Akamai calls it a platform. The customer integrates it.
One platform, not a portfolio
Akamai's stacks came from decades of acquisitions and are only partly integrated. On Azion, every product shares one architecture and one request flow.
One operating model for every product
Each Akamai product has its own console, API, and activation cycle. On Azion, rule changes go live across 100+ data centers in seconds.
Modernize without buying another product
Compute is split across EdgeWorkers, Akamai Functions, and Akamai Cloud. On Azion, Functions, Rules Engine, and AI Inference run together, with no cold starts.
Security in the same request flow
Akamai protection is spread across acquired modules. Azion Firewall combines WAF, DDoS Protection, Bot Manager, and Network Shield, and inspects every request first.
Every product on every plan
Akamai quotes interdependent bundles, often through partners. Azion puts every product on every plan, with fixed-fee, on-demand, or commitment pricing.
Run both platforms in parallel
Validate one property on Azion while Akamai serves production, then cut over DNS with your rollback written down.
Azion shielded us from sophisticated cyberattacks and empowered us to modernize our infrastructure, reduce costs, and deliver the best shopping experiences to millions of customers.How Azion compares with Akamai
| Capability | Azion | Akamai |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery, compute, storage, and security on one platform | Full support | Partial support |
| One operating model across console, API, CLI, and Terraform | Full support | Partial support |
| Configuration and rule changes live in seconds | Full support | Partial support |
| JavaScript and WebAssembly runtime | Full support | Full support |
| Cold-start-free function execution | Full support | Partial support |
| AI inference on the platform | Full support | Full support |
| Distributed key-value store | Full support | Full support |
| S3-compatible object storage | Full support | Full support |
| Distributed SQL database with vector search | Full support | Not available |
| Managed WAF for applications and APIs | Full support | Full support |
| API discovery and protection | Full support | Full support |
| Bot management | Full support | Full support |
| DDoS protection included with delivery | Full support | Partial support |
| Network-layer firewall | Full support | Full support |
| Tiered caching and origin offload | Full support | Full support |
| Image and video optimization | Full support | Full support |
| Authoritative DNS and load balancing | Full support | Full support |
| Real-time metrics and event search | Full support | Partial support |
| Log streaming and real-user monitoring | Full support | Full support |
| Every product and feature on every plan | Full support | Not available |
| Published pay-as-you-go pricing | Full support | Partial support |
| Start without mandatory professional services | Full support | Partial support |
Map Akamai workstreams to Azion
Delivery properties map to Applications and Cache, and Cloudlets to Rules Engine. EdgeWorkers move to Functions, EdgeKV to KV Store, Akamai DNS to Edge DNS, and WAAP protections to Firewall, WAF, and Bot Manager.
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