# Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) vs F5 NGINX Comparison | | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 49 | 110 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (55.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (40.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Starting at $2500 per year | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Cost-Effective (1 reviews) Cons: - Pricing Issues (1 reviews) ### F5 NGINX Pros: - Configuration Ease (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (43 reviews) | 9.4 (98 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.8 (43 reviews) | 8.5 (98 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.7 (25 reviews) | 8.3 (67 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (21 reviews) | 8.4 (65 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (38 reviews) | 7.7 (72 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (21 reviews) | 9.1 (45 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.7 (41 reviews) | 9.0 (94 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### F5 NGINX #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: NGINX Plus, Single Instance Price: Starting at $2500 per year Description: 24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance. We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments. [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Content Delivery Network (CDN) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | 8.6/10 | 34 | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Content | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Static Content Caching** | 9.2 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dynamic Content Routing** | 9.2 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cache purging** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN) | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **SSL** | 8.6 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom SSL** | 9.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Dashboard** | 8.0 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reports** | 8.0 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Logs** | 7.9 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **API** | 8.2 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **CMS Integration** | 8.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.7/10 | 22 | #### Analysis | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Logging and Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.4 (21 reviews) | | **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.9 (20 reviews) | | **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.1 (20 reviews) | #### Controls | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Application-Layer Controls ** | Not enough data | 8.4 (21 reviews) | | **Traffic Controls** | Not enough data | 9.0 (21 reviews) | | **Network Controls** | Not enough data | 8.3 (20 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.2 (18 reviews) | | **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 8.1 (21 reviews) | | **Bot Traffic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### DDoS Protection | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.3/10 | 24 | #### Management | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **IT Alerting** | Not enough data | 8.5 (22 reviews) | | **Network Capacity** | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | | **Logging** | Not enough data | 9.1 (23 reviews) | | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.0 (18 reviews) | #### Protection | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **DNS Protection** | Not enough data | 8.1 (21 reviews) | | **Website Protection** | Not enough data | 9.2 (22 reviews) | | **Infrastructure Protection** | Not enough data | 9.1 (23 reviews) | #### Resolution | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Attack Mitigation** | Not enough data | 7.1 (23 reviews) | | **Network Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.7 (21 reviews) | | **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.5 (21 reviews) | | **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | 7.9 (21 reviews) | | **Resolution Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Web Server Accelerator | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.7/10 | 5 | #### Performance | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Content Delivery Acceleration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Caching and Prefetching** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Content Compression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Server Clustering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **SSL/TLS Processing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | | **Adminstration Control** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | ### Application Server | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.4/10 | 9 | #### Data Management | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Data Redundancy** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | | **Server Management** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | | **Version and Profile Support** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | | **Web-based frameworks** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | | **Data exchange** | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | #### User Features | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Centralized offering** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **Security updates** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | | **Real-time visibility** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | #### Modernization | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Cloud deployment** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | | **Microservices development** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **On-premises support** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | | **Modular architecture** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | #### AI Performance Improvement - Application Server | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **AI Application Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Error Prediction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Intelligent Resource Forecasting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Intrusion Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Application Server | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Load Balancing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Usability - Load Balancing | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **User Interface Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Setup Simplicity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Platform Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Container Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Global Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Server Health Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing | Feature | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **SSL/TLS Termination** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) (1):** [Content Delivery Network (CDN) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/content-delivery-network-cdn) **Unique to F5 NGINX (6):** [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing), [Container Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-networking), [Web Server Accelerator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-server-accelerator), [Application Server Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-server), [DDoS Protection Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/ddos-protection), [Web Application Firewalls (WAF)](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-application-firewall-waf) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 22.4% | 40.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 55.1% | 39.8% | | **Enterprise** | 22.4% | 19.4% | ### By Industry #### Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.4% - **Computer Software:** 16.3% - **Internet:** 10.2% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 10.2% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 4.1% - **Online Media:** 4.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.0% - **Broadcast Media:** 2.0% - **Civic & Social Organization:** 2.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.0% - **Other:** 26.5% #### F5 NGINX - **Information Technology and Services:** 38.0% - **Computer Software:** 16.7% - **Internet:** 7.4% - **E-Learning:** 2.8% - **Building Materials:** 2.8% - **Retail:** 2.8% - **Telecommunications:** 2.8% - **Banking:** 2.8% - **Consumer Goods:** 1.9% - **Higher Education:** 1.9% - **Other:** 20.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (673 reviews) - [Amazon CloudFront](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (192 reviews) - [Google Cloud CDN](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-cdn/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (110 reviews) - [Azure Content Delivery Network](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-content-delivery-network/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (18 reviews) - [Azure Front Door](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-front-door/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Fastly Content Delivery](https://www.g2.com/products/fastly-content-delivery/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (86 reviews) - [StackPath CDN](https://www.g2.com/products/stackpath-cdn/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (40 reviews) - [KeyCDN](https://www.g2.com/products/keycdn/reviews) — 4.5/5 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[Squid](https://www.g2.com/products/squid/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Lighttpd](https://www.g2.com/products/lighttpd/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (11 reviews) - [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) No discussions available for this product. ### F5 NGINX - Title: [Improve the delivery of static resources](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12716-improve-the-delivery-of-static-resources) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Application server" - Title: [Can I use nginx for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-nginx-for-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/akamai-content-delivery-solutions-cdn-vs-f5-nginx)