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We performed a comparison between AWS Shield and Nexusguard DDoS Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Shield vs. Nexusguard DDoS Protection Report (Updated: March 2024).
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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 integrated with AWS. So, it gives you a good first step.""The solution's ease of use is the most valuable feature."

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"Cloud Diversion is another good feature packaged with the whole solution. When attack traffic is detected, Cloud Diversion triggers to automatically route our prefix to Nexusguard’s scrubbing center, ensuring that all attack traffic is dropped in the shortest time possible.""The support team was helpful.""Based on the support received for implementation, I rate the solution's technical support a nine out of ten.""Filters can be customized depending on the characteristics of the attack traffic. This feature has made it easier for Nexusguard's SOC team to further isolate any specific attack that can't be blocked by pre-configured mitigation.""The managed service allows us to confidently rely on Nexusguard’s professional team to take relevant actions as and when required to make sure DDoS attacks are successfully mitigated, ensuring 100% uptime of our service."

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Cons
"The product should give users more flexibility to customize their security policies according to their requirements.""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.""We end up having to pay extra for features that AWS adds that we don't need."

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"One of the features that should be added to the next release is report generation. Currently, reports can be downloaded every month and are only available at the beginning of each month. It would be nice to generate the reports based on specific dates that we prefer and not have to wait until the next month for the current month’s report.""One thing that we would like to improve from them is to provide more training to SOC team for them to have a deep understanding of the solution so that they would always be ready to answer anything without the need to escalate queries to senior personnel.""The solution must provide features for the post-processing of the traffic type and the traffic quality.""The mitigation scope of Origin Protection is not fully efficient as there could be delays in activating the countermeasures.""There was a certain level of performance degradation in the solution, which I don't know if it can be tuned...In my experience, it is an area that can be improved while also considering the stability and scalability aspects of the solution."

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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 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."
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  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one represents a cheap option, and ten represents an expensive option, I would rate the solution a seven in terms of cost."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I am impressed with the product's multiple features like security.
    Top Answer:We pay $3000 per month for the solution. We have to purchase on the organizational level. We should have one organization for billing. Otherwise, we must pay for every organization, increasing the… more »
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    Top Answer:The solution must provide features for the post-processing of the traffic type and the traffic quality.
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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.


    Founded in 2008, Nexusguard is the global leader in fighting malicious internet attacks. Nexusguard protects clients against a multitude of threats, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, to ensure uninterrupted internet service. Nexusguard provides comprehensive, highly customized solutions for customers of all sizes, across a range of industries, and also enables turnkey anti-DDoS solutions for service providers. Nexusguard delivers on its promise to maximize peace of mind by minimizing threats.

    Nexusguard’s purpose-built DDoS Protection platform is comprised of three pillars:


    Application Protection
    Nexusguard Application Protection mitigates all types of DDoS attacks and cyber threats, delivering maximum uptime to organizations with an online presence. Our solutions are secure, reliable, customizable, and backed by enterprise grade SLAs.

    Origin Protection
    Nexusguard Origin Protection secures all backend network elements, including the origin of applications, network infrastructure, and the backend IPs typically associated with proxy solutions. It is highly suitable for organizations that cannot afford any downtime of assets running their own network.

    DNS Protection
    Nexusguard DNS Protection protects mission-critical online services from DNS attacks. Our dedicated, fully redundant network of globally distributed proxy servers resolves every incoming DNS query quickly and reliably, ensuring your DNS server is protected from both internal and external attacks.


    Visit www.nexusguard.com for more information.
    Sample Customers
    netflix, dow jones, mapbox, pearson, rovio, youview, moviestar planet, asurion, payplug, hour of code
    21st Century Technologies, Netpluz, REDtone, SNOC, StarHub, aamra
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Government7%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise53%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Shield vs. Nexusguard DDoS Protection
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Shield vs. Nexusguard DDoS Protection and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AWS Shield is ranked 9th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 4 reviews while Nexusguard DDoS Protection is ranked 13th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 5 reviews. AWS Shield is rated 8.6, while Nexusguard DDoS Protection is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of AWS Shield writes "The solution automatically scales according to traffic, only takes minutes to deploy, and is maintenance-free". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nexusguard DDoS Protection writes "A solution requiring straightforward maintenance while remaining cost-effective compared to its competitors in the market". AWS Shield is most compared with Cloudflare, Cloudflare DDoS, Azure DDoS Protection, Akamai App and API Protector and Prolexic, whereas Nexusguard DDoS Protection is most compared with Cloudflare, Arbor DDoS, Cloudflare DDoS, Imperva DDoS and Corero. See our AWS Shield vs. Nexusguard DDoS Protection report.

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