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Best AWS Shield Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from DDoS protection software ranked against AWS Shield on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.5
    AWS Shield vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  2. 3
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo6.4
    AWS Shield vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  3. 4
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    AWS Shield vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  4. 5
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.3
    AWS Shield vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  5. 6
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    AWS Shield vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  6. 7
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    AWS Shield vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  7. 8
    FastNetMon WebLinuxMac 5.4
    AWS Shield vs FastNetMon
  8. 9
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    AWS Shield vs Nexusguard DDoS Protection
  9. 10
    Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Web $1,580/mo5.3
    AWS Shield vs Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS
  10. 11
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.3
    AWS Shield vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  11. 12
    Corero SmartWall ONE WebLinux 5.2
    AWS Shield vs Corero SmartWall ONE
  12. 13
    DigitalOcean DDoS Protection Web 5.2
    AWS Shield vs DigitalOcean DDoS Protection
  13. 14
    Path Network DDoS Protection Web 5.2
    AWS Shield vs Path Network DDoS Protection
  14. 15
    Project Shield Web 5.2
    AWS Shield vs Project Shield
  15. 16
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense 5.1
    AWS Shield vs NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense
  16. 17
    Nokia Deepfield Defender apiself-hosted 5.1
    AWS Shield vs Nokia Deepfield Defender
  17. 18
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.1
    AWS Shield vs Radware Alteon
  18. 19
    Flowtriq LinuxWeb $7.99/mo5.0
    AWS Shield vs Flowtriq
  19. 20
    Haltdos Web 5.0
    AWS Shield vs Haltdos
  20. 21
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    AWS Shield vs Imperva API Security

AWS Shield alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Fastly Image Optimizer6.5Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Gcore DDoS Protection6.4Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
4Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
5Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.3Free plan$20/moWeb
6Check Point DDoS Protector5.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
7F5 BIG-IP APM5.4No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8FastNetMon5.4No—Web, Linux, Mac
9Nexusguard DDoS Protection5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
10Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS5.3No$1,580/moWeb
11Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.3No—Web
12Corero SmartWall ONE5.2No—Web, Linux
13DigitalOcean DDoS Protection5.2No—Web
14Path Network DDoS Protection5.2No—Web
15Project Shield5.2No—Web
16NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense5.1No——
17Nokia Deepfield Defender5.1No—API, self-hosted
18Radware Alteon5.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Flowtriq5.0No$7.99/moLinux, Web
20Haltdos5.0No—Web
21Imperva API Security5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about AWS Shield alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Shield?

Fastly Image Optimizer, number 1 in DDoS protection software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Gcore DDoS Protection, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management, Cloudflare DDoS Protection and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Shield?

Fastly Image Optimizer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.