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Akamai Bot Manager vs Cequence Security comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Bot Manager
Ranking in Bot Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cequence Security
Ranking in Bot Management
9th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (24th), API Security (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Bot Management category, the mindshare of Akamai Bot Manager is 9.7%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cequence Security is 5.3%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Bot Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akamai Bot Manager9.7%
Cequence Security5.3%
Other85.0%
Bot Management
 

Featured Reviews

RituRaj - PeerSpot reviewer
SDE 2 at Virtusa
Advanced bot defense has protected critical APIs and improves user trust and performance
In terms of improvement, overall, Akamai Bot Manager is a strong solution, but there are a few areas where it could be improved. One is the learning curve for new users because the platform offers many configuration options and detailed analytics. It can take time for teams to become fully comfortable with tuning policies and interpreting reports. Another area for improvement is reporting and dashboard customization. While the existing visibility is very good, having more flexible and user-friendly reporting options would make it easier to create tailored views for different stakeholders. Additionally, more out-of-the-box guidance and recommendations for policy tuning could help organizations accelerate deployment and reduce the effort required during the initial setup. One additional area for improvement would be simplifying policy management for organizations that have many applications and APIs. As deployment grows, having more automation and AI-driven recommendations for policy tuning could help reduce administrative effort. One additional improvement I would mention is enhancing automation and operational efficiency. For example, more AI-driven recommendations for policy tuning, anomaly detection, and remediation actions could help the security team respond even faster to evolving bot threats.
reviewer2395431 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Detect and mitigate attacks with API protection
Compliance with standards like those in Europe often requires ensuring that APIs adhere to OAuth and other security protocols. Many organizations need to verify that their APIs meet these compliance requirements. We can include information about where an API was first recorded and create a detailed chart. Some competitors already offer this feature. It is simple to integrate. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Akamai Bot Manager has two valuable features: BMS (Bot Manager Standard) and BMP (Bot Manager Premier)."
"Akamai Bot Manager has more advanced rules that allow it to detect and block bot scrapers."
"Since we implemented Akamai Bot Manager, our team is saving about 10 hours a week on manual monitoring, and we estimate a cost reduction of around 15% in fraud-related losses."
"Akamai Bot Manager detection is very good, we do not have false positives, and it is very accurate compared to other solutions, which is one of the reasons why we chose Akamai Bot Manager over other solutions."
"Akamai Bot Manager is very easy to scale. Adding new domains or subdomains is a super easy process."
"In terms of the security provided, the benefits from the use of the product are immediately visible."
"Based on the telemetry, Akamai Bot Manager gives a rough estimate of all the hits and requests we get, which are suspected bots."
"Overall, Akamai Bot Manager has been a valuable addition to my security strategy, providing strong protection against a wide range of automated threats while maintaining a good experience for legitimate users."
"It uses machine learning algorithms to detect attacks and manage API inventory."
 

Cons

"The biggest friction point I have encountered with Akamai Bot Manager has been the occasional delay in bot detection updates."
"I feel that customer support has certain concerns where improvements are required."
"I would say there is definitely a need of improvement because I think some start of this year or even, like one and a half years. But now have enough resources at their end especially with the, advanced AI and everything. So they have enough resources to launch basic bot attacks. And whenever we do some type of fine tuning, they are always somehow able to evade it or just fly under the threshold. And from our end, we also have to maintain those threshold so that we still do not start blocking the real general customer. So every time when they try to do something else, we have to see their traffic patterns and then find you in our solution.When these bot attacks happen, what we have to do is we have to check their, traffic patterns, their IT sees and then do the proper analysis. And based on that, the fine tuning is done. So I would say, like, based on these bot traffic, if there is a automatic fine tuning. With the help of machine learning at all, then that would be much more easier of beneficial. So this needs improvement."
"We cannot block illegitimate web scrapers because Akamai Bot Manager does not provide detailed information about various origins and remote VPNs they come through."
"Akamai Bot Manager can improve by having better SDK integration. SDK would be required to integrate with any mobile applications and if they are able to make that more seamless, it will help."
"There is a clear need for improvement. Over the past year or so, we've observed an increase in the sophistication of attacks, with some occurring at the start of this year or even extending back one and a half years. Despite having ample resources, particularly with the advent of advanced AI, these entities can now execute basic bot attacks."
"Akamai Bot Manager Premier has some additional functionalities, particularly for web telemetry, but they don't have it for app telemetry."
"The anomaly feature is not really helpful. Bots are very clever these days and they move through the website the way humans do."
"It is expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have to pay a bundled cost."
"Akamai Bot Manager requires a separate license that sits on top of Kona or Akamai Web Application Protector."
"The price of Akamai Bot Manager could improve."
"You buy a license of the product based on a certain volume, but if you hit the volume and go above it, then you are charged additional for each GB you use. I think you need to pay 20,000 per month."
"Akamai Bot Manager is a very expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
8%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai Bot Manager?
Akamai Bot Manager is not cheap. From what I know, Akamai Bot Manager is not so cheap.
What needs improvement with Akamai Bot Manager?
In terms of improvement, overall, Akamai Bot Manager is a strong solution, but there are a few areas where it could be improved. One is the learning curve for new users because the platform offers ...
What is your primary use case for Akamai Bot Manager?
When it comes to my daily use case, I implement Akamai Bot Manager primarily to protect my public-facing web application and API from miscellaneous automated traffic. I was seeing issues with web s...
What is your primary use case for Cequence Security?
We use the solution to detect and mitigate attacks. It helps prevent them while also protecting APIs and effectively managing API inventory.
What advice do you have for others considering Cequence Security?
Compliance with standards like those in Europe often requires ensuring that APIs adhere to OAuth and other security protocols. Many organizations need to verify that their APIs meet these complianc...
 

Also Known As

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Cequence ASP, Cequence Unified API Protection Platform
 

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Sample Customers

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