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# Akamai Site Shield vs Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Akamai Site Shield**
No pricing available

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**$20.00** Flat Rate Per Month · Pro

**$200.00** Flat Rate Per Month · Business

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**Pricing Insights**
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Perceived Cost

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough reviews yet

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough reviews yet

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**
11%

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Time to Implement

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

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

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

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Akamai Site Shield**

Ease of Use (1)

Implementation Ease (1)

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

Security (54)

Ease of Use (50)

Complex User Interface (24)

Expensive (24)

Integrations

**Akamai Site Shield**
Not enough data

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**
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Screenshots

**Akamai Site Shield**
No screenshot available

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Akamai Site Shield**

**8.9** /10

Based on 15 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**9.1** /10

Based on 650 responses

Ease of Use

**Akamai Site Shield**

**8.8** /10

Based on 15 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**8.9** /10

Based on 661 responses

Ease of Setup

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**8.8** /10

Based on 438 responses

Ease of Admin

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**8.9** /10

Based on 329 responses

Quality of Support

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.0** /10

Based on 16 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**8.4** /10

Based on 568 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Akamai Site Shield**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**8.8** /10

Based on 316 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Akamai Site Shield**

**7.5** /10

Based on 14 responses

**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance**

**9.0** /10

Based on 609 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

**9.1** /10

Based on 14 responses

**8.9** /10

Based on 454 responses

Website Security

Not enough data

**8.4** /10

Based on 65 responses

Application Shielding

Not enough data

**8.7** /10

Based on 15 responses

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Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Not enough data

**8.7** /10

Based on 87 responses

Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN)

Not enough data

**9.0** /10

Based on 23 responses

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

**8.7** /10

Based on 34 responses

SSL & TLS Certificate Tools

Not enough data

**8.7** /10

Based on 26 responses

DNS Security Solutions

Not enough data

**8.1** /10

Based on 23 responses

API Security

Not enough data

**9.7** /10

Based on 17 responses

Client-Side Protection

Not enough data

**8.0** /10

Based on 11 responses

Load Balancing

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

**9.6** /10

Based on 8 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.)
62.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
11.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
11.5%

**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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Cloudflare Application Security and Performance

Information Technology and Services
19.6%

Computer Software
15.6%

Marketing and Advertising
6.0%

Computer & Network Security
5.5%

Internet
5.3%

Other
48.0%

Alternatives

**Akamai Site Shield Alternatives**

 ![Amazon CloudFront](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476476/amazon-cloudfront.svg "Amazon CloudFront")

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CloudFront
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 ![Bunny CDN](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8deb8687507141d9a93a33883dc9d4da/bunny-cdn.svg "Bunny CDN")

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Bunny CDN
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**Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Alternatives**

 ![HAProxy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7b4d7d3f13ff9a655c3e07b1ab59128a/haproxy.svg "HAProxy")

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