G2 Vendor Directory

Google Cloud Interconnect vs. Akamai Site Shield

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

MetricGoogle Cloud Interconnect

by Google

Akamai Site Shield

by Akamai Technologies

Overall rating4.34.6
Review count2621
Ease of use8.99.0
Ease of setup8.99.3
Quality of support8.39.1
Meets requirements8.69.0
NPS5275
Small Business38.5%14.3%
Mid-Market34.6%28.6%
Enterprise26.9%57.1%
Total page views111111
Total LLM citations45328

Google Cloud Interconnect

Options to connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Pros

  • Ease of Use

Akamai Site Shield

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.

Pros

  • Streaming Services
  • Ease of Use
  • Implementation Ease