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At a Glance
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector
Star Rating
(2)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect
Star Rating
(80)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Akamai App & API Protector
No pricing available
Imperva App Protect
Free
Free
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Free Trial
Akamai App & API Protector
No trial information available
Imperva App Protect
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.1
79
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.3
79
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.2
68
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
68
Quality of Support
Not enough data
7.5
77
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
7.6
67
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
7.6
77
Features by Category
Content Delivery Network (CDN)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
7.8
160
Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
7.8
46
Not enough data
7.4
45
Integration
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Threat Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Controls
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
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Protection
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Resolution
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector
Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect
Akamai App & API Protector and Imperva App Protect are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS Protection
Unique Categories
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector has no unique categories
Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect is categorized as Website Security and Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
50.0%
Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector
Wholesale
50.0%
Retail
50.0%
Other
0.0%
Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect
Information Technology and Services
16.5%
Internet
12.7%
Financial Services
12.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Other
41.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai App & API Protector
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Retail

Less performance degrade while using the Akamai WAF. Easy set up while we were setting up our Ecom environment. Akamai was serving as our front end WAF. Very good response Time in case of potential attacks or threat to the Web Application.

Most Helpful Critical Review
SK
Sai Mohan K.
Verified User in Wholesale

Although the predefined security policies simplify protection, more advanced users may find that the level of control offered by Akamai WAP is not as granular as some on-premise WAFs or more customizable cloud options In comparison to dedicated WAF...

Imperva App Protect
Imperva App Protect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Carl G.
CG
Carl G.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

The CDN allowed us to cut costs at our data center to such an extent that it offset the cost of the service meaning the DDoS mitigation that brought us to Incapsula in the first place is almost a free bonus. I cannot say enough about the ease of...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Renewables & Environment

very cumbersome interface, hard to predict application behavior.

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Discussions
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