MIA vs. Akamai Page Integrity Manager: Which is Better?
You’re on the Payments Guardian website, so that we might be slightly biased. But we’ll make our case. Here’s the Akamai Page Integrity Manager product page to further your research.
First, the differences are shown in a table; more details are provided below.
The Differences Between MIA and Akamai Page Integrity Manager
Features | MIA | Vs Akamai Page Integrity Manager |
|---|---|---|
Paid Tier Starts At | $34.95 per month | $1,500 per month |
Real-Time Behavioral Threat Detection | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
Continuous AI Learning & Adaptation | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
Real-Time Script Monitoring | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
AI-Driven Analysis | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Proactive Threat Blocking | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Alerts Only) |
Historical Script Tracking | ⚠️ Partial | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
Protects Invoice Payment Links | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
Automated PCI Compliance | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
Screenshot-Based Monitoring | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Focuses on Client-Side Attacks | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Non-Intrusive Implementation | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Script Justification & Categorization | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Unidentified) |
What We Don’t Like About Akamai Page Integrity Manager
Like many competitors, Akamai’s Page Integrity Manager mainly lists allows, and blocks scripts based on past intelligence and known issues. While this provides some protection, it lacks real-time AI-driven compliance and security automation, where MIA excels.
Akamai boasts behavioral detection technology, similar to MIA. However, while both tools monitor scripts in real-time, Akamai only alerts merchants to potential threats. MIA alerts and can automatically restrict scripts based on compliance and security policies, ensuring threats are mitigated before damage occurs.
Akamai also promotes its mitigation feature, which states that malicious JavaScript is immediately restricted from accessing and exfiltrating sensitive data on protected pages with one click. However, what this 'easy click' entails is unclear, and it seems that Akamai still requires user intervention before scripts are blocked. MIA does not require this additional step—it enforces security automatically.
Akamai does offer a free tier, but only as an add-on for existing customers. This tier limits usage to 1M Beacons/page views per month, restricting protection to only the most critical pages (such as payment). Additionally, there is no self-serve option—you must contact their sales team to gain access.
More About MIA
MIA doesn’t just monitor—it proactively defends merchants by detecting unauthorized script activity and enforcing security policies in real time.
Unlike Akamai, MIA is designed to automate PCI compliance for SAQ A merchants by monitoring scripts, detecting unauthorized changes, and enforcing security policies. This helps businesses stay compliant without requiring additional tools or extensive manual reporting.
MIA also retains a history of script activity for compliance validation and security audits, updating AI and large language models (LLMs) in real time to continuously improve its detection mechanisms.
Additionally, MIA is included at no additional cost for Payments Guardian merchants, while Akamai Page Integrity Manager requires an enterprise-level subscription and extra fees.
Your Choice!
So there you have it—our take on how MIA stacks up against Akamai Page Integrity Manager. Have we made our case, or are you still looking for more information? If you’re ready for the most advanced AI-driven compliance and security solution available, MIA is the clear choice.
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