Akamai Bot Manager
Akamai Bot Manager effectively detects bot traffic and mitigates malicious bots. It assigns a bot score to each request using AI and behavioral analysis, allowing customized responses such as challenges, rate limiting, or alternate content based on risk level.
The platform maintains a database of over 1,300 known bot signatures, dynamically detects unknown bots, supports customizable policies per endpoint, protects mobile and API traffic, and offers real-time reporting and analytics.
According to our data, Akamai Bot Manager is the third most popular bot mitigation technology on the web.
It has 4.7% of the bot mitigation market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🏷️ Previous name
- Cyberfend
- 🔗 Links
💸 Pricing
Akamai Bot Manager is a commercial product priced starting at $4,000 per month.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Bot Mitigation
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 4.7%
🏆 Akamai Bot Manager Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Switzerland in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Netherlands in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Brazil in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in India in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Sweden in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in China in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Belgium in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Korea in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Hong Kong in the Bot Mitigation category.
⚡ Sites Using Akamai Bot Manager
We have data on 4,369 websites that use Akamai Bot Manager technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Akamai Bot Manager is 
adobe.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adobe.com |
#21 | United States | English |
| 2 | #47 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 3 | #66 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #74 | United States | American English | |
| 5 | salesforce.com | #77 | United States | English |
| 6 | #138 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #143 | United States | American English | |
| 8 | #167 | English | ||
| 9 | #172 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #199 | United States | American English | |
| 11 | #205 | Korea | Korean | |
| 12 | #208 | Canada | English | |
| 13 | #227 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #230 | France | French | |
| 15 | #258 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #284 | Sweden | American English | |
| 17 | #294 | Germany | German | |
| 18 | #296 | United States | American English | |
| 19 | #311 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 20 | #327 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Akamai Bot Manager:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using Akamai Bot Manager are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
- United States 44.3%
- United Kingdom 5.8%
- Australia 5.2%
- Germany 4.5%
- Japan 3.7%
- Canada 3.4%
- Spain 2.7%
- Switzerland 2.5%
- France 2.1%
- Other 25.8%
Most Akamai Bot Manager users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 74.7%
- Spanish 4.1%
- German 3.2%
- Japanese 2.9%
- French 2.4%
- Portuguese 1.7%
- Dutch 1.6%
- Chinese 1.4%
- Italian 1.1%
- Other 6.9%
Akamai Bot Manager technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 55.8%
- .com.au 2.6%
- .ca 2.5%
- .co.uk 2.3%
- .org 2.3%
- .de 2.2%
- .gov.au 1.8%
- .com.br 1.6%
- .fr 1.4%
- Other 27.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Akamai Bot Manager include online shopping, business, and motor vehicles.
- Online Shopping 16.3%
- Business 12.6%
- Motor Vehicles 10.2%
- Fashion/Beauty 9.7%
- Finance/Banking 9.3%
- Travel 9%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.8%
- Software/Hardware 2.7%
- Government/Military 2.4%
- Other 20%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Akamai Bot Manager?
Akamai Bot Manager is owned by Akamai Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Can I use Akamai Bot Manager for free?
No, Akamai Bot Manager is a paid solution.
Which country uses Akamai Bot Manager the most?
The majority of Akamai Bot Manager users are from the United States.
Who uses Akamai Bot Manager?
According to our data, Akamai Bot Manager is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as adobe.com, rakuten.co.jp, and
ebay.com.
Is Akamai Bot Manager used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by irs.gov. Overall, we found Akamai Bot Manager on 79 government sites in Australia and 53 in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Akamai Bot Manager?
Yes. In total, we know of 4 academic websites in the United States that use Akamai Bot Manager.
How does Akamai Bot Manager compare to its competitors?
Akamai Bot Manager is one of the most popular bot mitigation technologies, second only to Cloudflare Bot Management and Imperva WAF.
What are the alternatives to Akamai Bot Manager?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Akamai Bot Manager may include Cloudflare Bot Management, Imperva WAF, and DDoS Guard.
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👉 See Also
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