Akamai Prolexic vs. Imperva Application Security Platform Comparison


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About Akamai Prolexic is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection platform designed to defend cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure against large-scale network attacks. It can be deployed as an always-on or on-demand cloud service, as an on-premises solution powered by Corero, or as a hybrid combination of both approaches. Prolexic routes incoming traffic through its protection infrastructure, inspects it for attacks, filters malicious traffic, and delivers legitimate traffic to protected systems. The service operates across 32 global anycast scrubbing centers with more than 20 Tbps of dedicated DDoS defense capacity, supported by Akamai's network with more than 1 Pbps of capacity. Prolexic provides a 100% platform availability SLA, a zero-second mitigation SLA, dynamic IPv4 and IPv6 mitigation controls, network-wide ACL and firewall rules, and 24/7/365 support.	About Imperva's Application Security Platform offers comprehensive protection for applications and APIs, addressing modern threats without compromising performance. The platform integrates Web Application Firewall (WAF), Advanced Bot Protection, API Security, DDoS Protection, Client-Side Protection, and Runtime Protection to safeguard against vulnerabilities and attacks. By leveraging advanced analytics and automated threat mitigation, Imperva ensures that applications remain secure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
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Audience Enterprises, network service providers, cloud and hosting providers, SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS companies, and security and network operations teams that need high-capacity DDoS detection, mitigation, and network protection across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructure	Audience IT security professionals, DevOps teams, and enterprise organizations seeking comprehensive protection for applications and APIs against cyber threats across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
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Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros It easily tracks and removes malware. It prevents from DDoS attacks and other bad bots. Coding exploits are easily protected. It also runs self-protection if it found and suspicious activity. Cons Overall it's an outstanding cybersecurity platform.
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Company Information Akamai Founded: 1998 United States www.akamai.com	Company Information Imperva Founded: 2002 United States www.imperva.com/products/application-security/
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Categories DDoS Protection Supported	Categories Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Supported Cloud Security Supported Cybersecurity Supported DDoS Protection Supported IT Security Supported Load Balancing Supported Network Security Supported Security Analytics Supported Website Security Supported

Integrations Active Directory Not Supported Akamai Supported Centraleyezer Not Supported ImmuniWeb Not Supported Imperva Account Takeover Protection Not Supported Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection Not Supported View All 1 Integration	Integrations Active Directory Supported Akamai Not Supported Centraleyezer Supported ImmuniWeb Supported Imperva Account Takeover Protection Supported Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection Supported View All 5 Integrations
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