Akamai AlternativesCDNs and other similar apps like Akamai

Apps similar to Akamai include Cloudflare, which has a free version. Other options are Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Fly.io and Google Cloud Platform. You're spoiled for choice with CDNs like Akamai: we list more than 50 alternatives for the web, Linux, Windows, iPhone and self-hosting.

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  1. Cloudflare icon
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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.

    96 Cloudflare alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Microsoft Azure icon
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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...

    212 Microsoft Azure alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. 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.

    188 Amazon Web Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

    66 Fly.io alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. 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...

    67 Google Cloud Platform alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. Nearbase icon
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    Nearbase is an affordable, fully managed PostgreSQL service tailored for Asia. We provide dedicated data center coverage in regional cities that traditional managed database providers typically ignore. Get reliable, fully managed instances at a much lower cost than major RDS...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Gcore icon
     19 likes

    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.

    26 Gcore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

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    • Paid
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. 5centsCDN icon
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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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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