G2 Vendor Directory

AWS Shield vs. Arbor Edge Defense

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

MetricAWS Shield

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Arbor Edge Defense

by NETSCOUT

Overall rating4.04.8
Review count1530
Ease of use8.59.3
Ease of setup8.68.9
Quality of support8.59.3
Meets requirements8.910.0
NPS26.66666793.103448
Small Business40.0%6.7%
Mid-Market26.7%20.0%
Enterprise33.3%73.3%
Total page views161360
Total LLM citations2321,029

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

    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