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# Akamai Site Shield vs Amazon CloudFront Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Akamai Site Shield**
No pricing available

**Amazon CloudFront**
Free Trial

**$0.09** · Basic

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough reviews yet

**Amazon CloudFront**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough reviews yet

**Amazon CloudFront**
8%

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Time to Implement

**Akamai Site Shield** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Amazon CloudFront** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Akamai Site Shield** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Amazon CloudFront** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Akamai Site Shield**

Ease of Use (1)

Implementation Ease (1)

**Amazon CloudFront**

Ease of Use (2)

Affordable (1)

Complexity (2)

Domain Limitations (1)

Integrations

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough data

**Amazon CloudFront**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Akamai Site Shield**

**8.9** /10

Based on 15 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**9.1** /10

Based on 166 responses

Ease of Use

**Akamai Site Shield**

**8.8** /10

Based on 15 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.0** /10

Based on 169 responses

Ease of Setup

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.1** /10

Based on 111 responses

Ease of Admin

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.0** /10

Based on 103 responses

Quality of Support

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.0** /10

Based on 16 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.3** /10

Based on 139 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.8** /10

Based on 100 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Akamai Site Shield**

**7.5** /10

Based on 14 responses

**Amazon CloudFront**

**8.7** /10

Based on 162 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

**9.1** /10

Based on 14 responses

**8.4** /10

Based on 131 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
55.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
55.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
19.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
19.7%

**Reviewers' Industry**

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Akamai Site Shield

Information Technology and Services
20.0%

Financial Services
15.0%

Computer Software
15.0%

Entertainment
10.0%

Utilities
5.0%

Other
35.0%

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Amazon CloudFront

Information Technology and Services
18.6%

Computer Software
15.8%

Internet
7.7%

Marketing and Advertising
5.5%

Entertainment
4.4%

Other
48.1%

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## Akamai Site Shield vs Amazon CloudFront

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Akamai Site Shield easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Akamai Site Shield overall.

- Reviewers felt that Amazon CloudFront meets the needs of their business better than Akamai Site Shield.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Akamai Site Shield is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon CloudFront over Akamai Site Shield.