Riverbed SteelHead vs. Akamai Ion
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Riverbed SteelHead | Akamai Ion |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 13 | 19 |
| Ease of use | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Ease of setup | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Quality of support | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Meets requirements | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| NPS | 60 | 47.368421 |
| Small Business | 7.7% | 21.1% |
| Mid-Market | 23.1% | 21.1% |
| Enterprise | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| Total page views | 73 | 53 |
| Total LLM citations | 101 | 33 |
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.
Akamai Ion
Automated acceleration to deliver the best website and mobile app experiences imaginable
- Reliability
- Speed
- Real-time Analytics
- Performance Optimization
- Easy Integrations
- Ease of Use