AWS Shield vs Azure DDoS Protection comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are both solutions in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4, while Microsoft is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 6.9% mindshare in DDOS, compared to Microsoft’s 3.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

AWS Shield

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100% willing to recommend

Azure DDoS Protection

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100% willing to recommend

AWS Shield

Azure DDoS Protection

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Azure DDoS Protection and AWS Shield offer robust solutions for DDoS protection. AWS Shield appears to have an upper hand due to its feature-rich offerings despite higher costs.

Features: Azure DDoS Protection offers automatic attack mitigation, integration with Azure Monitor for analytics, and customizable policies. AWS Shield provides two tiers with AWS Shield Advanced offering 24/7 access to a dedicated DDoS Response Team and detailed attack diagnostics.

Room for Improvement: Azure DDoS Protection could enhance real-time attack detection capabilities, improve threat intelligence, and expand on proactive responses. AWS Shield could improve integrations outside of the AWS ecosystem, simplify deployment processes, and offer more competitive pricing schemes for small businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Azure DDoS Protection benefits from easy deployment within the Azure ecosystem and has accessible customer service channels. AWS Shield, although more complex to deploy, benefits from AWS’s global infrastructure and offers specialized support for Shield Advanced users.

Pricing and ROI: Azure DDoS Protection offers competitive pricing models for scalability, providing good ROI for Azure-centric enterprises. AWS Shield provides a basic free-tier option and a premium Shield Advanced service, which, while more costly, delivers comprehensive protection and support seen as a strategic investment by businesses needing extensive security features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Shield

Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Azure DDoS Protection

Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (22nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of AWS Shield is 6.9%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure DDoS Protection is 3.9%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

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Manikandan-R

Senior Project Manager at Synopsys Inc

Solution provides essential protection with good support and a simple setup

I have noticed a pattern developing in approximately five minutes. If it were possible to provide these patterns with historical data spanning six months, three months, or two months directly from the console, it would be extremely beneficial. It would allow for easy inquiries and facilitate the retrieval of relevant parts without having to manually check logs or examine movements. Instead, if all historical data were available, I could consult six months' worth of identified patterns efficiently through AWS without relying on external sources. This solution is particularly suitable for startups or medium-sized startups. I would rate the overall solution eight out of ten.

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Venkat Raju Mallipudi

Group Chief of Enterprise Architecture & S/W Engineering/ CTO at Aventra Group

Acts as an additional layer of protection, provides endpoint security but not very easy to configure

It's not very easy to configure, in my view. We have to do some work behind the scenes. It's not very simple. We have to do it very carefully, and we need to monitor this enablement as well. But apart from that, I didn't see any kind of challenges. So, in my opinion, configuration is the main trouble for them. It is something that can be done to be better. Not just configuration. You need an expert who knows the ins and outs of these security solutions. In my experience, people struggle with configuration. While configuring, we get this error, we get that error, and then we try to fix those issues. I have seen those. It's not straightforward.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution operates smoothly at its baseline level, and we do not encounter any issues at that level."

"The product is easy to use."

"The solution's ease of use is the most valuable feature."

"The product has a good mechanism to analyze trends and trigger events."

"It is integrated with AWS. So, it gives you a good first step."

"I am impressed with the product's multiple features like security."

"It is quite scalable, and we have not faced any issues with its scalability."

"We have integrated the tool with Active Directory. The most important feature is that it's transparent and doesn't degrade the performance of our solution. Additionally, it's easy to configure, which is crucial for us. It's easy to use and set up and stops attacks on our servers. We haven't encountered any attack problems because the solution stops them in real-time. AWS Shield specifically focuses on defending against denial-of-service attacks, making it a great solution for that type of threat."

"DDoS Protection is simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment. Ease of deployment is a crucial feature for us."

"The integration of various tools with Azure Firewall, like DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, and Azure Front Door, is quite effective."

"Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks."

"The most valuable feature of Azure DDoS Protection is that it performs well."

"This solution is the best option for us because we use a lot of Microsoft products. So, it is easy for us to deploy or integrate any features or products."

"Azure is easy to set up and widely used by our clients."

"AI capabilities are very good. I would rate them an eight out of ten."

"Azure is easy to set up and widely used by our clients."

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Cons

"The product is expensive."

"The management of it is a bit hard. If you don't engineer it on the front side, it is hard to go back in and change it. It could be improved in terms of architecture requirements and then ongoing support requirements as a secondary component to it. People tend to set up things like this, and they just expect it to work without the care and feeding that needs to go back into it either from an application team or a network environment team."

"Perhaps the time required to detect anomalies can be reduced. Presently, it takes some time to determine whether a situation is normal or abnormal."

"The time taken to detect anomalies must be reduced."

"We end up having to pay extra for features that AWS adds that we don't need."

"Perhaps the time required to detect anomalies can be reduced."

"The product needs to improve its logs and reports to make it read better."

"The product should give users more flexibility to customize their security policies according to their requirements."

"The dashboard lacks insights and user-friendliness, as most data is logged into metrics like Log Analytics workspaces."

"I have noticed some false positives with the Web Application Firewall yet not with DDoS Protection."

"The visibility could be better. We would like to have better metrics, so we could see all the information in a central place."

"It's not very easy to configure, in my view."

"Azure DDoS Protection could improve on the reporting."

"The implementation of Azure DDoS Protection results in a decrease in our bandwidth capacity and should be optimized to reduce resource consumption."

"Sometimes, it is hard for our staff to keep track of changes (in the GUI) between different projects, because there are constant changes. As a result, it is hard to manage, recall, and see all the features because they have been moved from one place to another."

"I suggest adding more services and additional services, which would be beneficial."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It depends on your subscription level and the volume that you're spending with AWS. So, it is very relative to the consumption alignment in your subscription level. It is a well-constructed, scalable pricing option, but it is relative to how much you're spending on AWS. Because the more you spend, typically, the more you get off on services like this. I find it to be comparable to other solutions."

"The tool is cheap."

"The tool's pricing is good."

"The cost depends on traffic each month, so on average, it costs us between US$200 and US$300 per month."

"We pay $3000 per month for the solution."

"You can test it for a certain period of time free of charge. You can have a free account. You can test it to compare its pros and cons with other products that you are testing."

"It is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Shield?

We have integrated the tool with Active Directory. The most important feature is that it's transparent and doesn't degrade the performance of our solution. Additionally, it's easy to configure, whi...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Shield?

The tool is cheap.

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What needs improvement with AWS Shield?

Perhaps the time required to detect anomalies can be reduced. Presently, it takes some time to determine whether a situation is normal or abnormal. I am unsure how much this duration can be reduced...

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What do you like most about Azure DDoS Protection?

Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure DDoS Protection?

The pricing is somewhat costly, usually around $3,000 to $4,000 per month. Managing this expense is tough, especially since we haven't received everything we need for our capital expenditure manage...

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What needs improvement with Azure DDoS Protection?

The dashboard lacks insights and user-friendliness, as most data is logged into metrics like Log Analytics workspaces. It would be beneficial to have more detailed insights available directly on th...

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Overview

AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. AWS Shield provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency, so there is no need to engage AWS Support to benefit from DDoS protection.

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Azure DDoS Protection, combined with application design best practices, provides defense against DDoS attacks.

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