AWS Shield vs Indusface AppTrana comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Indusface 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 Indusface is ranked #22 with an average rating of 9.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 6.9% mindshare in DDOS, compared to Indusface’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Indusface users who would recommend it.

AWS Shield

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100% willing to recommend

Indusface AppTrana

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100% willing to recommend

AWS Shield

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS Shield and Indusface AppTrana based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

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

Indusface AppTrana

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

22nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (29th), Bot Management (11th)

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 Indusface AppTrana is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Arinze Anakwue

Cyber Security Engineer at Uniccon Group of Companies

Cost-effective and used as an effective firewall

We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall The solution should add an enhanced dashboard to make it easy to navigate. I have been using Indusface AppTrana for a few months. Indusface AppTrana is a stable solution that doesn't break down. Around 100 users are using the solution in our…

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

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall."

Cons

"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."

"The product is expensive."

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

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

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

"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."

"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 solution should add an enhanced dashboard to make it easy to navigate."

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."

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

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

"The tool's pricing is good."

"The tool is cheap."

"Indusface AppTrana is an affordable and cost-effective solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Insurance Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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 are some best practices for AppTrana?

One of the best practices is to educate employees on how to avoid becoming a bot, so to speak. Attackers often use compromised devices controlled remotely to launch DDoS attacks. It's essential to...

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What are AppTrana's self-managed rules and how do they work?

The self-managed rules feature offers a lot of flexibility in defining the trigger conditions for activating rules within users' applications. Users can specify the circumstances under which the ru...

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How exactly does a Web Application Firewall work?

Two of the advanced techniques that a WAF employs are geo-fencing and geo-blocking to further enhance security. Geo-fencing allows users to create a virtual perimeter around a specific geographica...

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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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AppTrana is designed to address the shortcomings in existing cloud security solutions which claim to provide comprehensive protection using only technology based cookie cutter solutions. Welcome to the new world of AppTrana where your entire application security is custom built by experts based on your existing risk posture.

Indusface

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netflix, dow jones, mapbox, pearson, rovio, youview, moviestar planet, asurion, payplug, hour of code

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