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Akamai EdgeWorkers

Create custom logic at the edge to personalize and control online experiences.

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Overview

Akamai EdgeWorkers enables developers to deploy and execute JavaScript functions on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, one of the world's largest distributed computing networks. This allows for the customization of content delivery, manipulation of HTTP requests and responses, and the creation of dynamic, low-latency user experiences without routing traffic back to a central origin server.

✨ Key Features

  • JavaScript execution at the edge
  • Runs on Akamai's global network
  • Modify HTTP(S) requests and responses
  • Access to a key-value store (EdgeKV)
  • Code bundler and testing tools

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Leverages one of the oldest and most extensive CDN networks in the world
  • Strong focus on enterprise-grade security and reliability
  • Deep integration with Akamai's suite of security and delivery products

Unique Value: Empowers enterprises to build custom logic and personalized experiences on a highly reliable and secure global edge network.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Personalized content targeting Dynamic ad insertion A/B testing API request routing and modification Enforcing security policies at the edge

βœ… Best For

  • Managing redirects and URL rewrites
  • Serving geo-targeted content
  • Implementing custom authentication logic

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Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Heavy, long-running computations
  • Applications requiring access to a traditional backend database

πŸ† Alternatives

Cloudflare Workers Fastly Compute@Edge AWS Lambda@Edge

Provides a more integrated solution for existing Akamai customers and often comes with a higher level of enterprise support and a 100% uptime SLA.

πŸ’» Platforms

Web API

πŸ”Œ Integrations

Akamai CDN EdgeKV Terraform API

πŸ›Ÿ Support Options

  • βœ“ Email Support
  • βœ“ Live Chat
  • βœ“ Phone Support
  • βœ“ Dedicated Support (All tier)

πŸ”’ Compliance & Security

βœ“ SOC 2 βœ“ HIPAA βœ“ BAA Available βœ“ GDPR βœ“ ISO 27001 βœ“ SSO βœ“ SOC 2 βœ“ PCI DSS βœ“ ISO 27001 βœ“ FedRAMP

πŸ’° Pricing

Contact for pricing

βœ“ 90-day free trial

Free tier: NA

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