# Akamai Prolexic

Akamai Prolexic is a DDoS Mitigation product by Akamai. It runs in the cloud or on-premises (hybrid). Pricing is commercial (contact sales).

DDoS protection for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments

Listed January 2026.

## What is Akamai Prolexic?

Akamai Prolexic is a DDoS protection solution that defends against distributed denial of service attacks across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The product offers both always-on and on-demand protection models with deployment flexibility.

The solution operates through a four-stage process: routing incoming traffic to Prolexic, inspecting traffic with mitigation controls, filtering attack traffic from legitimate traffic, and delivering only clean traffic to protected systems. Prolexic provides 20+ Tbps of dedicated defense capacity distributed across 32 global scrubbing centers.

The platform includes a Network Cloud Firewall component that functions as an edge firewall, allowing organizations to define and manage access control lists and firewall rules based on geographic and IP-based restrictions. This capability extends protection beyond DDoS to include network-level security controls.

Prolexic offers on-premises deployment powered by Corero technology, which can be combined with cloud-based protection in a hybrid configuration. The service includes 24/7/365 Security Operations Center support with operational readiness drills and custom runbook creation.

The solution supports both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic flows and provides connectivity through Akamai Direct Connect for private, high-performance connections between customer origins and Akamai infrastructure. Network service providers and cloud vendors can also offer Prolexic as a value-added service to their customers.

Tags: DDoS, Mitigation, Traffic Filtering

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Protect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-protect-program-small-team): helps you prevent attacks and keep data safe.
- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Network Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/network-security) · [DDoS Mitigation](https://cybersectools.com/categories/ddos-mitigation)
- Vendor: [Akamai](https://cybersectools.com/companies/akamai)
- Deployment: Hybrid
- Company size fit: SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Commercial (contact sales)
- Features: 10 listed
- Website: akamai.com

The full feature and integration lists are on the page for signed-in visitors.

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best SASE Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-sase-solutions).

## Akamai Prolexic FAQ

### What is Akamai Prolexic?

Akamai Prolexic is a product by Akamai in the DDoS Mitigation category. It covers DDoS, Mitigation and Traffic Filtering.

### What is the pricing for Akamai Prolexic?

Akamai Prolexic is a commercial product. For pricing, visit https://www.akamai.com/products/prolexic-solutions/ or contact Akamai.

### What are alternatives to Akamai Prolexic?

Alternatives to Akamai Prolexic listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Genie Networks GenieATM](https://cybersectools.com/tools/genie-networks-genieatm) - Network traffic analysis and DDoS detection/mitigation platform for ISPs and IDCs. (Commercial)
2. [SkyCloud Anti-DDoS](https://cybersectools.com/tools/skycloud-anti-ddos) - Enterprise DDoS mitigation service with 24/7 monitoring and 3-layer traffic scrubbing (Commercial)
3. [Imperva DDoS Protection](https://cybersectools.com/tools/imperva-ddos-protection) - Cloud-based DDoS mitigation for Layer 3, 4, and 7 attacks with 3-second SLA (Commercial)
4. [Myra Network Security Solutions](https://cybersectools.com/tools/myra-network-security-solutions) - DDoS protection for data centers via cloud, hybrid, or on-prem deployment (Commercial)
5. [MCK Managed DDoS Protection](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mck-managed-ddos-protection) - Managed DDoS mitigation service with multi-layered protection & monitoring (Commercial)

Compare all Akamai Prolexic alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/akamai-prolexic](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/akamai-prolexic)

### What deployment and organization size does Akamai Prolexic fit?

Akamai Prolexic is available as cloud or on-premises (hybrid). It is listed for small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. Pricing is commercial. Ask Akamai for pricing and support terms.

## Compare Akamai Prolexic with similar solutions

- [Akamai Prolexic vs Genie Networks GenieATM](https://cybersectools.com/compare/akamai-prolexic-vs-genie-networks-genieatm)
- [Akamai Prolexic vs SkyCloud Anti-DDoS](https://cybersectools.com/compare/akamai-prolexic-vs-skycloud-anti-ddos)
- [Akamai Prolexic vs Imperva DDoS Protection](https://cybersectools.com/compare/imperva-ddos-protection-vs-akamai-prolexic)

All alternatives to Akamai Prolexic: [/alternatives/akamai-prolexic](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/akamai-prolexic)

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