Akamai Recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment
Key Highlights
- ➤Akamai named a Leader in IDC MarketScape’s 2026 worldwide WAAP assessment
- ➤Akamai recognized as a Leader for the second time
- ➤App & API Protector combines WAF, bot, API, DDoS, and DNS defenses
Expert Statements
Chris Rodriguez, IDC Research Director, Trusted Network Access & Protection
“Akamai AAP is powered by its Adaptive Security Engine (ASE), a behavioral DDoS mitigation engine, AI-powered WAF, bot detection engine, and API security engine, delivered from Akamai’s globally distributed edge network.”
Sean Lyons, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Application & Infrastructure Security at Akamai
“In our opinion, being named a Leader for the second time reflects the outcomes our customers have asked us to deliver.”
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) announced that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54130626, September2026) (link). The IDC MarketScape cited Akamai’s App & API Protector (AAP), noting, “Akamai AAP provides businesses with a breadth of capabilities for defending the web applications and interfaces that power the modern digital business, with an emphasis on critical business use cases when efficacy matters and enterprise-grade support affects security outcomes and business goals.”
The IDC MarketScape explains, “The threat landscape for online applications continues to escalate each year, as attackers gain access to increasingly powerful tooling. New frontier AI models discover zero-day vulnerabilities in greater volumes and in a fraction of the time. Agentic AI helps attackers chain together known and low-level exploits to breach defenses.“
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