Akamai
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Global content delivery network, cloud security, and edge compute platform operating across 4,000+ PoPs in 130+ countries. In the channel, Akamai is primarily relevant for its security portfolio: Guardicore (microsegmentation/zero trust), Prolexic (enterprise DDoS mitigation), and App & API Protector (WAF/bot management). The 2022 acquisition of Linode added cloud computing (Akamai Cloud) to the portfolio. Akamai Connected Cloud converges CDN, security, and compute at the edge. SOC 2, ISO 27001,...
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Ideal Customer
- Akamai's primary sweet spot is large enterprise and Fortune 2000 organizations with complex, high-traffic, or high-risk digital operations — including CIOs and CISOs at banks, payment processors, large retailers, media companies, gaming platforms, and regulated government entities.
- Its typical enterprise security buyer is an organization managing distributed applications, sensitive customer data, and significant DDoS or ransomware exposure.
Key Differentiators
- Akamai's primary differentiator is the scale and distribution of its edge network — over 4,300 PoPs across 130+ countries — which it claims makes it the world's most widely distributed cloud and security platform, enabling single-digit-millisecond latencies and unmatched DDoS scrubbing capacity.
- Its unified platform spans CDN, WAF/API protection, DDoS mitigation, zero trust/microsegmentation, and IaaS cloud, enabling customers to consolidate multiple vendors.
Industries Served
- Akamai serves a broad range of enterprise verticals including media and entertainment, retail and e-commerce, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, public sector and defense, gaming, software and technology, online sports betting and iGaming, insurance, manufacturing, and service providers.
- It publishes dedicated industry solution pages and white papers for financial services, healthcare, and public sector customers.
Service Coverage
- Akamai operates globally as one of the world's most distributed internet infrastructure platforms.
- As of late 2025, its network comprised more than 4,300 edge points-of-presence in over 130 countries and approximately 700 cities, integrated with roughly 1,200 network partners.
Partnerships
- Akamai has a long-standing, deep partnership with Microsoft, including CDN integration with Azure, certified software designation within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program for its API Security product, and integration with Azure Media Services and Blob Storage.
- In September 2025, Akamai launched 'Akamai Partner Connect,' a unified global channel program consolidating resellers, distributors, MSSPs, ISVs, technology service distributors (TSDs), and referral partners under one framework with three tiers (Select, Premier, Elite) and geo-specific thresholds across North America, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
Company Size & Ownership
- Akamai was founded in 1998, went public on NASDAQ (AKAM) in October 1999, and has grown into a large-cap technology company with over 11,400 employees and $4.21 billion in FY2025 annual revenue (up 5% year-over-year).
- The company has a market capitalization of approximately $15 billion and total assets of $11.5 billion.
Compliance & Certifications
- Akamai holds a comprehensive set of compliance certifications and frameworks.
- It is certified under PCI DSS v4.0.1 (Level 1 service provider, covering CDN, security, bot management, and API security products), ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (along with ISO 27701:2019, ISO 27017:2015, and ISO 27018:2019), and SOC 2 Type 2 (covering security and availability, with separate reports for Guardicore Segmentation, API Security, Identity Cloud, and core CDN/delivery services).
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 13, 2026
Offerings
4 offeringsAkamai Cloud
Cloud computing platform (formerly Linode) offering VMs, Kubernetes, object storage, and managed databases across globally distributed data centers. Positioned as an alternative to hyperscaler pricing for predictable, compute-intensive workloads.
App & API Protector
Web application firewall (WAF) and API security platform with adaptive threat intelligence and bot management. Protects web properties at the edge before traffic reaches origin infrastructure.
Guardicore Segmentation
Microsegmentation and zero trust security platform that maps application dependencies and enforces least-privilege access policies across data center, cloud, and hybrid environments. Blocks lateral movement during breaches without network redesign.
Prolexic DDoS Protection
Cloud-based DDoS mitigation with 20 Tbps+ of dedicated defense capacity. Scrubs attack traffic before it reaches enterprise infrastructure; zero-second SLA with proactive threat hunting from Akamai's Security Operations Command Center.
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