# AWS Elastic Load Balancing, F5 NGINX Plus vs Akamai Cloud Computing Comparison

| | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 96 | 28 | 406 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (49.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (51.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (70.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS Elastic Load Balancing

Pros:
- Security (12 reviews)
- Ease of Use (11 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (8 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (6 reviews)

### F5 NGINX Plus

**Not enough data**

### Akamai Cloud Computing

Pros:
- Ease of Use (108 reviews)
- Affordable (74 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (24 reviews)
- Limited Features (18 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (79 reviews) | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 9.1 (313 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (80 reviews) | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 9.1 (313 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (246 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (46 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (196 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 9.1 (287 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (45 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (191 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (76 reviews) | 10.0 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (299 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS Elastic Load Balancing

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### F5 NGINX Plus

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Akamai Cloud Computing

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | N/A | N/A |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | 8.7/10 | 143 |

#### Infrastructure Provision

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Public Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (119 reviews) | 
| **Private Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Hybrid Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (105 reviews) | 
| **Bare Metal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (99 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines (VMs)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (125 reviews) | 
| **Edge Computing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (96 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Networks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (109 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (118 reviews) | 
| **Usage Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (120 reviews) | 
| **Performance Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (119 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Resource Auto-Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (106 reviews) | 

### Web Server Accelerator

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | N/A | N/A |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | 9.1/10 | 6 |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Content Delivery Acceleration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Caching and Prefetching** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Compression** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Load Balancing** | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Server Clustering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **SSL/TLS Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adminstration Control** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Object Storage Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | N/A | N/A |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | 9.0/10 | 17 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (16 reviews) | 
| **Speed of access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (15 reviews) | 

#### Reliability

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Redundancy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (14 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Access control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 

#### Compatibility

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Infrastructure compatibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **Interoperability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (14 reviews) | 

### Load Balancing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | 9.3/10 | 8 |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | 8.6/10 | 19 |

#### Usability - Load Balancing

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **User Interface Design** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (16 reviews) | 
| **Setup Simplicity** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 
| **Platform Integration** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (17 reviews) | 
| **Container Support** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 

#### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Global Load Balancing** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (16 reviews) | 
| **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **Server Health Monitoring** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (17 reviews) | 
| **Disaster Recovery** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 

#### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **SSL/TLS Termination** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (16 reviews) | 
| **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (16 reviews) | 
| **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (17 reviews) | 
| **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (16 reviews) | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | N/A | N/A |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Container Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Elastic Load Balancing** | N/A | N/A |
| **F5 NGINX Plus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Akamai Cloud Computing** | 9.2/10 | 19 |

#### Management

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.5 (19 reviews) | 
| **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (19 reviews) | 
| **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (18 reviews) | 

#### Organization

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Packaging ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) | 
| **Container Networking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (19 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (17 reviews) | 

#### Development

| Feature | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (19 reviews) | 
| **Architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (18 reviews) | 
| **Datacenter** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 
| **Virtualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (19 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing)


**Unique to F5 NGINX Plus (2):** [Web Server Accelerator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-server-accelerator), [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)

**Unique to Akamai Cloud Computing (5):** [Block Storage Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/block-storage), [Object Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/object-storage-solutions), [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | F5 NGINX Plus | Akamai Cloud Computing | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 24.7% | 51.9% | 70.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 49.4% | 18.5% | 16.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.8% | 29.6% | 13.2% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS Elastic Load Balancing

- **Information Technology and Services:** 29.2%
- **Computer Software:** 18.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.5%
- **Banking:** 4.5%
- **Financial Services:** 3.4%
- **Internet:** 3.4%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 3.4%
- **Automotive:** 3.4%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.2%
- **Primary/Secondary Education:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 25.8%

#### F5 NGINX Plus

- **Information Technology and Services:** 37.0%
- **Computer Software:** 14.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 11.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.4%
- **Banking:** 7.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.7%
- **Financial Services:** 3.7%
- **Farming:** 3.7%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Other:** 3.7%

#### Akamai Cloud Computing

- **Computer Software:** 21.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.8%
- **Internet:** 4.5%
- **Education Management:** 3.4%
- **Higher Education:** 2.2%
- **Program Development:** 2.2%
- **Financial Services:** 2.0%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.0%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 31.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS Elastic Load Balancing

- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [Azure Application Gateway](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-application-gateway/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (160 reviews)
- [F5 NGINX](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [Traefik](https://www.g2.com/products/traefik/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Load Balancing](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-load-balancing/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [Azure Traffic Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-traffic-manager/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews)
- [NetScaler](https://www.g2.com/products/netscaler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (85 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Progress Kemp LoadMaster](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kemp-loadmaster/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (213 reviews)

### Alternatives to F5 NGINX Plus

- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Progress Kemp LoadMaster](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kemp-loadmaster/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (213 reviews)
- [Varnish Software](https://www.g2.com/products/varnish-software/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (100 reviews)
- [Azure Application Gateway](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-application-gateway/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (160 reviews)
- [Traefik](https://www.g2.com/products/traefik/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [NetScaler](https://www.g2.com/products/netscaler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (85 reviews)
- [Fastly Content Delivery](https://www.g2.com/products/fastly-content-delivery/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (86 reviews)
- [Speed Kit](https://www.g2.com/products/speed-kit/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (62 reviews)

### Alternatives to Akamai Cloud Computing

- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Amazon Lightsail](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-lightsail/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (59 reviews)
- [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1194 reviews)
- [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews)
- [Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-simple-storage-service-s3/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (949 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 reviews)
- [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (393 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (600 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### AWS Elastic Load Balancing

- Title: [What is AWS Elastic Load Balancing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-elastic-load-balancing) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes your incoming traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses, in one..."

### F5 NGINX Plus

No discussions available for this product.

### Akamai Cloud Computing

- Title: [What is linode used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-linode-used-for) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Server instances, Load Balancers, and various cloud services."
- Title: [What is Linode used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/linode-what-is-linode-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "On Linode you can rent serves, storage and even gpu's now."
- Title: [Is linode safe?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-linode-safe) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes absolutely!"
- Title: [How to install two different PHP versions such as 7.X and 8.0 ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/45571-how-to-install-two-different-php-versions-such-as-7-x-and-8-0) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can containerize your application by using Docker, then you could have different versions of PHP on the server without conflicts since every container is..."
- Title: [What is the best way to upgrade the Ubuntu server version to the latest?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/45529-what-is-the-best-way-to-upgrade-the-ubuntu-server-version-to-the-latest) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-elastic-load-balancing-vs-f5-nginx-plus-vs-akamai-cloud-computing)