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# AWS Shield Reviews
**Vendor:** Amazon Web Services (AWS)  
**Category:** [DDoS Protection Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/ddos-protection)  
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 14
## About AWS Shield
AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards web applications running on AWS. AWS Shield provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency.






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## AWS Shield Features
**Management**
- IT Alerting
- Network Capacity
- Logging
- API / Integrations

**Protection**
- DNS Protection
- Website Protection
- Infrastructure Protection

**Resolution**
- Attack Mitigation
- Network Monitoring
- Security Monitoring
- Anomoly Detection
- Resolution Automation

## Top AWS Shield Alternatives
  - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (600 reviews)
  - [Google Cloud Armor](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-armor/reviews) - 4.0/5.0 (23 reviews)
  - [Azure DDoS Protection](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-ddos-protection/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (11 reviews)