AWS Shield comparisons
AWS Shield is compared head-to-head with Cloudflare DDoS Protection, Akamai Prolexic and Fastly DDoS Protection and more: 7 head-to-heads in DDoS Protection Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
AWS Shield head-to-head
- AWS Shield vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
- AWS Shield vs Akamai Prolexic
- AWS Shield vs Fastly DDoS Protection
- AWS Shield vs Imperva DDoS Protection
- AWS Shield vs Radware Cloud DDoS Protection
- AWS Shield vs A10 Thunder TPS
- AWS Shield vs Check Point DDoS Protector
AWS Shield vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Attack layers | Mitigation mode | Deployment model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | AWS Shield | Yes | Both | Always-on | Cloud | 9.0 | |
| 1 | Cloudflare DDoS Protection | Yes | $20/mo | Both | Always-on | Cloud | 9.4 |
| 2 | Akamai Prolexic | Network | Hybrid | Hybrid | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | Fastly DDoS Protection | Yes | $0.01/unit/mo | Both | Always-on | Cloud | 9.1 |
| 5 | Imperva DDoS Protection | No | Both | Hybrid | Cloud | 8.9 | |
| 6 | Radware Cloud DDoS Protection | No | Both | Hybrid | Hybrid | 8.8 | |
| 7 | A10 Thunder TPS | No | Both | Hybrid | Hybrid | 8.7 | |
| 8 | Check Point DDoS Protector | Both | Hybrid | Hybrid | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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