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Akamai Ion Reviews

Vendor: Akamai
3.8 out of 5
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What is Akamai Ion?

Ion, Akamai’s flagship performance solution, is a suite of intelligent performance optimizations and controls that helps deliver superior web, iOS, and Android app experiences. Built on the SLA-backed availability of the globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Ion continuously monitors real user behavior — applying best-practice performance optimizations automatically — and adapting in real time to content, user behavior, and connectivity changes.

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Akamai Ion is the #15 ranked solution in top Application Delivery Controllers. PeerSpot users give Akamai Ion an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. Akamai Ion is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway: Akamai Ion vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway.
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Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
August 2025
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Akamai Ion mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of Akamai Ion in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category stands at 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Akamai Ion0.9%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)15.7%
NetScaler14.4%
Other69.0%
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "The most valuable feature is bot management."
  • "Akamai is easy to use and very effective."

Room for Improvement

  • "Log management should display data for more than two months."
  • "The product must provide more flexibility."

Pricing

  • "The tool is expensive."
These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.
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Akamai Ion Reviews Summary
Author infoRatingReview Summary
SOC Engineer at Just Dial Limited4.0I rely on Akamai Ion for CDN services, finding its bot management invaluable for protection against website scrapers. However, improvements are needed in log management and support response time. The service provides significant value through centralized management.
Head of Information at a leisure / travel company with 51-200 employees3.5Akamai Ion optimizes our content delivery network significantly, enhancing user experience with its extensive CDN. However, it could benefit from more flexibility and the return of image compression features. Despite competitors like CloudFront, Akamai remains highly effective and user-friendly.