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Akamai vs DataDome

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

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DDataDomeFrom $3830/moVisit site
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Choose Akamai if…

  • you need an API to build on
  • you're in its core audience: enterprises, media and streaming companies
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Choose DataDome if…

  • you're in its core audience: e-commerce companies, security teams

Side by side

Feature Akamai DataDome
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price—$3830/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryCDN & edgeBot protection
CompanyAkamai TechnologiesDataDome
Full feature lists

A Akamai

  • Adaptive Media Delivery for streaming and large files
  • EdgeWorkers for serverless code at the edge
  • Web application and API security
  • Edge DNS
  • Zero Trust Network Access
  • Guardicore microsegmentation
  • Akamai Cloud compute with Linode API and CLI
  • Terraform and Postman support

D DataDome

  • AI-driven bot detection and blocking
  • Website and web API protection
  • Account takeover and fake account protection (Account Protect)
  • Ad fraud protection (Ad Protect)
  • 99.9% availability commitment

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Akamai

Compute (1 GB VM, pay-as-you-go)$0.0075/hr
Managed Services (Infrastructure management)$100 per compute instance, per month

DataDome

Essentials$3,830/mo

Strengths and limitations

Akamai

  • Covers delivery, security and cloud compute on one platform
  • Automation through APIs, CLI, Terraform and Postman
  • Zero trust and segmentation products alongside the WAF
  • The large product range is complex to configure for small projects

DataDome

  • Covers both websites and web APIs
  • Add-on modules for account and ad fraud
  • 99.9% availability on the entry plan
  • Entry plan starts at $3,830 per month
  • Account and ad protection are licensed separately

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Cloudflare

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Imperva

Application, API and data security platform for enterprises

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Imperva

Application, API and data security platform for enterprises

DDoS protection & WAFAPI
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HUMAN Security

Bot, fraud and ad fraud protection for enterprise web and mobile apps

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HUMAN Security

Bot, fraud and ad fraud protection for enterprise web and mobile apps

Bot protection
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Kasada

Bot defense, fraud detection and AI agent control for enterprise web and APIs

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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy