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Akamai vs Arkose Labs

Akamai sells cloud computing, security and content delivery products. Arkose Labs provides Arkose Titan, the platform that unites agent trust and orchestration with fraud prevention across sign-up, sign-in and in-platform activity. CISO Tribune files both under Bot and abuse management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Akamai vs Arkose Labs: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AkamaiAkamai sells cloud computing, security and content delivery products.akamai.comArkose LabsArkose Labs provides Arkose Titan, the platform that unites agent trust and orchestration with fraud prevention across sign-up, sign-in and in-platform activity.arkoselabs.com
What it sells
  • App & API Protector[1][4]A web application firewall solution that identifies vulnerabilities and mitigates threats across web and API architectures.
  • Bot Manager[3][5][6]Detects bot traffic and mitigates malicious bots at the edge.
  • Prolexic[9]Akamai's DDoS protection platform.
  • Firewall for AI[8]Protects enterprise AI apps and LLMs from prompt injection, data exfiltration and toxic output.
  • Edge DNS[9]A DNS service built on Akamai's edge network.
  • Account Protector[6]A security solution that protects against account abuse across the lifecycle of an account.
  • Akamai Functions[3]An edge native serverless platform that runs globally.
  • Arkose Titan[3][8]Platform that unites agent trust and orchestration with fraud prevention.
  • Arkose Command Center[3]One console for agent policy and fraud activity.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesSan Mateo, United States[2][10]
Founded
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Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
  • October 27, 2026Akamai launched Akamai Inference and Akamai Agent Sandbox, two AI stack products for its cloud platform.[13]
  • July 2, 2026Akamai completed its acquisition of LayerX, a secure enterprise browser provider.[14]
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G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[15]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Akamai sells security for enterprise AI apps and LLMs through Firewall for AI. App & API Protector Hybrid is sold for on-prem, hybrid cloud and multi-CDN environments. Akamai describes organizations that keep some on-prem DNS nameservers and GSLBs for administrative or compliance requirements. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is applied by an organization in the financial industry working toward Zero Trust. A water utility secured critical infrastructure with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation.From its own pages, Arkose Labs sells mainly to businesses that run sign-up, sign-in, and checkout flows and want to decide which AI agents to allow. It names industries such as banking and financial services, fintech, gaming, travel and hospitality, retail, social media, gig economy, and telco. It describes its customers as global enterprises and fast-growing platforms. Its console is aimed at fraud, security and operations teams.
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November 6, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Akamai and Arkose Labs are both filed under Bot and abuse management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Akamai's primary category is WAF and WAAP; Arkose Labs's is Bot and abuse management.
  • Akamai is also filed under DDoS protection and Microsegmentation. Arkose Labs is also filed under Fraud prevention.
  • Akamai lists App & API Protector, Bot Manager, Prolexic, Firewall for AI, Edge DNS and 2 more. Arkose Labs lists Arkose Titan and Arkose Command Center.
  • Arkose Labs is headquartered in San Mateo, United States.

What it sells: Akamai

What App & API Protector does[1][4]
App & API Protector Hybrid extends security off the Akamai platform for on-prem, hybrid cloud and multi-CDN environments. Akamai's all-in-one approach consolidates WAF, API security, bot management and DDoS protection in a single solution. An open API is available for automating App & API Protector configuration changes in a CI/CD pipeline.
What Bot Manager does[3][5][6]
Bot Manager generates a score from 0 (human) to 100 (bot) and looks at all anomalies, starting with the very first request. Bot Manager provides visualization and reporting tools that show the impact various types of bots have on a business and its infrastructure.
What Prolexic does[9]
Prolexic is Akamai's DDoS protection platform. Edge DNS and Shield NS53 can be used with Prolexic to protect digital infrastructure across all layers, ports and protocols.
What Firewall for AI does[8]
Firewall for AI runs at the edge to inspect prompts and responses before they reach AI apps. Akamai Firewall for AI is model-agnostic and works with any LLM-based or AI-driven application. Incoming prompts are analyzed to detect and block threats like prompt injection attacks, jailbreaks and policy violations. Deployment options include the Akamai edge or a REST API.
What Edge DNS does[9]
Akamai Shield NS53 is a reverse proxy solution that protects on-prem and hybrid DNS infrastructure. Edge DNS provides an availability SLA with guaranteed 100% uptime.
What Account Protector does[6]
Account Protector uses a combination of user, device, IP, network, bot and reputation indicators to create a user risk score for each UUID. Block, alert and allow actions are performed based on the user risk score. Account Protector includes all of Akamai Bot Manager's capabilities. User information can be passed to a SIEM using the Akamai SIEM Integration connector.
What Akamai Functions does[3]
Rust, Go, JavaScript, Python and other languages that compile to WebAssembly can be used. Applications are packaged and deployed using open tooling like Spin and SpinKube, locally, in Kubernetes or directly to the edge. Bot Manager can be combined with Akamai Functions so that identified bots are routed to a function that generates bot-specific responses.

What it sells: Arkose Labs

What Arkose Titan does[3][8]
Arkose Titan works at sign-up, sign-in, and in-platform activity. It reads device, behavioral, network, email, and challenge signals together. Orchestration sets the policy for what each AI agent can do, and fraud prevention stops account takeover, fake accounts, and abuse.
What Arkose Command Center does[3]
Arkose Command Center is where both pillars of Arkose Titan come together. Teams get one live view across sign-up, sign-in and in-platform events and set allow, monitor, or block rules by agent population and endpoint.

Questions about Akamai and Arkose Labs

What do Akamai and Arkose Labs sell?
Akamai sells App & API Protector, Bot Manager, Prolexic, Firewall for AI, Edge DNS and 2 more. Arkose Labs sells Arkose Titan and Arkose Command Center.
Are Akamai and Arkose Labs in the same category?
They share Bot and abuse management. Akamai's primary category is WAF and WAAP and Arkose Labs's is Bot and abuse management.
Where are Akamai and Arkose Labs headquartered?
Arkose Labs is headquartered in San Mateo, United States.
Who are Akamai and Arkose Labs sold to?
From its own pages, Akamai sells security for enterprise AI apps and LLMs through Firewall for AI. From its own pages, Arkose Labs sells mainly to businesses that run sign-up, sign-in, and checkout flows and want to decide which AI agents to allow.
What have Akamai and Arkose Labs announced recently?
October 27, 2026: Akamai launched Akamai Inference and Akamai Agent Sandbox, two AI stack products for its cloud platform.

About Akamai

Akamai sells cloud computing, security and content delivery products. Akamai Cloud has added more GPU capacity, an in-memory database and Kubernetes updates. Akamai Inference and Akamai Agent Sandbox extend Akamai Cloud to serve, run and secure AI applications and agents from core to edge. Akamai Functions is an edge native serverless platform that runs globally.[2][3]

App & API Protector defends at the edge and blocks large-scale attacks, and App & API Protector Hybrid extends WAF defense to multicloud and on-prem environments. Akamai's all-in-one approach consolidates WAF, API security, bot management and DDoS protection in a single solution. Akamai Adaptive Security Engine delivers real-time, automated protection across edge, cloud and hybrid environments. The Behavioral DDoS Engine provides automated defense against volumetric attacks. An open API is available for automating App & API Protector configuration changes in a CI/CD pipeline. SMU turns to Akamai App & API Protector and Dynamic Site Accelerator for online shopping. Grupo Xcaret relies on Akamai for app and API protection, bot mitigation and site delivery.[4]

Akamai Bot Manager detects bot traffic, mitigates malicious bots at the edge and manages good bots. Bot Manager generates a score from 0 (human) to 100 (bot) and looks at all anomalies, starting with the very first request. Bot Manager provides visualization and reporting tools that show the impact various types of bots have on a business and its infrastructure. Account Protector is a security solution designed to protect against account abuse across the lifecycle of an account, using machine learning and a dataset of risk and trust indicators. Account Protector uses a combination of user, device, IP, network, bot and reputation indicators to create a user risk score for each UUID. Account Protector includes all of Akamai Bot Manager's capabilities.[5][6]

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is used to gain visibility across an environment and limit lateral movement. SBI Holdings is working to achieve Zero Trust with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. A water utility secured critical infrastructure and protected essential services for 1.6 million people with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. Samsung Life Insurance protects hundreds of applications and thousands of workload servers with Akamai.[2][7]

Akamai Firewall for AI protects enterprise AI apps and LLMs from prompt injection, data exfiltration and toxic output. Firewall for AI runs at the edge to inspect prompts and responses before they reach AI apps. Akamai Firewall for AI is model-agnostic and works with any LLM-based or AI-driven application. Edge DNS is built on Akamai's edge network. Akamai Shield NS53 is a reverse proxy solution that protects on-prem and hybrid DNS infrastructure. Edge DNS provides an availability SLA with guaranteed 100% uptime. Prolexic is Akamai's DDoS protection platform.[4][8][9]

NodeBalancers is a fully managed load balancing solution. NodeBalancers support TCP, HTTP and HTTPS load balancing via HTTP/1.1. CloudTest is a load testing platform. CloudTest is offered as a fully managed or self-service solution and supports websites, apps, APIs and CI/CD processes. Akamai Inference is a fully managed inference service for running AI models in production. Pay-per-token Serverless Inference and Dedicated Inference with reserved GPUs are available, separately or together. AI models are called through an OpenAI-compatible API while Akamai handles GPUs, serving, autoscaling and model lifecycle management.[3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Akamai on the record

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Akamai full record

  1. [1]akamai.comAkamai · akamai.com · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Cloud Computing, Security, Content Delivery (CDN) | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Akamai Functions | Serverless | WebAssembly | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]App & API Protector — Website Application Protection | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Bot Manager | Bot Detection, Protection, and Management | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Account Takeover and Identity Theft Protection | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Akamai Guardicore Segmentation for Hybrid Cloud | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Protection and Security for AI and LLM Applications | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]DNS security | Edge DNS | Shield NS53 | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]NodeBalancers | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]CloudTest | Real-Time Load Testing Tool | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Akamai Inference | AI Inference | AkamaiAkamai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Akamai Launches AI Inference Service and Agent Execution Environment | AkamaiAkamai · published October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Akamai Completes Acquisition of Secure Enterprise Browser Provider LayerX | AkamaiAkamai · published July 2, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Akamai Cloud Computing Reviews & Product DetailsG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

Arkose Labs full record

  1. [1]arkoselabs.comArkose Labs · arkoselabs.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Arkose labs raises 22m for anti fraud platform after 400 revenue growth in 2019Arkose Labs · arkoselabs.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Arkose Titan | Agent Trust and Orchestration, Plus Fraud PreventionArkose Labs · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Agent Trust and Fraud Prevention Solutions | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Customers | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Get the Next State of Agentic AI Trust Report | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Compliance | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Arkose Labs | See Every AI Agent, Even After It ChangesArkose Labs · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Web Scraping Protection and Prevention | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]About Arkose Labs | Fraud Prevention & Agentic AI TrustArkose Labs · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Product Integrations | Arkose LabsArkose Labs · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A

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