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CGlobal network for CDN, DDoS protection, Zero Trust and serverless compute
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Akamai vs SiteLock
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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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 SiteLock if…
- you're in its core audience: small business owners, e-commerce store owners
Side by side
Feature Akamai SiteLock
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price—$19.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept while account is active or as needed to provide services
Security and compliance—GDPR
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryCDN & edgeWebsite malware scanning
CompanyAkamai TechnologiesSectigo
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
S SiteLock
- Site Health score combining 10+ security checks
- Prioritized task list of fixes
- Daily malware, SQL injection and XSS scanning
- Unlimited automatic malware removal
- Automatic CMS vulnerability patching
- Web application firewall with DDoS and bot protection
- Built-in CDN
- Firewall PCI reporting for e-commerce
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
Akamai
Compute (1 GB VM, pay-as-you-go)$0.0075/hr
Managed Services (Infrastructure management)$100 per compute instance, per month
SiteLock
Basic$19.99/mo or $199/year billed yearly
Pro$29.99/mo or $299/year billed yearly
Business$44.99/mo or $449/year billed yearly
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
SiteLock
- Unlimited automatic malware removal on all plans
- Free onboarding and 24/7 support
- Supports WordPress, Drupal, Magento and IIS/.NET
- Free web scan and volume pricing for multiple domains
- Basic plan has no WAF, CDN or vulnerability patching
- Expert cleanup costs extra on monthly plans
- Annual plans require a 12-month minimum commitment
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy