Akamai vs Windows Azure CDN comparison

"With 300 servers deployed worldwide, it's highly scalable and is the best web application firewall on the market."

"The solution's technical support is very prompt and good."

"Akamai provides low-latency throughput."

"It's a scalable and reliable solution."

"Akamai is leveraged by many top-level businesses, ensuring reliability and support in case of outages or issues."

"The solution's technical support is very good...The installation phase of Akamai was easy."

"Akamai's scalability is good."

"The initial setup is simple, especially for SaaS solutions."

"I like that CDN offers a routing feature."

"The most valuable feature of Windows Azure CDN is its effectiveness."

"The UI is very intuitive."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can access Windows Azure CDN from anywhere."

"One of the most valuable aspects is the capability to store extensive datasets and objects in the cloud, enabling their download through shared access signatures."

"The fact that it just delivers what it is supposed to do is its most valuable feature...The initial setup is very straightforward."

"One of the tool's best features is its ability to handle edge cases. For instance, we encountered a situation where we needed to remove certain files from public access. The solution offered a purge feature that allowed us to remove these files. This feature ensured that the files were deleted from all edge servers. Subsequently, we were able to upload new versions of the files."

"We use the product for faster content delivery with low latency."

"I'd like to see improvements in log files and data visualizations within the interface."

"The fact that it is an expensive product is its only shortcoming."

"Akamai could improve by providing its own cloud services. We have to use third-party cloud services at this time, such as Amazon AWS. The offering becomes a lot easier for an SMB if everything was in one single platform to be used for the services."

"Costing-wise and integration with other tools need improvement, especially API security."

"One area for improvement with Akamai could be pricing."

"Caching strategy is an area with certain shortcomings in the solution where improvements are required."

"I would like to see improvements in the security aspect. The web application firewall needs to be enhanced and offers more customization options."

"The solution could offer more integrations."

"I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial. Setting up a custom domain with Windows Azure CDN involves proving domain ownership, which can take some time. The process is relatively straightforward if your DNS or domain registrar is already integrated with Microsoft. However, the verification process may be more time-consuming if you use a different service provider."

"There were a few bugs that were very disappointing. So, that is a part of the reason why we started using Fastly."

"Exploring shared access solutions with cloud accounts would be a beneficial choice."

"Windows Azure CDN should lower its prices."

"The response time of the support team must be improved."

"The high price of Windows Azure CDN is an area of concern where improvements can be made."

"Azure is continuously improving its CDN but the documentation should be up-to-date."

"We have experienced issues with switch connectivity."

"Price-wise, I find Akamai's pricing model's inclination to be more towards the expensive side of the spectrum, though I can't say that it is a very expensive product."

"The solution can be one of the more expensive options, reflecting their established market position."

"Quite high in price, but equivalent to other enterprise products on the market"

"The price of Akamai could be less expensive."

"From the resource component, it's very costly, and Akamai's charges are also high. So, any organization with a high-tech budget can definitely afford it, but companies with 10-15% of their revenue as a technical budget probably won't be able to. That's where they have a lot of room for improvement if they want to onboard those early users."

"The price of the solution depends upon its usage."

"This is a very expensive solution but it works well."

"Akamai is an expensive tool. Moreover, we have a pay-as-you-go model for additional features."

"I rate the price of Windows Azure CDN a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is high."

"The tool's pricing is cheap."

"The solution's price is above the medium range."

"The solution's price depends on how much traffic you have. So, it was okay for us. Payments are to be made on a monthly basis since one has to pay for what they used."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"The pricing is extremely high, almost 9 out of 10."

"It comes at a relatively affordable cost."

"The pricing of the solution depends on usage and varies based on the company's needs. If you want additional features like advanced logging, it will be pricier. However, it could be cheaper if you don't need those features. It all depends on the resources and requirements."