Akamai vs Cloudflare
Akamai and Cloudflare are both hosting and CDN tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Cloudflare is on 675 (79%) and Akamai on 32 (4%). 7 stores use both.
Akamai and Cloudflare on the stores we index
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| Only Akamai | 25 |
|---|---|
| Only Cloudflare | 668 |
| Both | 7 |
Akamai
On 32 of 850 stores (4%)
We haven't checked Akamai's features and prices yet.
Cloudflare
On 675 of 850 stores (79%)
We haven't checked Cloudflare's features and prices yet.
Switches
No stores we index have switched between Akamai and Cloudflare yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By platform
| Platform | Akamai | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify | 0 | 556 |
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | 7 | 52 |
| THG Ingenuity | 0 | 6 |
| SAP Commerce Cloud | 5 | 0 |
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | 0 | 4 |
| BigCommerce | 0 | 3 |
| Centra | 1 | 2 |
| WooCommerce | 0 | 3 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
By industry
| Industry | Akamai | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and accessories | 16 | 157 |
| Beauty and skincare | 3 | 116 |
| Sports and outdoor | 2 | 67 |
| Home and furniture | 2 | 61 |
| Food and drink | 0 | 59 |
| Gifts and stationery | 4 | 49 |
| Health and wellness | 0 | 46 |
| Kids and baby | 1 | 43 |
| Tech accessories | 0 | 37 |
| Pets | 0 | 35 |
| Large retailers | 4 | 5 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
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Of the stores we index, not the whole market, and not a ranking of which tool is better. Found in each store’s public pages, so the real numbers may be higher. How we measure