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AWS Shield

Composite Score
8.9 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
AWS Shield
8.9 /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

90 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 90

Resource Scaling

95

Threat Analytics

92

SIEM Integration

91

Attack Notifications

90

IP Address Quarantine/Blacklist

89

Packet Inspection

88

Autonomous Mitigation

88

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Quality of Features

88

Business Value Created

88

Ease of Implementation

87

Usability and Intuitiveness

87

Breadth of Features

87

Ease of IT Administration

86

Availability and Quality of Training

86

Vendor Support

86

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

86

Ease of Customization

85

Ease of Data Integration

82

AWS Shield Reviews

Harika K.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Amazing protection from malicious attacks

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

It provides advanced threat detection and mitigation, coupled with the expertise and infrastructure of AWS, making it a seamless choice for protecting AWS applications.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Offers seamless integration with AWS services, automatic protection, and robust mitigation capabilities, ensuring the reliability and availability of applications

What do you dislike most about this product?

The need for in-depth knowledge of AWS services and configurations can be challenging for users new to the AWS ecosystem.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Recommend evaluating their AWS application's security needs and assessing whether AWS Shield Standard or Advanced is the right fit.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features
  • Security Protects

Tarun B.

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

Submitted Oct 2023

Best Product for DDOS Attacks and firewall mgmt

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

DDOs Protection Firewall Management via IP restriction. / IP quarantine's AWS shield - Protecting your All public facing components Packet inspection at its best

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Firewall Management via IP restriction. / IP quarantine's

What do you dislike most about this product?

NOt at all , Its best

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Very simple UI to define the policies , start exploring and implementing it

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Ashwini k.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Fantastic Product with cost

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Shield from other similar products?

Packet Inspection is very good in aws shield pro feature which is not given by default , it comes with cost post-mortem analysis of Bot attack from AWS IP Address quarrantine - basically blocks the large number of requests coming from various set of IP's

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Use shield Pro - For l7/L4 monitoring for DDOS

What do you dislike most about this product?

Little bit of extra cost is added if you want to use more advanced features

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go through The docs and check the tutorials to get started and learn SDK to automate stuff

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Fair
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Generous Negotitation