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Akamai vs pCloud

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Akamai

Software

Leading content delivery and security platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
pCloud logo

pCloud

Software

Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges

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; pCloud headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akamai and pCloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Akamai and pCloud differ
AttributeAkamaipCloud
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelquoteone-time
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 pCloud

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

pCloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the pCloud 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

pCloud

  • Headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher
  • Ultra 10TB plan's download link traffic is capped at 2TB, the same limit as the much smaller Premium Plus 2TB plan, despite the 5x storage difference

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

pCloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Akamai if

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

Choose pCloud if

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

pCloud review

Questions people ask

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