Compare Akamai vs. Azure DDoS vs. Fastly

Akamai brings digital experiences closer to users than any other provider while simultaneously keeping threats and attacks at bay. As it drives the next wave of digital transformation, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform acts as a comprehensive shield, safeguarding all aspects of the digital ecosystem, including websites, users, devices, data centers, and clouds. This technology effectively reduces friction and enhances user engagement. With a network of a quarter of a million edge servers strategically positioned in numerous locations worldwide, it processes an astounding 2.5 exabytes of data annually, engaging with 1.3 billion devices and 100 million IP addresses daily. Positioned within a single network hop of over 90% of the global Internet population, it stands out as the sole global, extensively distributed, intelligent edge platform, delivering the scale, resilience, and security that modern businesses require. Additionally, it offers advanced threat intelligence to help organizations manage security vulnerabilities and defend against cyber threats. This comprehensive approach ensures that digital operations remain secure and efficient in an increasingly complex online landscape.

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks present significant challenges regarding availability and security for customers transitioning their applications to cloud platforms. These attacks aim to overwhelm an application's resources, rendering it inaccessible to genuine users. Any endpoint that is publicly accessible via the internet can be subjected to a DDoS attack. Fortunately, every asset within Azure benefits from Azure's infrastructure DDoS (Basic) Protection at no extra cost. The vast scale and capability of Azure's globally distributed network offer robust defense mechanisms against prevalent network-layer attacks, utilizing continuous traffic monitoring and immediate mitigation strategies. Importantly, DDoS Protection Basic does not necessitate user configuration or alterations to the application. This level of protection extends to all Azure services, including platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings like Azure DNS, ensuring comprehensive security across the board. Moreover, businesses can operate with increased confidence, knowing that their services are safeguarded against these disruptive threats.

Today's top edge cloud platform empowers developers, connects with customers, and grows your business. Our edge cloud platform is designed to enhance your existing technology and teams. Our edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer towards your users -- at a network's edge -- to improve the performance of your websites and apps. Fastly's highly-programmable CDN allows you to personalize delivery right at the edge. Your users will be delighted to have the content they need at their fingertips. Our powerful POPs are powered by solid-state drives (SSDs), and are located in well-connected locations around world. They allow us to keep more content in cache for longer periods of time, resulting in fewer trips back to the source. Instant Purge and batch purging using surrogate keys allow you to cache and invalidate dynamic content in a matter of minutes. You can always serve up current headlines, inventory, and weather forecasts.