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Akamai Technologies
Akamai helps organizations build, secure, and scale on the world’s most distributed cloud computing platform. Our cloud computing solutions enhance media, SaaS, and gaming with seamless, high-performance experiences. We prioritize security with robust protections against DDoS, fraud, and API threats, while Zero Trust ensures comprehensive control. Boost content delivery with optimized app performance, seamless streaming, and global edge compute for unmatched reliability and speed.
Cambridge, MA 02142 Please see our list of global locations
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is publicly traded: (NASDAQ: AKAM)
Revenue: 2025 annual revenue of $4.21 billion, up 5% year-over-year.
Current Employees: 11,300+
Innovation: Continuous innovation in delivery, security, and cloud solutions praised as "The Gold Standard."
Support: Akamai offers seamless support, empowering decisions with professional services and expertise.
Usability: Customers value Akamai products for usability, streamlined integration, and comprehensive security solutions.
Pricing: Customers appreciate Akamai's predictable costs, scalability, and tailored pricing solutions.
Reliability: Akamai ensures reliability, compliance, and customer success through Connected Cloud.
Quality: Akamai leads in application security, DDoS protection, and CDN solutions.
Globally, Akamai Is Trusted by
- All top 10 video streaming services
- All top 10 video game companies
- All top 10 banking companies
- 9 of the top 10 software companies
- 9 of the top 10 telecommunications carriers
- 9 of the top 10 healthcare providers
- 8 of the top 10 retail companies
- 8 of the top 10 automotive companies
- 8 of the top 10 fintech companies
- 8 of the top 10 pharma companies
- 7 of the top 10 healthcare payers
- All 6 U.S. military branches
- 14 of 15 U.S. federal civilian cabinet agencies
- Akamai continues to receive recognition as an industry leader from third party analysts such as Gartner, KuppingerCole, and IDC. https://www.akamai.com/company/our-awards
One of the largest Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers they also offer App and API edge delivery in a fast and reliable manner. As part of this they bring some of the fastest and most optimized edge compute on the market. From security they offer a circuit agnostic DDoS protection, App and API security (they purchased NoName API security - the largest API security provider on the market), they offer Zero Trust security through segmentation (network AND device microsegmentation), and a strong solution around Bot mitigation.
They have some of the most renown and well known companies as customers and prefer to work with Enterprise and Mid-market organizations but will support the medium sized businesses as well.
-Rick Mischka, Cybersecurity FSE
Best fit: Enterprise and Mid-Market Organizations
- Protect revenue generating or business critical applications with the established leader in Web Application and API protection
- Organizations looking to implement Zero Trust, address Ransomware, DDoS Mitigation, Adopt Bot Management frameworks
- Organizations where scale, performance and availability are business considerations
Strongest industry fit
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Retail & Consumer Products / eCommerce
What we’ll ask before recommending them
- How are you protecting yourself against ransomware attacks?
- How are you protecting your infrastructure against volumetric and network DDoS attacks?
- Where are you on your Zero Trust Journey?
- What is your strategy for implementing defense in depth?
- What considerations do you have surrounding business continuity and resilience?
Compare Akamai Technologies against competitors
Akamai Technologies is one of 149 providers we compare in Cloud and Security. We’ll run Akamai Technologies side-by-side against the alternatives on the requirements that actually matter to you — integrations, contract terms, support model, and real market pricing — and tell you honestly if a different provider fits better.
As your vendor-neutral Trusted Advisor, we can tell you honestly whether Akamai Technologies is the right fit — and compare it against every alternative in the market, typically at no cost to you.
