Report
Buyers Confront Stark Choices as the Web Application and API Security Market Grows and Evolves
This executive summary reviews the changing cloud Web Application and API Protection market and Akamai’s placement as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant. It explains that modern WAAP platforms should combine web application firewalls, DDoS protection, bot management, and API protection, while also supporting client-side security, vulnerability scanning, DNS, CDN, mobile applications, and access management. Gartner evaluated 11 vendors, positioning Akamai highest for ability to execute and furthest for completeness of vision. Akamai attributes its position to integrated application and API protection, global edge scale, automated API discovery, adaptive security, and extensive attack intelligence. The report also predicts continued movement from appliances toward cloud-delivered WA
