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Akamai App & API Protector vs. Vercara UltraDDoS Protect

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    Akamai App & API Protector

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Akamai App & API Protector offers protection for websites, web applications and APIs. An evolution of Kona Site Defender, a web application security platform designed to protect web and mobile assets from targeted web application attacks and DDoS attacks while improving performance.N/A

    Vercara UltraDDoS Protect

    N/AN/AUltraDDoS Protect is a DDoS mitigation solution that offers protection through on-premise hardware, cloud-based DDoS mitigation, or hybrid approaches. The services include blocking DDoS attacks, redirecting DDoS attacks, and cloud DDoS prevention.N/A
    Pricing
    Akamai App & API ProtectorVercara UltraDDoS Protect
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Akamai App & API ProtectorVercara UltraDDoS Protect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Akamai App & API ProtectorVercara UltraDDoS Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai App & API ProtectorVercara UltraDDoS Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    Akamai Kona Site Defender KSD, works fine for any website or mobile application (Native/JDK), it can be used as a WAF, a rate limiting tool, or a bot management tool all in one, plus you will get all the benefits of the Akamai CDN (Content distribution network) as well
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    Vercara, a DigiCert company
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Web Security
    • Bot managment
    • Rate Control
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    Vercara, a DigiCert company
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Custom rules might be hard to configure
    • For some cases you will need to contact the Akamai team to adjust the backend
    • Interface might feel laggy if used in a non-powerful PC
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    Vercara, a DigiCert company
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Fair Security investment
    • An attack impact would be higher
    • Support contract is not cheap
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    Vercara, a DigiCert company
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