Akamai vs. Cloudflare Comparison

What is Akamai?

Akamai, founded in 1998, is a globally distributed Intelligent Edge Platform that provides about 325,000 servers in over 130 countries and nearly 1,500 networks. At the moment, 52 percent of the Fortune 500 and 41 percent of the Fortune 1,000 reportedly rely on it. The tool mainly keeps attacks and threats at bay and, according to its own statements, offers particularly user-centric decisions, applications, and experiences. The focus lies on the products security, web performance, media delivery, network operator, and services. The tool can be tested for free for 30 days.

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare CDN is a comprehensive, global content delivery network that, according to its own statements, uses the latest technology to provide fast, reliable CDN services. It offers, among other things, 2x faster loading times (so it doesn't matter how far users are from the origin web server), greater savings (e.g., thanks to caching of content), protection against DDoS attacks, and the flexibility to cache content. Cloudflare is particularly suitable for videos, providing shorter start times and reduced buffering. The solution can be used free of charge in the Free version (ideal for non-essential business projects) or alternatively in the Pro, Business, and Enterprise versions from $20/month.