Akamai Enterprise Application review: score, privacy and prices

0.87

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness47%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols1.8 vs 1.8
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support2.7 vs 3.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Price and fair terms1.7 vs 3.4
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance

Compare Akamai Enterprise Application Access side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Business VPN / ZTNA services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Akamai Enterprise Application Accesssegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.81.8
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.41.7
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.0
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.92.7
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Akamai Enterprise Application Access pricing

Akamai Enterprise Application Access does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
free trial, sales form
Card needed for trial
No trial activated by Akamai team after contact form
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything Akamai Enterprise Application Access publishes

Every fact we collected about Akamai Enterprise Application Access, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Akamai Technologies
Registered in
US
Related brands
  • Akamai MFA
  • Secure Internet Access Enterprise
  • Guardicore Segmentation
  • Workforce Protector (ex-LayerX)
  • App & API Protector
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
  • EN
  • DE
  • ES
  • FR
  • IT
  • PT
  • ZH
  • JA
  • KO
Right-to-left languages
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes channel/technology partner programs

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
free trial
Where the trial is offered
sales form
Card needed for the trial
No trial activated by Akamai team after contact form

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardproprietary ZTNA tunnel over TCP 443✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolEAA Client tunnel over TCP 443 to Akamai cloud/connectors; clientless reverse proxy for web apps✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Yes per application access; client intercepts only configured app/tunnel traffic
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Yes Akamai MFA, phish-proof
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • WindowsEAA Client, Windows 10/11✓ Yes
  • macOSEAA Client✓ Yes
  • LinuxEAA Client, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS✓ Yes
  • iOSNot stated
  • Androidposture check only, no tunneling (Android 6+)◐ Partial
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
support portal
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Yes any SAML IdP; Akamai cloud IdP
Admin panel
Not stated
Dedicated gateway
Yes connector VMs (outbound only)
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes identity-based app access, reverse proxy, device posture, risk tiers
Identity providers
  • Akamai IdP
  • Google
  • Ping
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Azure AD
  • any SAML IdP

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • Trustpilot

    3.26 of 5, smoothed

    From 9 collected reviews (raw average 1.00; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 2.

    The company replied to 0 of 9 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • App Store

    3.57 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.54).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.1 (9 reviews); App Store (US) 5.00 (1 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Jan ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Apr ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  3. May ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  4. Jul ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Aug ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  6. Oct ’261 reviews, average 1.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

37 Reddit and forum threads mention Akamai Enterprise Application Access (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • App Store · 5★ · 11 Sep 2023 · US

    Allow me work remotely with SSH and RDP

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 06 Oct 2026 · AU

    Unexpectedly so bad...

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 01 Aug 2026 · NL

    This company is spying on its users

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 16 Jul 2026 · GB

    Looks like Silversea have signed up to…

    Original review

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Questions about Akamai Enterprise Application Access

Answers built from what Akamai Enterprise Application Access publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Akamai Enterprise Application alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score

6 alternatives to Akamai Enterprise Application Access (0.87) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Netskope Private Access (1.80).

Alternatives to Akamai Enterprise Application Access

6 alternatives: similar features
#ServiceScore
1Netskope Private Access
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
1.80
2Cisco AnyConnect / Secure Client
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
1.24
3Cisco Secure Client (AnyConnect)
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
1.24
4WatchGuard
Business VPN / ZTNA · jurisdiction not stated
0.91
5StrongDM
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
0.39
6Zentera CoIP
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
0.39

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://akamai.com
Pages checked
https://akamai.com; https://www.akamai.com/products/enterprise-application-access; https://www.akamai.com/legal/privacy-statement
Other sources used
platforms/protocol/split_tunneling: https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa/docs/eaa-client-req; trial/pricing/servers: https://www.akamai.com/products/enterprise-application-access

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