai needs to focus on quickly responding to risks, even those that may potentially be of zero threat..Maybe some of the documentation is a little confusing. They have a lot of different places where you can go to get information, and some of the information is quite out of date."
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"The mitigation part could be improved."
"I would like applications for Android and IOS where we can follow the events, and, if necessary, make changes."
"Check Point should develop a DDoS solution because they don't have one and we need to use another solution, in our case, Imperva. This is a problem because we need to have two firewalls. We would like to only have one solution because it would improve the management, we would have fewer incidents, and we wouldn't need to talk to more than one person for support."
"Check Point DDoS Protector does not provide the ability to upload data for the blacklist/whitelist in bulk, which is one of the big points that need to be improved to facilitate configurations."
"The product is expensive."
"The Check Point support language is only in English."
"It does not provide the capability to upload data for blacklisting/whitelisting in bulk."
"For a long time, there was no software version of R80.10 available for the Check Point DDoS Protector software appliances, and we had to stay on the quite outdated R77.30 version."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive, but it is worth the money."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is not expensive."
"Akamai Web Application Protector is an expensive product."
"Its price is slightly high. Every company has a justification for the high price. Overall, it feels worth the money based on how the service has been structured, but we do negotiate it."
"Its price is at the medium level. It is not very high. It is also not very low. It serves the purpose."
"If you want quality, you have to pay the price. Its price is fair. Their account managers are also very helpful. They help you a lot with pricing even though they are working with Akamai."
"It's more expensive than others, but the ROI is good for large-scale infrastructure."
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"The appliance comes with a loaded hardware license, and additional options such as SSL can be purchased and enabled."
"I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the DDoS database for new attacks and so on."
"It's an expensive solution. It's one of the most expensive solutions in the world. It's cheaper than Palo Alto and Cisco but these are expensive solutions. Fortinet is cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
22%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Security Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai Web Application Protector?
The product is user-friendly.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai Web Application Protector?
The price is higher than others. It could be about 80% to 70% more expensive than other tools. So, it’s not just a slight difference.
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What needs improvement with Akamai Web Application Protector?
It could have better analytics and reporting visibility in the OEM console.
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What do you like most about Check Point DDoS Protector?
It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point DDoS Protector?
The product is expensive.
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What needs improvement with Check Point DDoS Protector?
The pricing could be cheaper.
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Also Known As

Akamai Web Application Protector, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender
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Overview

Akamai App and API Protector provides website security by preventing DDoS attacks, acting as an application firewall, managing content delivery, and monitoring APIs. It adapts to threat profiles and is used for fast media delivery and identifying malicious activities.

Akamai App and API Protector offers strong protection, adaptable security features, and efficient traffic management. Its WAF blocks IP addresses and country-specific threats while preventing SQL injections. Companies utilize it for scalable CDN services and comprehensive traffic analysis. Known for its cost-effectiveness and user-friendly dashboard, this protector stands out for its customizable rules and technical support. Users also highlight the ease of integration and detailed attack insights available through its advanced dashboard.

What are the key features of Akamai App and API Protector?
  • DDoS Protection: Strong defense against Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
  • Scalable CDN: Manages content delivery efficiently under high traffic loads.
  • WAF Capabilities: Blocks specific IPs and countries, prevents SQL injections.
  • Traffic Filtering: Analyzes and controls incoming requests to maintain security.
  • Adaptive Stream Delivery: Adjusts content delivery to meet bandwidth needs.
What benefits should users expect?
  • Cost-Effectiveness: Provides robust security tools at a competitive price.
  • Enhanced Security: Comprehensive protection against cyber threats.
  • Scalability: Easily handles increasing traffic and data loads.
  • Ease of Integration: Simple integration with existing systems.
  • Insightful Analytics: Offers data-driven insights into traffic and attack patterns.

In media, Akamai App and API Protector ensures smooth streaming by handling high bandwidth demands. E-commerce companies use it to guard against fraud and data breaches. Financial sectors rely on its ability to protect sensitive transactions. Implementations in healthcare focus on safeguarding patient data while maintaining compliance with regulations.

Modern DDoS attacks use new techniques to exploit areas that traditional security solutions are not equipped to protect. These attacks can cause serious network downtime to businesses who rely on networks and Web services to operate. DDoS Protector Security Appliances and Cloud DDoS Protection Services block destructive DDoS attacks before they cause damage
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Sample Customers

Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
Boston Properties
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