🆚 Akamai vs. Cloudflare

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Content delivery network
Content delivery network

About

Akamai is a global content delivery network provider that serves web content, streaming media, and applications through edge infrastructure in more than 130 countries.

It operates over 4,400 edge points of presence and supports a network capacity exceeding 1 petabit per second.

Cloudflare CDN is a global content delivery network designed for enterprise-grade speed and built-in DDoS protection.

It has 330+ points of presence in 120+ countries, supports more than 405 Tbps of network capacity for DDoS mitigation, and typically places edge nodes within 50 ms of 95% of internet-connected users.

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Data Transfer Tier 1$0.049/GB
Data Transfer Tier 2$0.045/GB
Free version ✔️
Pro$25/month
Business$250/month
EnterpriseCustom

Categories

CDN › Rank #4
CDN › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Cloudflare CDN is 21 times more popular than Akamai.
Total websites

Market share

CDN

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Cloudflare is more popular than Akamai in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
China
Indonesia
Australia
Russia
Germany
France
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Cloudflare is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Akamai is more commonly used on travel, motor vehicles, and fashion and beauty sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Health
General News
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
Name
Rank
#15
xhamster.com
#22

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