AWS Shield Pricing Overview

AWS Shield Pricing Key Insights

Last updated on Apr 09, 2026

AWS Shield does not offer a free trial. Information about AWS Shield pricing, plan availability, and costs is not listed on G2 by the vendor. Buyers typically need to engage directly with the vendor to understand pricing options. Final cost negotiations to purchase AWS Shield must be conducted with the seller.

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*Pricing information is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations must be conducted with the seller.

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The following is a quick overview of editions offered by other DDoS Protection Solutions

Product	Price	Features
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Pro	$20.00Flat Rate Per Month	For professional websites that aren't business-critical. Accelerated Mobile Pages CDN Easy-to-Use DNS Fast Free Managed Ruleset Lossless Image Optimization Protection for Layers 3-7 Universal SSL Certificate Unmetered Ddos Web Application Firewall (WAF)
DataDome Essentials	$3,830.00Usage Based Per Month	Price excludes the setup fees. 100m Requests/Month 7 Day Data Retention Website Protection Secure Environment Reporting & Analytics Real-Time Dashboard Onboarding Support Full Custom Captcha Custom Rules Creation AI Powered Protection
F5 NGINX NGINX Plus, Single Instance	Starting at $2500per year	24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance. We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments.

Various alternatives pricing & plans

Pricing information for the above various AWS Shield alternatives is supplied by the respective software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase any of these products must be conducted with the seller.

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