Associate Director at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 10
2023-10-04T04:55:00Z
Oct 4, 2023
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.
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.
Dev Ops at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
2023-10-02T10:47:00Z
Oct 2, 2023
Based on the billing discussions in the DevOps team, Akamai's cost does not seem to be a major thing. However, LOE is an issue. When it comes to support, we know that even all the competitors do this. For a 30-minute issue, they give us a LOE of one or two hours. That is a basic practice, but that is something we worry about.
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Chief Technologist at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
2022-07-07T15:45:22Z
Jul 7, 2022
Cost depends on the volume of traffic. I'm not even going to give you a number because everything is priced individually for you, the customer, based on traffic. It's a four out of five. It works, it's a little pricey in my opinion, but overall, I'd give it a four. The device works.
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...
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.
The product is expensive, but it is worth the money.
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.
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.
Its price is at the medium level. It is not very high. It is also not very low. It serves the purpose.
Based on the billing discussions in the DevOps team, Akamai's cost does not seem to be a major thing. However, LOE is an issue. When it comes to support, we know that even all the competitors do this. For a 30-minute issue, they give us a LOE of one or two hours. That is a basic practice, but that is something we worry about.
Akamai Web Application Protector is an expensive product.
The product’s price is high.
The solution is not expensive.
Cost depends on the volume of traffic. I'm not even going to give you a number because everything is priced individually for you, the customer, based on traffic. It's a four out of five. It works, it's a little pricey in my opinion, but overall, I'd give it a four. The device works.