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Akamai vs Ivanti

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Akamai

Software

Leading content delivery and security platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ivanti

Software

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

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; Ivanti no pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akamai and Ivanti actually diverge.

Attributes where Akamai and Ivanti differ
AttributeAkamaiIvanti
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb
Founded1998Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (quote), 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 Ivanti

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 Ivanti
  • DDoS protection, bot management and API securitynot Ivanti
  • Running compute, Kubernetes and managed databases on Akamai's cloudnot Ivanti
  • Edge compute with EdgeWorkersnot Ivanti
  • Zero trust access for enterprise applicationsnot Ivanti

Ivanti

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti 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

Ivanti

  • No pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

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

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Akamai if

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

Choose Ivanti if

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

Ivanti review

Questions people ask

Is Akamai or Ivanti better?
Neither clearly leads. Akamai starts at $1000/month and Ivanti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Akamai or Ivanti?
Akamai starts at $1000/month and Ivanti at On request.
Does Akamai or Ivanti run on more platforms?
Akamai runs on Web, Api. Ivanti 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 Ivanti is typically brought in for.
What can Akamai do that Ivanti cannot?
Akamai covers CDN, DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, Bot Management.
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