DDoS protection · RankedAkamai Prolexic
Akamai Prolexic is a managed DDoS protection service from Akamai that helps protect network infrastructure against DDoS attacks · akamai.com ↗
Strongest at enterprise. Ranked 58 of 58 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cloudflare is first at 100%.
Cloudflare is first at 94%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Cloudflare is first at 68%.
Why models recommend it
“a managed, cloud-based DDoS protection service (like Cloudflare, Akamai, or AWS Shield) is likely the best fit”MiniMax M2.5 · Scale-constrained question · first choice
“Cloudflare (ease + unmetered) or Akamai Prolexic (enterprise managed rigor) are common starting points”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Scale-constrained question · first choice
“If you are a massive Global Fortune 500: Akamai remains the gold standard for sheer capacity and bespoke support.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“Start with established players like Cloudflare (cost-effective for mid-size), Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, or AWS Shield.”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“avoid enterprise services such as Akamai Prolexic, Imperva, or dedicated Radware deployments”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · warning
“its pricing is often described as unpredictable and very high (starting around $30,000/year), making it less suitable for organizations with budget constraints”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Some of the services that are mentioned as being potentially problematic include Akamai Prolexic, AWS Shield, DDoS-Guard, and Azure DDoS Protection.”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“Usually overkill for general mid-sized software companies due to high minimum contracts and sales-driven sales cycles”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Akamai Prolexic, over the 156 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
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| 150 | 111 | Compare → | |
| 137 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 92 | 2 | View → | |
| 84 | 1 | View → | |
| 62 | 1 | View → | |
| 37 | 0 | View → | |
| 36 | 0 | View → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
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| 13 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Akamai Prolexic →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Akamai Prolexic's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- your entire data center; individual internet-facing applications
- Also from Akamai
- Akamai, Akamai API Security, Akamai App & API Protector, Akamai Bot Manager, Akamai Client-Side Protection, Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance and 16 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 137 of the 156 answers that named Akamai Prolexic and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
384 of the 425 domain citations in answers naming Akamai Prolexic came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |