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Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
September 2022
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We performed a comparison between AWS Shield and NSFOCUS Cloud DPS 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. NSFOCUS Cloud DPS report (Updated: September 2022).
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  • "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."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about AWS Shield?
    Top Answer:It is integrated with AWS. So, it gives you a good first step.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Shield?
    Top Answer: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… more »
    What needs improvement with AWS Shield?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    14th
    out of 40 in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
    Views
    1,486
    Comparisons
    1,402
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    1,040
    Rating
    7.0
    36th
    out of 40 in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
    Views
    86
    Comparisons
    70
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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.

    With its multi-tenant and distributed cloud security platform, NSFOCUS effectively moves security into the internet backbone by: operating in data centers around the world, enabling organizations to fully leverage the promise of cloud computing, providing unparalleled and uncompromising protection and performance, and empowering our partners to provide better security as a service in a smart and simple way. NSFOCUS delivers holistic, carrier-grade, hybrid DDoS and web security powered by industry leading threat intelligence.

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    Sample Customers
    netflix, dow jones, mapbox, pearson, rovio, youview, moviestar planet, asurion, payplug, hour of code
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Media Company9%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    AWS Shield is ranked 14th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 1 review while NSFOCUS Cloud DPS is ranked 36th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection. AWS Shield is rated 7.0, while NSFOCUS Cloud DPS is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of AWS Shield writes "An AWS-integrated and scalable service, but the management of it is a bit hard". On the other hand, AWS Shield is most compared with Cloudflare, Cloudflare DDoS, Arbor DDoS, Akamai Kona Site Defender and Azure DDoS Protection, whereas NSFOCUS Cloud DPS is most compared with .

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