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AWS Shield pricing

Freemium#4 of 36 in DDoS Protection Software

AWS Shield publishes 2 plans on aws.amazon.com; the cheapest with a listed price is $3,000/mo (Shield Advanced); Shield Standard: price not listed — prices checked 20 Sep 2026.

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AWS Shield pricing at a glance

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits below. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026.
See plans on aws.amazon.com

AWS Shield plans & pricing

PlanPriceKey limits
Shield StandardNot checked yet
  • Automatic protection for all AWS customers
  • Protection against common network and transport-layer DDoS events
Shield Advanced$3,000/mo Requires a 1-year subscription commitment; usage fees may apply
  • 50 billion AWS WAF requests per subscribed payer ID per calendar month
  • 1-year subscription commitment

Prices as published by the vendor on aws.amazon.com, checked 20 Sep 2026; taxes and regional pricing may differ. We do not change a plan's price or its limits — this table is what the vendor's own pricing page said on that date.

What the price includes

  • Built for
    Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
  • Integrations
    5 integrations: Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon CloudFront, AWS Global Accelerator, Amazon Route 53
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Attack layers
    Both

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Prices checked by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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