Akamai vs. UltraDNS Comparison


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With high-performance networking, resource isolation, and global connectivity, Servers.com enables organizations to support mission-critical applications and demanding workloads. 4.8 out of 5 stars 15 Ratings Visit Website for Servers.com by Nexcess Nexcess Digital Cloud Nexcess Digital Cloud serves businesses, agencies, and organizations that run their operations on the web. They need a platform that actively helps them grow, not just stay online. Our customers need an intelligent, managed environment that handles the complexity of modern digital operations, so their teams can focus on the work that actually matters to the business. What makes Nexcess Digital Cloud different is the combination of managed security, AI-powered site intelligence, and purpose-built software products, all on one platform. We deploy automated security patches before vulnerabilities are publicly exploited. We surface AI-powered insights that help customers understand their audiences, reduce churn, and act faster. And because we own both the infrastructure and the software layer, spanning ecommerce, learning, events, and fundraising, we can deliver a unified customer record across every product. No stack of disconnected SaaS tools can replicate that. 4.5 out of 5 stars 205 Ratings Visit Website for Nexcess Digital Cloud DNSimple DNSimple provides domain registration, DNS hosting, and management automation for domains through an easy-to-use web interface and a robust API. DNSimple focuses on making domain and DNS management as simple and automated as possible for individuals, teams, and businesses, whether you need basic hosting for a single domain or automation and control for a large domain portfolio. - Register domain names directly through DNSimple or transfer existing domains to manage them in one place. - Host your DNS (Domain Name System) records for your domains, allowing you to point website traffic, email, and other services wherever you want. We use Anycast, providing globally distributed, reliable, and fast name servers. - Domain automation with a comprehensive REST API and integrations, allowing for automated domain registrations, DNS record management, SSL certificate pr 4.7 out of 5 stars 78 Ratings Visit Website for DNSimple Safetica Safetica delivers Intelligent Data Security. 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ADAudit Plus provides a clear picture of all changes made to your AD resources including AD objects and their attributes, group policy, and more. AD auditing helps detect and respond to insider threat, privilege misuse, and other indicators of compromise, and in short, strengthens your organization's security posture. Gain granular visibility into everything that resides in AD, including objects such as users, computers, groups, OUs, GPOs, schema, and sites, along with their attributes. Audit user management actions including creation, deletion, password resets, and permission changes, along with details on who did what, when, and from where. Keep track of when users are added or removed from security and distribution groups to ensure that users have the bare minimum privileges. 4.5 out of 5 stars 634 Ratings Visit Website for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus New Relic There are an estimated 25 million engineers in the world across dozens of distinct functions. 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Akamai: About Akamai keeps digital experiences closer to users than anyone — and keeps attacks and threats farther away. Powering the next frontier in digital transformation, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform is the defensive shield that can surround and protect everything — sites, users, devices, data centers, clouds. It is the technology that eliminates friction and enables immersion. A quarter of a million edge servers, deployed in thousands of locations around the world ingest 2.5 exabytes of data per year and interact with 1.3 billion devices and 100 million IP addresses every day. Residing within one network hop of over 90% of the world’s Internet users — it is the only global, massively distributed, intelligent edge platform, with the scale, resiliency and security that businesses demand. Advanced threat intelligence to help manage security risks and protect against cyberattacks.	UltraDNS: About UltraDNS is an enterprise grade, cloud-based authoritative DNS service that securely delivers fast and accurate query responses to websites and other vital online assets. Enterprise grade, managed authoritative DNS service that ensures 100% website availability along with built-in security for superior protection. In a connected world, as Internet users expect seamless and secure online experiences, DNS has become more difficult and complex to manage than ever before. The emergence of IoT devices and online threats leave businesses struggling to find the correct DNS strategy for their IT needs. Having the experience and DNS know-it-all in-house is nearly impossible, let alone having the dedicated resources to correctly manage and implement a sound strategy to meet today’s Internet demands. Ensure that your website and other online assets are always available. Backed by our 100% uptime guarantee and industry leading SLAs, UltraDNS offers a global platform.
Akamai: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	UltraDNS: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Akamai: Audience Organizations of all kinds that want to protect their website from threats and downtime	UltraDNS: Audience Businesses who need their website to be up at all times
Akamai: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	UltraDNS: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Not Supported
Akamai: API Offers API Supported	UltraDNS: API Offers API Not Supported
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Akamai: Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	UltraDNS: Pricing $49.00 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Akamai: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	UltraDNS: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software

Akamai: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	UltraDNS: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Akamai: Company Information Akamai Technologies Founded: 1998 United States www.akamai.com	UltraDNS: Company Information Vercara Founded: 1996 United States vercara.com/authoritative-dns
Akamai: Alternatives Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon 4.8 out of 5 stars	UltraDNS: Alternatives IBM NS1 Connect IBM
Akamai: Reflectiz 4.7 out of 5 stars	UltraDNS: ClouDNS 5.0 out of 5 stars
Akamai: Source Defense 5.0 out of 5 stars	UltraDNS: CDNetworks Cloud DNS CDNetworks
Akamai: Cloudflare 4.8 out of 5 stars	UltraDNS: Cloudflare 4.8 out of 5 stars
Akamai: Myra Security View All	UltraDNS: OpenDNS Cisco Umbrella 5.0 out of 5 stars View All
Akamai: Categories CDN Supported Cloud Security Supported Cybersecurity Supported DDoS Protection Supported DNS Security Supported Load Balancing Supported Managed DNS Supported Performance Testing Supported Web Accelerator Supported Web Analytics Supported	UltraDNS: Categories CDN Supported DNS Security Supported DNS Servers Supported Firewall Supported Managed DNS Supported System Monitoring Supported
Akamai: CDN Features Content Acceleration Supported DDoS Protection Supported Load Balancing Supported Managed CDN Supported Multi-CDN Switching Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Software Downloads Supported Transparent Caching Supported Video Streaming Supported Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Supported Managed DNS Features Anti-Malware Supported Change Management Supported DDoS Protection Supported Disaster Recovery Supported DNS Failover Supported DNS Propagation Supported Global DNS Network Supported Intelligent Traffic Routing Supported Load Balancing Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Secondary DNS Supported Web Application Firewall (WAF) Supported Show More Features Cloud Security Features Antivirus Supported Application Security Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Supported Encryption Not Supported Endpoint Management Not Supported Incident Management Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Threat Intelligence Supported Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported Vulnerability Management Not Supported Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Supported Endpoint Management Not Supported Incident Management Not Supported IOC Verification Not Supported Tokenization Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Supported	UltraDNS: Managed DNS Features Anti-Malware Not Supported Change Management Supported DDoS Protection Supported Disaster Recovery Not Supported DNS Failover Supported DNS Propagation Supported Global DNS Network Supported Intelligent Traffic Routing Supported Load Balancing Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Secondary DNS Supported Web Application Firewall (WAF) Supported Show More Features System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Antivirus Management Not Supported Data Backup / Recovery Not Supported Device Monitoring Not Supported Inventory Management Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Policy-based Automation Supported Remote Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Risk Analysis Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported Service Configuration Management Supported
Akamai: Integrations Abstract Security Supported Adventr Supported Akamai Bot Manager Supported Akamai MFA Supported Apica Supported Aprimo Supported Azure CDN Supported Clutch Supported Elpha Secure Supported GeoGuard Supported Hydrolix Supported IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network Supported Kasada Supported New Relic Supported PagerDuty Not Supported Samplead Supported ThreatSync Supported UTunnel VPN and ZTNA Supported UltraSecure Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 74 Integrations	UltraDNS: Integrations Abstract Security Not Supported Adventr Not Supported Akamai Bot Manager Not Supported Akamai MFA Not Supported Apica Not Supported Aprimo Not Supported Azure CDN Not Supported Clutch Not Supported Elpha Secure Not Supported GeoGuard Not Supported Hydrolix Not Supported IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network Not Supported Kasada Not Supported New Relic Not Supported PagerDuty Supported Samplead Not Supported ThreatSync Not Supported UTunnel VPN and ZTNA Not Supported UltraSecure Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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