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Akamai vs Box

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Akamai

Software

Leading content delivery and security platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Box

Software

Cloud content management for the enterprise

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Akamai only the cloud computing services carry published rates; security and content delivery products require contacting sales for a price; Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akamai and Box actually diverge.

Attributes where Akamai and Box differ
AttributeAkamaiBox
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb
Founded1998Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Akamai

  • CDN
  • DDoS Protection
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Bot Management
  • Image Optimization
  • Video Platform
  • API Gateway
  • Analytics

Only in Box

Nothing recorded that Akamai does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Akamai

  • Content delivery and web performance through Ion and adaptive media deliverynot Box
  • DDoS protection, bot management and API securitynot Box
  • Running compute, Kubernetes and managed databases on Akamai's cloudnot Box
  • Edge compute with EdgeWorkersnot Box
  • Zero trust access for enterprise applicationsnot Box

Box

No use cases recorded yet. See the Box review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Akamai

  • Only the cloud computing services carry published rates; security and content delivery products require contacting sales for a price
  • Cloud pricing varies by region across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific rather than being a single rate

Box

  • All Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users
  • Business Starter ($5/user/month) caps at 100 GB of shared storage across the whole account and a 2 GB per file upload limit
  • Enterprise Plus requires annual billing, and Enterprise Advanced's exact price is not published on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

Akamai

$1000/month
  • CDN$1000/month
    • Content delivery
    • Global edge network
    • Real-time analytics
  • Security Suite$2000/month
    • DDoS protection
    • WAF
    • Bot management

Box

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Box review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Akamai if

  • You need cdn.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want ddos protection.
Akamai review

Choose Box if

Nothing in the data separates Box from Akamai on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Box review

Questions people ask

Is Akamai or Box better?
Neither clearly leads. Akamai starts at $1000/month and Box at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Akamai or Box?
Akamai starts at $1000/month and Box at On request.
Does Akamai or Box run on more platforms?
Akamai runs on Web, Api. Box runs on Web.
What is Akamai best used for?
Akamai is most often used for content delivery and web performance through ion and adaptive media delivery, ddos protection, bot management and api security, running compute, kubernetes and managed databases on akamai's cloud, edge compute with edgeworkers. Of those, content delivery and web performance through ion and adaptive media delivery and ddos protection, bot management and api security are not what Box is typically brought in for.
What can Akamai do that Box cannot?
Akamai covers CDN, DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, Bot Management.
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