Gcore CDN vs. Akamai Site Shield

Gcore created its own global content delivery network (CDN) on 5 continents to solve the difficult problem of instantly transmitting the heaviest content. 160+ PoPs on 5 continents 13 000+ peering partners <30 ms response time 110+ Tbps total network capacity

Akamai Site Shield is a security solution designed to protect web applications by concealing origin servers from direct internet access. By routing all incoming traffic through Akamai's globally distributed network, Site Shield ensures that only legitimate requests reach the origin, effectively mitigating threats such as Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks and other malicious activities. Key Features and Functionality: - Origin Cloaking: Removes web applications from publicly accessible IP address space, preventing attackers from targeting the origin directly.