What does Akamai sell?

Akamai sells App & API Protector, Bot Manager, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Prolexic, Enterprise Application Access and Akamai MFA. App & API Protector: A product listed under Akamai's app and api security category. Bot Manager: A product listed under Akamai's Bot & Agent Control category. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: A product listed under Akamai's Segmentation category. Prolexic: A product listed under Akamai's infrastructure security category.

How does CISO Tribune file Akamai?

CISO Tribune files Akamai under WAF and WAAP, with DDoS protection, Bot and abuse management and Microsegmentation as secondary categories.

Company record · security vendor

Akamai

Where Akamai appears on the record (5)

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In the vendor directory (5): WAF and WAAP vendors · primary category
DDoS protection vendors · category
Bot and abuse management vendors · category
Microsegmentation vendors · category
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What the company sells

Akamai sells cybersecurity, cloud computing and content delivery products, grouping its security line into app and API security, bot and agent control, segmentation, zero trust security and infrastructure security categories. Its cybersecurity portfolio includes App & API Protector, Bot Manager, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Prolexic, Enterprise Application Access and Akamai MFA. Akamai also offers cloud computing services such as compute, storage and Kubernetes, and content delivery products for application and media performance.

Categories: WAF and WAAP (primary category)
DDoS protection
Bot and abuse management
Microsegmentation
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Website: akamai.com

Products and services

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App & API Protector^[1]
A product listed under Akamai's app and api security category.
Bot Manager
A product listed under Akamai's Bot & Agent Control category.
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation^[1]
A product listed under Akamai's Segmentation category.
Prolexic
A product listed under Akamai's infrastructure security category.
Enterprise Application Access^[1]
A product listed under Akamai's zero trust security category.
Akamai MFA
A product listed under Akamai's zero trust security category.

Competitors and alternatives

The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of Akamai's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.

On waf and waap, Akamai competes with Fastly, Imperva, SafeLine, F5, Indusface, Blackwall, Cequence Security, Cloudflare, Barracuda Networks, IONIX and 3 more.
On ddos protection, Akamai competes with Cloudflare, A10 Networks, NETSCOUT, Blackwall, Fastly, Imperva, SafeLine, DataDome, Network Critical, Nokia and 1 more.
On bot and abuse management, Akamai competes with Blackwall, DataDome, Arkose Labs, HUMAN Security, Fastly, Imperva, SafeLine, Cequence Security, Forter and Impart Security.
On microsegmentation, Akamai competes with Elisity, Illumio, Zero Networks, Act Security and Dispersive Stealth Networking.

References

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[1]akamai.comAkamai · akamai.com · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

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Security leadership

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Questions CISOs ask about Akamai

What does Akamai sell?: Akamai sells App & API Protector, Bot Manager, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Prolexic, Enterprise Application Access and Akamai MFA. App & API Protector: A product listed under Akamai's app and api security category. Bot Manager: A product listed under Akamai's Bot & Agent Control category. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: A product listed under Akamai's Segmentation category. Prolexic: A product listed under Akamai's infrastructure security category.
How does CISO Tribune file Akamai?: CISO Tribune files Akamai under WAF and WAAP, with DDoS protection, Bot and abuse management and Microsegmentation as secondary categories.

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