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AWS Shield

Composite Score
9.2 /10
CX Score
9.4 /10
Category
AWS Shield
9.2 /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.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

92 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.

+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?

0% Negative
0% Neutral
100% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Altruistic

Feature Ratings

Average 93

Resource Scaling

97

Threat Analytics

94

SIEM Integration

94

Attack Notifications

91

Packet Inspection

91

IP Address Quarantine/Blacklist

91

Autonomous Mitigation

90

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 88

Business Value Created

90

Quality of Features

89

Breadth of Features

89

Availability and Quality of Training

89

Ease of IT Administration

88

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

88

Ease of Implementation

88

Usability and Intuitiveness

88

Ease of Customization

87

Vendor Support

87

Ease of Data Integration

84

AWS Shield Reviews

Mark S.

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

Submitted Dec 2022

Works good but need many improvements

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

AWS shield is a managed service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for defending against Distributed Denial of Service attacks on your specific service or application hosted on AWS. The continuous requests from the hacker in this assault render your application unable to service users in the real world hence security from such an attack is essential.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Shield is quite simple to set up, which I appreciate. Furthermore, other than setting it up, a person needs absolutely no expertise of it. The Security Team only needs to designate a system administrator to work on the subsequent issue instead of describing the types of attacks that occur and how to defend against them.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Having few alternatives for security against SQL injections and restricted capacities for defense against DoS is something I would say I do not like. I want to be able to plan a certain defense and have it go off at a specific time. Billing quickly becomes confusing due to certain of its features interfering with other services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I advise utilizing AWS Shield to protect your AWS-hosted applications. DDos is one of the most significant hazards that this generation of applications may encounter if necessary safeguards are not taken, as you may already know if you look for it online. Therefore, it is worthwhile to integrate AWS shield into your AWS application since it offers DDos security for your AWS applications at a significantly reduced cost.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Louis R.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

It’s a great security tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

Web applications operating on AWS are protected by the managed distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection service known as AWS Shield. The always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations offered by AWS Shield reduce latency and application downtime. In our organization, it is quite effective.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Shield is quite simple to set up, which I appreciate. Furthermore, other than setting this up, an individual want absolutely no expertise of it. The Security Team only needs to designate a network administrator to work on the subsequent issue instead of describing the types of attacks that occur and how to defend against them.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Amazon Web Services Shield is moving in the correct direction, in my opinion. I would like that some things be carried out somewhat differently. Although the marketplace is a fantastic option, why don't you also employ some common choices that people frequently use at your service? In addition, billing might be very confusing.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I use AWS Shield to protect my operations and those of my clients from outside security threats, primarily DDoS. Because I believe it is a necessary service to incorporate in your application for security reasons, I have utilized AWS Shield in almost all of my applications that I have built on AWS. If your app is accidentally attacked by DDoS, it becomes a very urgent effort to recover it.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

Pankaj J.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Best security service

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

Maximize application availability and responsiveness with managed DDoS protection

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

DDos protection

What do you dislike most about this product?

I like everything about Amazon shield

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will recommend to use the it for security

Pros

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