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Analyst Recognition

Forrester names Akamai a WAF Leader

Akamai receives above-average customer feedback and gets highest score possible in vision, roadmap, and pricing flexibility and transparency criteria.

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IDC MarketScape Public Cloud IaaS 2025

Akamai was named to the Major Players Category in the IDC MarketScape Public Cloud IaaS 2025.

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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Edge Delivery Services 2024

Akamai was named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Edge Delivery Services for strengths in Akamai's global coverage, scale, high performance, and reliability.

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KuppingerCole names Akamai a Leader across four API security and management categories

See why Akamai API Security was named a Leader in the Overall, Product, Innovation, and Market categories in a new report.

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Akamai outperforms other WAAPs: See the data

SecureIQLab tested leading cloud WAAP solutions against more than 1,360 threats. Akamai came away a winner when compared to AWS, Cloudflare, and Microsoft.

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Akamai once again a Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for WAAP

With a 99% willingness-to-recommend rating based on 133 reviews as of July 2025, earned the nod for the sixth year running.

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Product Awards

2025 Global InfoSec Award for API Security

The Global Infosec Awards are put out by Cyber Defense Magazine to recognize top performers in the cybersecurity sector.

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2025 AI Tech Award in the category of AI Security & Privacy

Recognizes outstanding design, engineering, and innovation in developer technology and tools.

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SecureIQ Leader in the 2025 Cloud WAAP CyberRisk Validation Report

Measures web application firewall security protections (Akamai achieved a 0% false positive rate across more than 1,360 diverse attacks tested)

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CRN 20 Coolest New Cybersecurity Products At RSAC 2025 - Firewall for AI

Recognizes vendors at RSA who are showcasing new tools utilizing AI for powering security operations and protecting networks, email and cloud environments.

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2025 API Award - Best in API Security

The 2025 API Awards are the definitive awards for the API & microservices industry.

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Company Accolades

Akamai is Awarded a Glassdoor Best-Led Company 2025

Awarded to organizations demonstrating outstanding leadership, this recognition is based entirely on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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Akamai CEO Wins Emmy® Award

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes visionary Akamai co-founder and CEO Dr. Tom Leighton with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award.

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