Azure DDoS Protection vs. AWS Shield
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Azure DDoS Protection | AWS Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Review count | 11 | 15 |
| Ease of use | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Quality of support | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Meets requirements | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| NPS | 72.727273 | 26.666667 |
| Small Business | 36.4% | 40.0% |
| Mid-Market | 27.3% | 26.7% |
| Enterprise | 36.4% | 33.3% |
| Total page views | 160 | 161 |
| Total LLM citations | 727 | 232 |
Azure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS Protection service is integrated with Virtual Networks and provides protection for Azure applications from the impacts of DDoS attacks. It enables additional application specific tuning, alerting and telemetry features beyond the basic DDoS Protection which is included automatically in the Azure platform.
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.