G2 Vendor Directory

Arbor Edge Defense vs. AWS Shield

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricArbor Edge Defense

by NETSCOUT

AWS Shield

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating4.84.0
Review count3015
Ease of use9.38.5
Ease of setup8.98.6
Quality of support9.38.5
Meets requirements10.08.9
NPS93.10344826.666667
Small Business6.7%40.0%
Mid-Market20.0%26.7%
Enterprise73.3%33.3%
Total page views360161
Total LLM citations1,029232

Arbor Edge Defense

NETSCOUT® Arbor Edge Defense (AED) is a DDoS protection appliance designed to help organizations protect their networks from evolving Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and other advanced cyber threats. Positioned strategically at the network edge, between the internet router and the firewall, AED serves as both the first and last line of defense against malicious activities.

Pros

  • Helpful
  • Insightful Analysis
  • Performance
  • Insights Analysis
  • Analysis Efficiency

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.

Pros