What AI says about Akamai

Data as of Oct 26, 2026Based on 29,898 AI responsesReviewed by

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AI summary

Akamai is a cloud computing and edge platform delivering content delivery network services, web application firewalls, and DDoS mitigation tools like Prolexic. It is among the brands most often named when enterprises seek low-latency video streaming, emergency DDoS defense, edge-based website personalization, or protection against OWASP threats.

AkamaiThis page28%

Products

Mentioned in

28%

of AI answers about Akamai and its rivals · since Jul 5

The market map

Edge Security and DDoS Platforms

Mentioned in

  1. 1CloudflareMentioned in 72%Avg. position 2.6
  2. 2AkamaiMentioned in 42%Avg. position 4.4
  3. 2AWSMentioned in 40%Avg. position 5.5
  4. 4ImpervaMentioned in 39%Avg. position 5.0
  5. 6FastlyMentioned in 19%Avg. position 4.8
  6. 7RadwareMentioned in 16%Avg. position 4.9
  7. 11Microsoft AzureMentioned in 11%Avg. position 6.5
  8. 11IBM NS1 ConnectMentioned in 10%Avg. position 4.3
  9. 11Google Cloud ArmorMentioned in 9%Avg. position 7.1
  10. 15OVHcloudMentioned in 8%Avg. position 3.2
  11. 15F5Mentioned in 8%Avg. position 6.2
  12. 20NetScoutMentioned in 6%Avg. position 5.7
  13. 25Signal SciencesMentioned in 4%Avg. position 6.3
  14. 25ShockbyteMentioned in 4%Avg. position 4.1

Where Akamai ranks in AI

MarketRank · Mentioned in

Topics where AI mentions Akamai

TopicMentioned in · on this topic

How AI describes Akamai

Common descriptions

excellent · enterprise-grade · gold standard · robust · strong · mature

Tone of AI’s statements about Akamai

  • Positive57%
  • Neutral38%
  • Mixed3%
  • Negative2%
Rated above a rival
  • ease of use97% of the answers comparing Akamai on ease of use rate it worse than a rival, 3% better. Includes “balance of control and operational simplicity”, “balance of protection + dx + simplicity”, “code complexity”, “complexity”, “complexity fit”, “complexity and cost”, “configuration complexity”, “configuration learning curve”, “cost and complexity”, “deployment complexity”, “ease of use and native speed”, “ease of use for dynamic caching”, “learning curve”, “operational complexity”, “reporting tools usability”, “simplicity”, “ui usability”.
  • dxEvery answer comparing Akamai on dx rates it worse than a rival.

Question: Which service provides the best, most reliable DDoS mitigation for our web applications?

ChatGPT SearchOct 26, 2026

Cloudflare, AWS Shield Advanced, and Akamai are the strongest services to evaluate first.

ChatGPT SearchOct 18, 2026

Akamai offers Prolexic for infrastructure-level DDoS defense and App & API Protector for application, API, and bot security.

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Question: What are the best secure enterprise content delivery networks with global reach and low latency?

Google AI ModeOct 26, 2026

Akamai CDN – Best for mission-critical, large-scale media delivery and Fortune 1000 reliability.

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How prominently AI mentions Akamai

Position in answers

  • Named first22%
  • 2nd or 3rd40%
  • Later38%

Each engine’s share of its own answers across Akamai’s markets · since Jul 5

  • ChatGPT Search29%
  • Google AI Mode26%

Insights for Akamai

Since Jul 5

  • Gap between platforms: The Mentioned in is higher on ChatGPT Search than on Google AI Mode in Edge Computing Platform Services

    ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search29%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode13%

  • Gap between platforms: ChatGPT Search now mentions Akamai 7.6 points more often than Google AI Mode in Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Platforms, a narrowed gap

    ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search43%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode35%

  • Gap between platforms: The platform gap in Edge Security and DDoS Platforms narrowed

    ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search52%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode34%

Compare Akamai

Sources AI cites

akamai.com 38%Other sites 62%

The page AI cites most for Akamai

akamai.com faviconakamai.comHome page (opens in a new tab)2%of answers