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Akamai vs Microsoft OneDrive

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Akamai

Software

Leading content delivery and security platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Microsoft OneDrive logo

Microsoft OneDrive

Software

Cloud storage that comes with Microsoft 365

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; Microsoft OneDrive storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akamai and Microsoft OneDrive actually diverge.

Attributes where Akamai and Microsoft OneDrive differ
AttributeAkamaiMicrosoft OneDrive
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 Microsoft OneDrive

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

Microsoft OneDrive

No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft OneDrive 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

Microsoft OneDrive

  • Storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person
  • Family and Premium plans cap shared storage at 1 TB per person even when only 1 of the allotted 6 people are using the subscription
  • Subscriptions automatically renew and must be canceled through the Microsoft account dashboard to stop billing

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

Microsoft OneDrive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft OneDrive review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Akamai if

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

Choose Microsoft OneDrive if

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

Microsoft OneDrive review

Questions people ask

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