The comparison
What changes when you choose Aptranet?
Akamai offers a broad delivery portfolio, including Ion, Adaptive Media Delivery, Download Delivery and Edge DNS. Aptranet gives teams a focused starting point with Cloud CDN and Cloud DNS, published plans and a shared Management Console.
Side by side
Aptranet and Akamai, compared.
| What matters | Our platformAptranet | Akamai |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery products | Cloud CDN for web, applications, prepared media and downloads | Ion, Adaptive Media Delivery and Download Delivery |
| Management | Management Console and API for CDN and DNS | Akamai Control Center, Property Manager and APIs |
| Starting budget | Published Cloud CDN plans from €35/month | Evaluate the selected delivery products and commercial terms |
| Authoritative DNS | Cloud DNS plans with published zone and query allowances | Edge DNS with primary and secondary DNS capabilities |
| Traffic routing | GeoDNS, weighted routing and health checks in Cloud DNS | Global Traffic Management in the Akamai portfolio |
| Media delivery | Live and on-demand content through Cloud CDN | Dedicated Adaptive Media Delivery product |
Aptranet prices exclude VAT. CDN and DNS are separate plans; allowances and overage apply. CDN pricing · DNS pricing
Sources and comparison details
Competitor documentation reviewed on 5 September 2026. Features and pricing depend on the selected plan.
Why choose Aptranet
More control. A clearer way to operate.
See your starting price upfront
Cloud CDN starts at €35/month, with published traffic, request and overage allowances. Choose a starting plan before discussing a specialized architecture with sales.
A focused product choice
Use Cloud CDN for websites, applications, prepared media and downloads. Add Cloud DNS for authoritative routing. Your team starts with two clearly defined products.
Routing limits you can plan against
Cloud DNS publishes minimum TTLs and health-check frequencies by plan. Growth and Business support one-second TTLs alongside GeoDNS and weighted routing.
Built for your team
Choose Aptranet when
- You want to start with published CDN and DNS plans.
- You want a focused workflow for web, media and download delivery.
- You are evaluating an independent delivery path alongside an existing CDN.
Plan your move
Bring the right workloads.
Existing Akamai integrations, specialized delivery requirements and negotiated terms may be valuable to your business. Aptranet gives you a practical alternative for the workloads you can move independently, or a second delivery provider to evaluate alongside Akamai.
Frequently asked questions
Choose Aptranet for a focused Cloud CDN and Cloud DNS offering, published EUR plans and clear operating controls. You can evaluate a production hostname against a known starting allowance before planning a larger rollout.
Yes, where the application and hostname setup support multiple delivery providers. Configure both delivery paths, validate TLS and origin access, then plan traffic steering through your DNS strategy.
No. Start with a hostname or workload that has straightforward cache and origin requirements. Keep existing delivery active while you validate behaviour and prepare the cutover and rollback.
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