Akamai AlternativesCDNs and other similar apps like Akamai

Akamai is described as 'The leading content delivery network (CDN) services provider for media and software delivery, and cloud security solutions' and is a CDN in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Akamai for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Linux, Windows and iPhone apps. The best Akamai alternative is Cloudflare, which is free. Other great apps like Akamai are Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Fly.io and Google Cloud Platform.

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  1. Cloudflare icon

    Cloudflare

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    Delivers SaaS transparent proxy to shield websites, integrating dynamic DNS, global CDN, and web application firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic for speed, reduces server load, analyzes threats, supports flexible deployment, and caching features.

    70 Cloudflare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Cloudflare is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Akamai.

    • Cloudflare is the most popular free alternative to Akamai.

    • Cloudflare is Freemium and ProprietaryAkamai is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Microsoft Azure icon

    Microsoft Azure

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    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    189 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Akamai.

    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular commercial alternative to Akamai.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryAkamai is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Amazon Web Services icon

    Amazon Web Services

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    This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    164 Amazon Web Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Fly.io icon

    Fly.io

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    Edge computing is the new frontier. Fly brings the untapped potential of intelligent edge-servers to your finger-tips. It's a global load balancer, a smart reverse proxy, a library of powerful Middleware; it's a CDN that developers like you control.

    53 Fly.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Google Cloud Platform icon

    Google Cloud Platform

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    Google Cloud platform enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about the underlying infrastructure and systems, patches or backups...

    54 Google Cloud Platform alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Gcore icon

    Gcore

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    Edge cloud infrastructure with low latency around the world. Approved by game publishers and media. Store, deliver and protect any content for your latency-sensitive services. Reduce capital and operating costs. The best delivery speed in Europe.

    18 Gcore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Medianova icon

    Medianova

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    Medianova is a global company offering content delivery network (CDN) and cloud security solutions. Recognized by Gartner, the company specializes in areas such as Dynamic Site Caching, Static Content Delivery, Image Optimization, API Caching, Streaming, Hybrid CDN, Cloud Object...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Imperva CDN icon

    Imperva CDN

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    Imperva CDN is a cloud-based platform that integrates content caching, load balancing, and failover to securely distribute applications globally. It uses machine learning to cache dynamically-generated pages, reducing bandwidth consumption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Fastly.com icon

    Fastly.com

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    Fastly helps you eliminate toil with smarter solutions, and we keep you safer on our secure-by-design platform. Find out how we make good SecOps easy for DevOps.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Amazon VPC icon

    Amazon VPC

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    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) gives you full control over your virtual networking environment, including resource placement, connectivity, and security. Get started by setting up your VPC in the AWS service console.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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  13. 5centsCDN icon

    5centsCDN

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    A comprehensive solution to all your content delivery concerns, A game-changing infrastructure of content delivery that provides advanced solutions including Web acceleration, live streaming, cloud storage, and encoding services.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. BitNinja Server Security icon

    BitNinja Server Security

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    BitNinja provides 3E Linux server protection for large hosting providers and small businesses equally. The three E stands for: effective, effortless, and enjoyable.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • BitNinja Server Security is the most popular Linux alternative to Akamai.

    • BitNinja Server Security is Paid and ProprietaryAkamai is also Paid and Proprietary
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