
What is AWS Shield?
AWS Shield is a managed DDoS protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. AWS Shield Advanced is a tailored protection program that identifies threats using exabyte-scale detection to aggregate data across AWS.
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Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
91 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
91 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+97 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love AWS Shield?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Altruistic
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Threat Analytics
SIEM Integration
Attack Notifications
IP Address Quarantine/Blacklist
Packet Inspection
Autonomous Mitigation
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AWS Shield Reviews

Lorenzo銉儸銉炽儎銈 M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2023
AWS Shield resources offers reliability,
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?
We used it for a scalable project that uses Amazon and an internal app base with a large user base. We were able to use the app to track security vulnerabilities and keep an eye on general network traffic so that we could quickly upgrade it. The AWS Shield was simple to set up and use, and the web tutorials offered thorough advice on various deployment tactics.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Offers centralized, automatic defense against DDoS attacks and cross-account security. Cloud-based technology provides quick verification and simple buying. It can be connected to other AWS services to improve utilization. A fully customized user interface and strong access to AWS and other cloud services. Both simple and complex settings have extensive documentation. It's simple to install AWS. Because we only use AWS, which was also developed there, it naturally suits our infrastructure.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It was more challenging to use some monitoring hooks than others in earlier implementations. Ultimately, the most recent versions may cause the documentation to be outdated. Compared to other conventional FW vendor solutions, the definition of fine-grained application controls could be more accurate. If more suppliers could provide rulesets and layer seven rules for the NFW, that would be convenient.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The AWS Shield reportedly addressed the project. We started to impose more internal technology standards and tighten security. Adoption is aided through Immersion Day and other AWS training programs. We might have discovered more economical choices when we looked at other things, but this one allowed us to complete the task swiftly and affordably.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing

Priyanshi P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2023
Must for Cloud Security
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?
Great capabilities with DDOS mitigation with shield Advance.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
24x7 Response Team.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Price is slightly higher
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Best Cloud Security Tool
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Inspires Innovation
- Caring

Ronak P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2023
Security is Best
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?
Better DDOS mitigation
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Quick Response Team
What do you dislike most about this product?
Price is bit higher
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Best Cloud Security Tool
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity