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Akamai Edge DNS

byAkamai
in DDoS Mitigation Solutions
4.4

Overview

Product Information on Akamai Edge DNS

Updated 17th November 2025

What is Akamai Edge DNS?

Akamai Edge DNS is a software that provides authoritative domain name system services designed to ensure fast and reliable DNS resolution across global networks. The software features distributed architecture to support high availability and mitigate the impact of localized outages. It supports advanced DNS management including granular access controls, automated zone transfers, and secure updates. Akamai Edge DNS facilitates application performance by leveraging a network of edge servers to reduce latency and improve fault tolerance. The software addresses business needs related to maintaining domain integrity, scalability during traffic spikes, and continuous availability for online applications and services. It is used to enable efficient routing of user requests to appropriate web resources while supporting protection against DNS-based threats.

Akamai Edge DNS Pricing

Pricing uses a flat fixed per-zone model, ensuring customers aren't charged for DDoS traffic absorbed by the platform.

Akamai Edge DNS Product Images

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Overall experience with Akamai Edge DNS

Director of Engineering
<50M USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“Effective DDoS Issue Resolution with Intuitive Design and Feature-Rich Platform”

5.0
Oct 10, 2025
Nice product with all requires features. It helped to resolve issues we had for ddos.
SENIOR MANAGER
1B - 3B USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“Akamai is a good partner to work with”

3.0
Oct 27, 2025
product is running good as per business and the performance is adequate

About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences – helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
Cambridge, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
https://www.akamai.com

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Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

Reviewer Insights for: Akamai Edge DNS
Deciding Factors: Akamai Edge DNS Vs. Market Average
Performance of Akamai Edge DNS Across Market Features

Akamai Edge DNS Likes & Dislikes

Like

it has all the requirements we needed for ddos attacks. simple interface and rich features made it stand out from other products.

Like

Simple commercial structure commercial model business feedback

Like

Performance, Ease of use, security features and scalability

Dislike

it should have simple documentation.

Dislike

Commercials seems high

Dislike

Nothing that I can think of.

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Peer Discussions

Akamai Edge DNS Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(53 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
49%
4 Star
47%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Planning & Transition

4.6

Delivery & Execution

4.9

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • Director of Engineering
    <50M USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Effective DDoS Issue Resolution with Intuitive Design and Feature-Rich Platform

    5.0
    Oct 10, 2025
    Nice product with all requires features. It helped to resolve issues we had for ddos.
  • Head Cloud Services
    1B-10B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Scalable DNS Solution Integrates Easily With Systems and Offers High Security

    5.0
    Oct 11, 2025
    The service provided robust scalable solution for our DNS need. Its been easy to integrate with existing system.The performance and reliability of the platform has been excellent.
  • IT Security & Risk Management Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Frequent DDoS Attacks Prevented With Effective Security Measures In Place

    5.0
    Oct 10, 2025
    great product and have prevented multiple ddos attacks and overall great security posture management . quite satisfied with the product.
  • SENIOR MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Akamai is a good partner to work with

    3.0
    Oct 27, 2025
    product is running good as per business and the performance is adequate
  • IT Manager
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Excellent availability and CDN integration but lacks metadata.

    4.0
    May 12, 2025
    Akamai edge DNS integrates well with their CDN offering and has great availability. Only criticism would be the lack of tagging for DNS entries for use with cloud meta data.
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