Akamai Enterprise Application Access
Akamai Enterprise Application Access is a cloud-delivered zero trust network access service for granting users least-privilege access to private applications.
What Akamai Enterprise Application Access is
Akamai Enterprise Application Access is a cloud-delivered zero trust network access service for granting users least-privilege access to private applications. Policies can consider identity, device posture, and context, and access is granted per application rather than to the network; user sessions end in the cloud. It supports clientless web access and client-based access to non-web applications such as RDP, SSH, and VNC. Lightweight connectors placed near applications make outbound-only connections and can reach applications hosted on-premises or in the cloud. Identity integrations include Akamai, Okta, Azure AD, Ping, Google, and other SAML-based providers; supported directories include EAA Cloud Directory, Active Directory, LDAP, and AD LDS. Policies can factor in operating system updates, firewall and anti-malware status, and external security signals. Pricing is on request, with no free plan but a free trial available. The listed client platforms include Windows 10 and 11, macOS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and ARM processors. Akamai states that the service achieved FedRAMP Moderate authorization in March 2026.
Good
- Grants access per application, not the network
- Supports web, RDP, SSH, and VNC access
- Connectors can reach on-premises or cloud applications
- Integrates with several identity providers
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing is on request
Who it suits
EAA suits organizations seeking per-application access to private web and non-web applications. Its listed integrations and connectors address environments using cloud or on-premises applications and identity providers.
Verdict
EAA offers identity- and device-aware access to private applications without granting network-level access. Organizations should weigh its paid, quote-based pricing against the available free trial.
The facts
Each one read from Akamai Enterprise Application Access's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access model
- It grants per-application access without giving users network-level access, and user sessions terminate in the cloud.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Adaptive access
- Access policies can consider OS update status, firewall and anti-malware status, and external signals from services including Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise, Carbon Black, and CrowdStrike.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Adaptive policies
- Access policies can use device posture signals such as operating system patch state, firewall status, anti-malware, and external endpoint security signals.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Akamai integrations
- EAA integrates with Akamai MFA, Secure Internet Access Enterprise, and App & API Protector.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Akamai identifies hybrid workforces, employees, contractors, partners, and suppliers as users who can receive application-specific access.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- Akamai states that Enterprise Application Access achieved FedRAMP Moderate-level authorization.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Lightweight connectors deployed near applications make outbound-only connections to EAA, and can connect to applications on-premises or in the cloud.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Directory support
- Supported directories include EAA Cloud Directory, Active Directory, LDAP, AD LDS, and SCIM provisioning with Azure AD and Okta.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Identity integrations
- The product integrates with identity providers including Okta, Azure AD, Ping, Google, SAML providers, and Akamai’s cloud IdP.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Logging
- Akamai describes centralized auditing and logging for compliance and investigations, including session and security event logs in its FedRAMP-authorized environment.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Mobile client
- Akamai says users can download the EAA Client mobile app for iOS or Android from the respective app stores.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Other integrations
- Akamai lists integrations with Akamai MFA, Secure Internet Access Enterprise, App & API Protector, and security tools such as SIEM.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Performance
- The service uses Akamai Connected Cloud, global routing, and local points of presence to provide responsive access and avoid in-office traffic hairpinning.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Performance and availability
- Akamai describes global routing, high availability, load balancing, and a local point of presence option for in-office access.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Product
- Enterprise Application Access is a cloud-delivered Zero Trust Network Access service that grants least-privilege access to private applications based on identity, device posture, and context.checked 29 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- App access
- It supports clientless access for web apps and client-based access for non-HTTP/HTTPS apps, including TCP and UDP applications.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Application hosting
- Connectors can be deployed near applications in on-premises data centers or clouds, and Akamai documents connector options for VMware, VirtualBox, AWS, OpenStack/KVM, Hyper-V, Docker, Azure, and Google Compute Engine.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Application types
- EAA supports clientless web access and client-based access for non-web applications, including RDP, SSH, and VNC.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Client platforms
- The EAA Client documentation lists Windows 10 and 11, macOS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and ARM processors as supported platforms.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- Akamai documentation describes EAA Client installation for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu desktop; web applications can be accessed clientlessly.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1998checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Price
- The product page does not state a price; it directs prospective customers to request a trial or speak with Akamai.checked 28 Sep 2026
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