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AWS Shield

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.7 /10
Category
AWS Shield
8.5 /10

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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AWS Shield Ratings

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.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+96 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?

0% Negative
0% Neutral
100% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Altruistic

Feature Ratings

Average 89

Web Application Protection

100

Resource Scaling

94

Threat Analytics

91

Attack Notifications

90

SIEM Integration

89

IP Address Quarantine/Blacklist

89

Intelligent Defense Stack

88

Autonomous Mitigation

87

Packet Inspection

87

Machine Learning

63

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Quality of Features

89

Business Value Created

87

Ease of Implementation

87

Breadth of Features

87

Usability and Intuitiveness

86

Vendor Support

86

Ease of IT Administration

85

Availability and Quality of Training

85

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

84

Ease of Customization

84

Ease of Data Integration

82

AWS Shield Reviews

Badru R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Perfect experience

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

It’s always on detection and mitigation properties

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The always on aspect of its detection and mitigation

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost. So expensive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s a good catch for the money

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Jitendra L.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

"Fantastic product"

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

AWS Shield stands out for its comprehensive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection services, offered as part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its differentiation lies in its scalability, integration with other AWS services, and the ability to provide both automatic and manual DDoS mitigation. AWS Shield's global infrastructure and continuous monitoring contribute to a robust defense against various DDoS attacks, making it a preferred choice for organizations relying on AWS for their infrastructure.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I appreciate AWS Shield for its seamless integration with AWS services, automated DDoS protection, and the ability to scale based on the evolving security needs of their applications and infrastructure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For those considering AWS Shield, it's crucial to assess the specific security needs of your applications and infrastructure. Understand the types of DDoS attacks you may face and evaluate how well AWS Shield addresses those threats. Familiarize yourself with the documentation and support options provided by AWS to ensure a smooth implementation. Additionally, consider the scalability and cost implications based on your organization's growth and security requirements.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Charan Naidu B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Makes us free from unwanted DDoS attacks.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

AWS Shield is a DDoS protect service provided by AWS to protect the applications running in AWS Cloud from malicious attacks such as Distributed Denial of Service, UDP flood attacks and SYN flood attacks without any additional costs. We need to add additional application to enable such functions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect of the product is it's basic version is free of cost. It provides the DDoS services to all our applications hosted in AWS with no additional cost. It provides all essential cyber security features in basic itself. However Shield Advance is not free of cost. There'll be additional cost for using AWS Shield Advance which provides additional security features.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislikes for this amazing service from AWS. Although few enhancements would be much appreciated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you host applications in AWS Cloud, just use this service. Configure shield with all required configurations.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing