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4.6 out of 5

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AWS Direct Connect mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of AWS Direct Connect in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category stands at 2.1%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Top industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
University
5%
Construction Company
4%
Educational Organization
4%
Insurance Company
4%
Retailer
3%
Government
3%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
3%
Non Profit
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Logistics Company
3%
Outsourcing Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Media Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Renewables & Environment Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Sports Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%

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Business Analyst & Agile Strategist at Charles Schwab
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Apr 8, 2025
enables seamless hybrid cloud connectivity and ensures secure, low-latency data transfers with robust security features

Pros

"Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten."

Cons

"AWS Direct Connect should support cross-cloud connections, such as migrations between Azure and AWS, for disaster recovery purposes on different cloud platforms."
Flavio Gomes Figueira Camacho Junior - PeerSpot user
Network Engineer at Telecall
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Dec 16, 2024
Establish secure and private connections between on-premise infrastructure and cloud environments

Pros

"AWS Direct Connect allows me to connect our on-premise infrastructure directly with AWS infrastructure."

Cons

"AWS Direct Connect is straightforward and performs well for me. "
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Raul G. Cortina - PeerSpot user
IT Manager at CONCRETOS LA SILLA
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Jul 22, 2025
VPN connections optimize performance with security and ease of management
Priyam Vaidya - PeerSpot user
AWS Administrator at Vohra Wound Physicians
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Nov 24, 2024
Provides stable connectivity to AWS, which is essential for our requirements

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Direct Connect is its low latency to the users. "

Cons

"There is no room for improvement in Direct Connect right now."
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot user
Director of Cloud Solution Group at DTech Cloud Corporation
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Jul 17, 2024
Provides reliable connectivity across multiple AWS regions, but the stability needs improvement

Pros

"The platform's most valuable feature for us is its robust network performance."

Cons

"The platform's stability needs improvement. "
PeerSpot user
Multicloud Network Architect (Azure, AWS, GCP) at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Oct 21, 2024
Seamless connection with enhanced availability and connection quality

Pros

"Direct Connect provides an improved connection quality and a diversified link, which contributes to high availability and failover capabilities."

Cons

"I would like to see better traffic visibility and higher throughput security, especially for organizations that require more than what the current limit allows."
PeerSpot user
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
Aug 8, 2023
Has low latency and provides good stability

Pros

"It is a stable solution."

Cons

"It is complicated to do additional BGP configuration for the product."
John Walvine Rata - PeerSpot user
IT Group Head at Vantage Financial
Verified user of AWS Direct Connect
May 25, 2023
Easy-to-migrate solution with a user-friendly interface

Pros

"It is a highly scalable solution. "

Cons

"Its terminologies are challenging to interpret."