Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Akamai Image & Video Manager is a cloud-based service that automatically optimizes the quality, format, and size of web images and videos S12. It is used by web teams and developers to deliver media that adapts to responsive designs across devices, reducing data use while maintaining visual quality S12. Its practical value lies in streamlining asset management and speeding time to market through a plug-and-play solution that requires no code changes S12.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Akamai Image & Video Manager, a media optimization service by Akamai Technologies, Inc. S1 S12.
- Core purpose: Solves the problem of delivering high-quality web images and videos efficiently across devices S12.
- Intended users: Web developers and enterprises seeking automated media optimization S12.
- Product scope: A single product, not a platform, offering image and video optimization with over 30 transformations S12.
- Positioning: Positioned as a developer-friendly solution that integrates seamlessly into existing workflows S12.
- Claimed distinction: Claims to reduce bytes without degrading visual quality, enabling responsive design S12.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
Traffic and search
SEO analysis
Collected Oct 23, 2026akamai.com: an estimated 1,946,751 total monthly visits and about 427,770 monthly organic visits across 57,045 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 0 pages and measured a technical health score of 0/100.
Search summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
akamai.com is the public website evaluated in this SEO report. akamai.com: an estimated 1,946,751 total monthly visits and about 427,770 monthly organic visits across 57,045 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 0 pages and measured a technical health score of 0/100.
- Total traffic (modeled): 1,946,751 monthly visits across all channels.
- Organic search traffic (estimated): 427,770 monthly visits from search.
- Strongest sampled ranking: akamai at position 1.
- Leading page in the collected evidence: https://www.akamai.com/.
- Closest measured organic competitor: meng.uic.edu, appearing 1 times in the sampled first-page SERPs.
- Technical crawl: 0 pages, health score 0/100.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Company identity and positioning
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| trust | Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. | https://www.akamai.com/ |
Domain performance
Modeled total traffic, six-month trend, engagement, countries, and domain identity.
Total website traffic
| Month | Modeled visits |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 1,869,122 |
| 2026-05 | 1,860,284 |
| 2026-06 | 2,000,035 |
| 2026-07 | 2,079,042 |
| 2026-08 | 1,985,787 |
| 2026-09 | 1,946,751 |
Top visitor countries
| Country | Name | Traffic share |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 34.7% |
| IN | India | 13.4% |
| PL | Poland | 8.3% |
| JP | Japan | 6.1% |
| DE | Germany | 4.0% |
Domain identity
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered | Aug 17, 1998 |
| Last changed | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Expires | Aug 16, 2027 |
| WHOIS server | whois.verisign-grs.com |
| DNSSEC | Signed |
| Nameservers | A1-66.AKAM.NET, A11-66.AKAM.NET, A12-66.AKAM.NET, A13-66.AKAM.NET, A16-66.AKAM.NET, A18-66.AKAM.NET, A28-66.AKAM.NET, A3-66.AKAM.NET, A5-66.AKAM.NET, A6-66.AKAM.NET, A7-66.AKAM.NET, A8-66.AKAM.NET |
Website capture

Organic keywords
Top keywords and an independent Google result page.
Top organic keywords
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| akamai | 98,120 | $1.94 | $47,080 |
| aws | 1,463,520 | $0.96 | $10,870 |
| akamai careers | 6,650 | $0.97 | $10,690 |
| akamai technologies | 15,210 | $2.20 | $7,650 |
| google cloud console | 1,318,560 | $7.75 | $5,820 |
Independent Google result page
Query: akamai
| Position | Title | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akamai: Cloud Computing, Security, Content Delivery (CDN) | https://www.akamai.com/ | Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. |
| 2 | Akamai Technologies | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamai_Technologies | Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American company specializing in content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, and cloud services. |
| 3 | Akamai Technologies | https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies | Products · Akamai Edge DNS, Managed DNS Services Software · Akamai for DevOps, DevOps Software · Akamai Identity Cloud, Identity & Access Management (IAM) ... |
| 4 | Akamai Technologies | https://x.com/Akamai?lang=en | We power and protect life online. Global companies trust us to build, deliver, and secure digital experiences — helping billions to live, work, and play online. |
| 5 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Stock Price, News, ... | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AKAM/ | Akamai's recent news centers on Wall Street upgrades, AI infrastructure expansion, and a debate over whether the stock is undervalued after a sharp pullback ... |
| 6 | Akamai | https://www.carahsoft.com/vendors/akamai | Akamai provides Government organizations with an online delivery platform that significantly improves website/content security, availability, performance, ... |
| 7 | Akamai Status | https://www.akamaistatus.com/ | We can confirm that there are currently no delivery issues and that the network has remained stable since the brief impact observed at approximately 18:23 UTC. |
Important pages
Pages earning the most estimated search traffic in the sample.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Prioritized website intelligence pages
| Type | Page | Words | Change | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trust | Cloud Computing, Security, Content Delivery (CDN) \ | playwright | 1,321 | new |
| pricing | Cloud Computing Pricing \ | playwright | 2,078 | new |
Features
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Pricing and plans
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | Akamai Cloud Pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Cloud pricing that scales with you, with the lowest data transfer costs in the market | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Tell us what you need. We'll handle the pricing. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Add SSD-backed, persistent volumes to any instance and pay per gigabyte, so you can scale your storage without resizing to a larger compute plan. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Support your AI, CDN origin, and web apps using an S3-compatible solution, with per-gigabyte pricing and free outbound network transfer every month before overage. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Run fully managed MySQL clusters billed at a monthly rate set by plan size and node count. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Run fully managed PostgreSQL clusters billed at a monthly rate set by plan size and node count. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Run fully managed Valkey clusters billed at an hourly or monthly rate set by plan size and node count. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | View pricing | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | Enroll in a Managed Service from an existing account with no obligation or contract for $100 per compute instance, per month. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
| pricing | How does hourly billing work? | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
Integrations and supported platforms
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Product and company updates
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Rank tracking
Persistent keyword baselines and position movement.
This analysis created the first position baseline at 2026-10-23T17:43:18.569Z. Movement appears after the next fresh analysis using the same location and language.
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Image and video optimization | Automatically optimizes quality, format, and size of web media for reduced data use and enhanced quality S12. |
| Responsive delivery | Enables browsing across all channels and devices with media adapted for responsive designs S12. |
| Transformations | Offers over 30 transformations including resize, crop, blur, watermark, and more S12. |
| API management | Provides an end-to-end API to archive, manage, and deliver transformed images based on defined policies S12. |
| Network-aware delivery | Makes network-aware decisions to deliver optimal quality in real time S12. |
| Workflow integration | Fits seamlessly into any workflow, requiring no code or domain changes S12. |
| Reporting | Offers visibility into network awareness for images, as well as real-time vs. historical reporting S12. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
| Integration or interface | Type | What it enables |
|---|---|---|
| Image Manager API | API | Provides an end-to-end solution to archive, manage, and deliver transformed images based on defined policies S12. |
| Developer tools | Extension framework | Integrates seamlessly into existing workflows without requiring code changes S12. |
| Akamai CDN | Integration | Delivers optimized media through Akamai's content delivery network S12. |
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
Competition
Competitive landscape
Domains competing for the same organic search demand.
Sampled competitors
| Competitor | First-page appearances | Sampled queries | Average position | Queries observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meng.uic.edu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ai and technology |
| en.wikipedia.org | 1 | 1 | 2 | akamai |
| news.mit.edu | 1 | 1 | 2 | ai and technology |
| linkedin.com | 1 | 1 | 3 | akamai |
| workday.com | 1 | 1 | 3 | ai and technology |
| x.com | 1 | 1 | 4 | akamai |
| comidor.com | 1 | 1 | 4 | ai and technology |
| finance.yahoo.com | 1 | 1 | 5 | akamai |
| techtarget.com | 1 | 1 | 5 | ai and technology |
| carahsoft.com | 1 | 1 | 6 | akamai |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Independent review sources discovered
No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.
AI visibility
Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.
AI-assistant referral traffic
- Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 1.0%
| Month | Traffic share | Source |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Site-stated AI capabilities
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | Support your AI, CDN origin, and web apps using an S3-compatible solution, with per-gigabyte pricing and free outbound network transfer every month before overage. | https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing |
These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.
Marketing opportunities
Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.
| Opportunity | Recommended action | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor gap | Review the sampled queries where meng.uic.edu appears. | 1 first-page appearances across ai and technology |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Website evidence gaps
- features: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
No citation-grounded independent review links were found.
Customer proof
No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.
Independent mentions
- What AI says about Akamai Image and Video Manager / Parse — AI summary Akamai Image and Video Manager is a tool that automatically optimizes and delivers visual media by reducing file sizes and enabling real-time transformations like cropping, resizing, and format adaptation.
- Optimize Web Images and Video Quality — Image & Video Manager / Akamai — Optimize Web Images and Video Quality — Image & Video Manager / Akamai ... Automatically optimize and enhance visual media for every user, on any device ... Optimize visual media with Image & Video Manager for byte reduction and device compatibility, while making network-aware decisions to deliver optimal quality in real time. This developer-friendly solution integrates seamlessly into existing workflows without requiring code changes or adjustments to your domain setup, and enhances performance
- parse.gl — How to optimize images for the Web: Best practice guide / Uploadcare· 9 answers(opens in a new tab ... 9 answers(opens in a new tab) - Best smart image optimization tool: We tested four services head-to-head / Uploadcare· 7 answers(
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Year Incorporated: 1998 | source |
| Contact and support | / Access 24/7/365 email and phone support for all customers / Starting price: $36 per month / Starting price: $5 per month / Starting price: $60 per month / | source |
| Legal and privacy | We use cookies to ensure the fast reliable and secure operation of this website, to improve your website experience, to enable certain social media interactions, to enable our AI sales representative chatbot (KAI) and to | source |
| Security and compliance | Privacy Trust Center | source |
| Uptime and status page | Choose from right-sized Shared CPU, Dedicated CPU, and High Memory compute instances for everything from stateful application infrastructure to lightweight ephemeral workloads. Deploy via Cloud Manager UI, our API, CLI, | source |
| Domain registered | 1998-08-17 | — |
| Domain expires | 2027-08-16 | — |
Every trust signal above is backed by a collected page or a registration record.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
Not established in the collected sources.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | Cloud-based service S12. | S12 |
| Platforms and apps | Web-based, accessible via browser S12. | S12 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | Offers an API for managing images S12. | S12 |
| Data ownership and export | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Performance and reliability claims | Reduces bytes without degrading visual quality S12. | S12 |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| Domain registered | 1998-08-17 — MarkMonitor Inc. |
| Domain expires | 2027-08-16 |
| TLS certificate | DigiCert Inc, valid, expires 2027-04-20 |
| Security headers | HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options |
| Headers not served | CSP, Referrer-Policy |
| Mail handled by | mxa-00190b01.gslb.pphosted.com, mxb-00190b01.gslb.pphosted.com |
| Nameservers | a18-66.akam.net, a7-66.akam.net |
Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.
Technical site audit
A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.
Scout — Bounded technical crawl
- Pages crawled: 0 of 15 maximum
- Technical health: 0/100
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 0
- Notices: 0
Issues
The bounded crawl did not detect title, description, H1, canonical, indexing, thin-content, image-alt, response-time, or duplicate-metadata issues.
Crawled pages
The website did not return crawlable HTML pages.
This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.
Search Console and Analytics
First-party search and behavioral data connection state.
Modeled acquisition channels
| Channel | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| direct | 50.5% |
| search | 20.5% |
| search organic | 14.7% |
| search paid | 5.7% |
| social | 5.4% |
| social organic | 4.5% |
| social paid | 1.0% |
| referrals | 15.3% |
| paid referrals | 3.2% |
| 3.8% | |
| gen ai | 1.0% |
| affiliate | 0.2% |
| other | 0.0% |
First-party connections
| Integration | Status | Data available after connection |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Not connected | Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices |
| Google Analytics | Not connected | Organic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices |
No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing, customer reviews, and specific integration partners. Open questions remain about the full scope of video optimization capabilities and reporting features.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 8 collected pages from akamai.com, including product pages, company pages, and a glossary. The static provider was blocked, but browser rendering rendered 8 pages successfully. External proof search was completed with one web search. Limitations include incomplete coverage of the product's full documentation and lack of third-party reviews.
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/products/image-and-video-managerVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/companyVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/productsVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/products/cpuVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/products/gpuVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akamai.com/glossary/what-is-ddosVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricingVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing/cpuVerified
- Articlehttps://parse.gl/brands/akamai-com-14Verified
- Articlehttps://parse.gl/markets/content-delivery-network/object-storage-image-cdn-servicesVerified
