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Akamai sells cloud computing, cybersecurity and content delivery. Its content delivery network is the service most sites meet, and the company now also runs a cloud for compute, storage and AI.[1]
Akamai is a leading global content delivery network (CDN) services provider, offering a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions for media and software delivery, as well as cloud security. With one of the world's largest distributed computing platforms, Akamai delivers a significant portion of the world's Internet traffic. Its services go beyond traditional CDN functionality, offering solutions for web and mobile performance, cloud security, enterprise access, and video delivery. Akamai's intelligent edge platform surrounds applications, users, and devices to provide unparalleled security, performance, and reliability. The company's advanced capabilities include DDoS protection, bot management, and web application firewalls. Akamai's global scale and expertise make it a preferred choice for businesses ranging from small startups to large enterprises, all seeking to optimize their online presence and protect their digital assets.
Akamai belongs toCDNcategory.
205websites
use it — 8% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months
#5of 29
tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 69)
24public pages
on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing
In short: a large provider of content delivery, security and cloud under one name; the security and delivery products are sold through sales, while the cloud lists public prices.[1]
4.13% of all websites we track run Akamai▼ 0.02 points since 20 Sep
Should you use Akamai?
The 10-second version, from the vendor’s own pages and what we see in our scans
Akamai fits if…
Akamai next to other delivery networks
Statements come from each vendor's own page; website counts and speed are ours.
| Akamai |  Cloudflare |  Amazon CloudFront | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What each one sells | |||
| Content delivery | Delivery networkcloser to your customers[1] | DNS and DDoS protectionin front of your site[2] | Delivery networklow latency and high transfer speeds[3] |
| How it is sold | Through salesfor security and delivery[1] | See its plans page for the plan names | Plans or pay as you goflat-rate or usage-based[4] |
| What we see in our scans | |||
| Websites running it | 2058% of 2,555 scanned sites | 1,03540.5% of 2,555 scanned sites | 33513.1% of 2,555 scanned sites |
| Typical page load time | 4.2 s✓20 public sites | 4.7 s392 public sites | 4.6 s111 public sites |
| Typical page weight | 3.2 MB✓typical home page | 3.5 MBtypical home page | 4.1 MBtypical home page |
| Security grade B or better | — | 25%32 of 130 graded sites score B or better | 41%✓13 of 32 graded sites score B or better |
Scan rows count public pages only; a tool needs at least 5 measured sites to appear.
Products
Product groups on Akamai's site, in its own words
How Akamai sites protect themselves
Share of the 205 sites we scanned that run each protection
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS
Akamai Bot Manager74% · 152 sitesAkamai Bot Manager detect bots using device fingerprinting bot signatures
reCAPTCHA22% · 46 sitesreCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse
Protections add up, they do not replace each other: a site can run all of them.
What sites use Akamai for
An estimate from UptimeCard's technology map of 20 public sites
aiia.eu · akamai.com · autodesk.com
splunkcloud.com
Rough guide, not a measurement: each description is written automatically from the site’s technology stack and the site has not confirmed it. A site is counted once, in the first group its description fits (shop, help and docs, blog, marketing site; otherwise the whole site). Descriptions that only guess (“likely”, “may”) are left out.
At a glance
UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,555 websites · refreshed weekly
How Akamai sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details
Page load time
Loads about as fast as the average site
Most Akamai sites load in 2.7–5.5 s. Home page weight: 3.2 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 20 public sites measured.
Where are they hosted?
Mostly Amazon Web Services and Akamai International B.V.
- Amazon Web Services33%
- Akamai International B.V.13%
- Akamai International, BV8%
- Akamai Technologies8%
- Other38%
Who uses it?
Technology and Software is the biggest group
Share of 24 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.
How Akamai sites are built
Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on Akamai sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.
Akamai Bot Manager12×Akamai mPulse12×
Adobe Experience Manager5×
Adobe Experience Platform Identity Service5×Adobe Experience Platform Launch5×
Adobe Analytics5×
Java5×
DigiCert4×Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with Akamai on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 205 Akamai sites that run the whole stack.
Akamai + OneTrust + Adobe Experience Manager + Brightcove
Akamai + DigiCert + OneTrust + React + Emotion
Akamai + OneTrust + Sectigo
Akamai + Adobe Experience Manager + TrustArc
Akamai + DigiCert + TrustArc
Akamai + DigiCert + Drupal
Akamai + React + Kaltura
Akamai + React + Sectigo
Akamai + DigiCert + Kaltura
Akamai + Angular + Zone.js
Usually installed alongside
The bigger the bubble, the more of the 205 Akamai sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.
Google Tag Manager39%Adobe Experience Platform Launch22%
Google Analytics39%
Facebook Pixel18%Adobe Analytics15%OneTrust36%
Cart Functionality21%
Microsoft Advertising16%Similar tools in its category
CDN: 69 tools known, 29 seen in our scans
Cloudflare1,035 sitesAlternativeAmazon CloudFront335 sitesAlternative
jsDelivr321 sitesAlternative
cdnjs245 sitesAlternative
Amazon S3184 sitesAlternative
Google Hosted Libraries144 sitesAlternative
Unpkg105 sitesAlternative
jQuery CDN89 sitesAlternativeHow websites combine Akamai with other tools
Relationships found on the websites that use it, from the same map status pages show.
Questions about Akamai
- What does Akamai sell?
- Cloud computing, cybersecurity and content delivery.[1]
- Can I try Akamai Cloud?
- Yes. The site offers credits to try Akamai Cloud.[1]
- How are the security and delivery services priced?
- Through a conversation with Akamai's sales team.[1]
- How many websites use Akamai?
- We found Akamai on 205 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (8%). 24 of them have a public status page.
- What is Akamai often used with?
- Among the websites we scan, Akamai is often found alongside Akamai Bot Manager (74.1% of its sites), DigiCert (55.1% of its sites), Boomerang (43.9% of its sites).
- What are the alternatives to Akamai?
- Other CDNs we recognize include Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, jsDelivr, cdnjs.
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