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Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise vs Palo Alto Networks DNS Security comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Secure Internet Acc...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (26th)
Palo Alto Networks DNS Secu...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise is 1.8%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is 15.3%, down from 16.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
 

Featured Reviews

MB
Jul 21, 2023
A user-friendly security SaaS provider with an easy setup
Akamai SPS Threat Avert is deployed on-cloud in our organization. Users should choose Akamai SPS Threat Avert based on their needs and the organization's capability. If it's a small-scale business, I would recommend exploring other solutions that will be fairly cheaper than Akamai SPS Threat Avert. However, if it's an enterprise business with a lot of transactions, security concerns, and compliance issues, I would advise them to go ahead with Akamai SPS Threat Avert. Although it's a good solution, Akamai SPS Threat Avert is expensive and best suited for enterprise-level businesses, not mid-level or low-level organizations. Overall, I rate Akamai SPS Threat Avert a nine out of ten.
Aneeq Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 30, 2024
Enhances our internal DNS and that it blocks malicious DNS queries
I primarily use it for security.  I appreciate how it enhances our internal DNS and that it blocks malicious DNS queries. It could reduce the number of false positives. We have to white list multiple false positives manually, like applications.  Sometimes, it blocks legitimate traffic for custom…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies."
"So, in general, it's very stable because the process to deliver new features and new releases in not so long...I rate the scalability a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is DNS filtering."
"The solution's most valuable features are data exfiltration and DNS tunneling."
"DNS security is required to filter out the DNS traffic, any DNS-based attacks, DNS DDoS attacks, and DNS amplification attacks."
"The most valuable features of the solution are DNSSEC and the domain generation algorithm."
"DNS sinkhole is a valuable feature."
"The stability is excellent and the product is very mature."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is a stable solution."
 

Cons

"Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution."
"If the tool offers improved data security, I think it would be good."
"Every vendor that sells DNS or firewalls needs to be able to protect against DNS look-up attacks and DNS naming hacks. This is true of Palo Alto as well as others."
"The scalability can be improved."
"There should be an on-premise version of this solution."
"Pricing is one of the areas of concern in Palo Alto Networks DNS Security since it is an expensive product. I feel that the product's pricing is an area that could be improved."
"I'm not really sure what needs improvement. The only hiccup I've really seen is a couple of the DNS requests get flagged as the Sophos traffic instead of DNS traffic, but that's more of their app detection in the DNS Security. I haven't really seen any issues with the DNS security."
"The solution’s scalability could be improved."
"With Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, sometimes the DNS clients don't work well, and they get disconnected, making it an area where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive."
"The solution's pricing is equal to Cisco AMP or Cisco Umbrella."
"There aren't many vendors offering DNS security solutions, but generally, Palo Alto subscriptions tend to be more expensive than other security vendors."
"It is not an expensive solution."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is an expensive product. I rate the product's pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten points are expensive."
"The product is expensive. My company makes payments on a quarterly basis towards the solution's costs."
"The product is expensive compared to Fortinet."
"There is an annual license for the solution and I am satisfied with the pricing."
"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the tool's price as two."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive.
What needs improvement with Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution. AWS and a lot of other vendors are usually not that much expensive.
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks DNS Security?
If the tool offers improved data security, I think it would be good. If some of our company's partners or customers want to distinguish the license between Palo Alto Networks DNS Security and Palo ...
What is your primary use case for Palo Alto Networks DNS Security?
I use the solution in my company to protect our enterprise network. I use the tool for data exfiltration.
 

Also Known As

Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector, Akamai ETP, Akamai SPS Threat Avert
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Sample Customers

MCNC, Educational Testing Service
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