G2 Vendor Directory

Akamai Ion vs. Riverbed SteelHead

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAkamai Ion

by Akamai Technologies

Riverbed SteelHead

by Riverbed Technology

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count1913
Ease of use8.78.8
Ease of setup8.88.8
Quality of support8.58.6
Meets requirements9.19.2
NPS47.36842160
Small Business21.1%7.7%
Mid-Market21.1%23.1%
Enterprise57.9%69.2%
Total page views5373
Total LLM citations33101

Akamai Ion

Automated acceleration to deliver the best website and mobile app experiences imaginable

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Speed
  • Real-time Analytics
  • Performance Optimization
  • Easy Integrations
  • Ease of Use

Riverbed SteelHead

The performance of networks and applications directly impacts business productivity. Riverbed draws from nearly two decades of experience in driving network and application performance over Wide Area Networks with its flagship offering, SteelHead. SteelHead delivers the underlying technology that helps enterprises of all sizes maximize the efficiency and performance of the networks and applications used to run modern business.

Pros