AWS Shield vs. DDoS-GUARD
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | AWS Shield | DDoS-GUARD |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Review count | 15 | 10 |
| Ease of use | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Ease of setup | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Meets requirements | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| NPS | 26.666667 | 70 |
| Small Business | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| Mid-Market | 26.7% | 50.0% |
| Enterprise | 33.3% | 10.0% |
| Total page views | 161 | 144 |
| Total LLM citations | 232 | 1,456 |
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.
DDoS-GUARD
Comprehensive DDoS-protection service for websites and networks. CDN included (no extra fees). Geodistributed DDoS mitigation network with nodes in the United States, Hong Kong, Russia, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands. Anti-DDoS protection on layers L3, L4 and L7.