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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)
Star Rating
(49)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)F5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansAkamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found F5 NGINX easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with F5 NGINX overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)
No pricing availableF5 NGINX
NGINX Plus, Single Instance
Starting at $2500
per year
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.
Free Trial
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)
No trial information availableF5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
43
9.3
96
Ease of Use
7.8
43
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
7.7
25
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
7.8
21
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.1
38
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
21
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
41
9.0
93
Features by Category
Content
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
8.6
30
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
Management
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.0
18
Protection
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
23
Resolution
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Data Management
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.9
7
User Features
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Modernization
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) and F5 NGINX share no categories
Unique Categories
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN) is categorized as Content Delivery Network (CDN)
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Akamai Content Delivery Solutions (CDN)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
20.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Internet
10.2%
Online Media
4.1%
Other
38.8%
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
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