Overview
Product Information on App & API Protector
What is App & API Protector?
App & API Protector Pricing
App & API Protector Product Images
Overall experience with App & API Protector
“Scalable Governance and Analytics Are Key Strengths in Akamai's AAP Protector”
“Now it only the cost could be a little price”
Badges
Cloud Web Application and API Protection
About Company
Company Description
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
Do You Manage Peer Insights at Akamai?
Access Vendor Portal to update and manage your profile.
Key Insights
A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews
User Sentiment About App & API Protector
Reviewer Insights for: App & API Protector
Deciding Factors: App & API Protector Vs. Market Average
Performance of App & API Protector Across Market Features
App & API Protector Likes & Dislikes
- Scalable management model: support both high-level governance and deep, granular configuration enabling centralized administration across very large and distributed environments. - Mature WAF protections: strong detection coverage for common OWASP Top 10 attack patterns and other prevalent web threats, with consistent protection out of the box. - Fast response to emerging threats: rapid rules updates for newly disclosed/zero-day vulnerabilities help maintain protection without requiring immediate manual action from the security team. - Strong security analytics and troubleshooting: the web security analytics experience is SIEM-like, with clear visibility into events and explicit, explainable reasons for blocks which accelerates tuning, investigation and false-positive validation.
Regularly update to block new attacks
Always-On performance, a distributed edge network, adaptive defenses and superior bot and API protection. We also like the application mapping and actionable reporting. Akamai's technical account managers and support engineers are proactive, deeply knowledgeable, and do take care of their customers and their cases.
- Integration between products: Some products are intertwined (for example, Client Reputation and Bot Manager both drink from the same fountain) which could lead to false positives. - Lack of customization on specific features: Penalty Box feature can't be set with a custom penalty time, being bind to 10 minutes of a block - this adds a lot of friction for potential true clients. Client Reputation can't use common-base clients for blocking rules.
Reporting period
I have to say it's the complexity of the platform's sheer depth. While it offers unparalleled control, the configuration process can be very complex for non-specialists and making the most of the advanced features often requires dedicated technical expertise. The Luna control center has some parts that are a bit less intuitive compared to some other products.
Top App & API Protector Alternatives
Peer Discussions
App & API Protector Reviews and Ratings
- IT Associate1B-10B USDServices (non-Government)Review Source
Scalable Governance and Analytics Are Key Strengths in Akamai's AAP Protector
Akamai's AAP Protector is, by far, the most mature WAF solution available to the market. - AG DATABASE & MIDDLEWARE ADMINISTRATOR1B-10B USDSoftwareReview Source
Comprehensive Security and Performance Offset by Platform Complexity and Learning Curve
Our experience with Akamai's security suite, particularly app and api protector, has been really great. The Adaptive Security Engine consistently mitigates threats in real-time while maintaining an impressively low false-positive rate. It gives our team the confidence to focus on innovation rather than constant crisis response/control, knowing our environment is backed by a massive distributed end network with zero downtime. - VP, IT50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
Reliability and Strong Security Drive Positive Application Experience Despite High Costs
My overall experience has been positive, the e product set is critical to providing a secure platform for our business and it delivers reliable performance, strong security features and seamless integration that enhances application delivery and user experience - IT MANAGER1B-10B USDInsurance (except health)Review Source
Akamai Edge Services Offer Easy Setup and Intuitive DDoS Configuration Process
From a setup perspective, Akamai's Edge services like App&API protector are very easy to set up. Configuring DDoS services is intuitive. There are also detailed reports on how your protections are functioning and reports on tuning recommendations. - Manager, IT Security and Risk Management50M-1B USDTravel and HospitalityReview Source
Balancing SaaS Benefits With Cost and Feature Limitations in Security Solutions
We've tried lots of solutions, but there were lots of downsides and limitations such as lack of protection, customization, inability to reach support services and so on. Of course we've tried breach and attack simulation applications for testing our our websites. But if you really want to see the maturity and capability of a product, you have to see it on the battlefield. Also you need a good support and documentation when you need it. If you don't want to mess with installing patches, updates etc. then you have to go with SaaS solutions as well.