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24 alternatives to AWS Shield

DDoS protection service for web apps that run on AWS.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AWS Shield launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Google Project Shield▲148

   Google's DDoS protection service

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cloudflare Spectrum▲106

   DDoS protection for TCP services

   2018 · cloudflare.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Project Shield▲95

   Protecting free expression from digital attacks

   2022 · projectshield.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Project Shield▲4

   Google's DDoS protection service

   2015 · google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CodeShield▲78

   Detect and fix IAM privilege escalations in your AWS account

   2022 · codeshield.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

   2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FIVESHIELD▲3

   FiveM DDoS protection that keeps you online.

   May 2026 · fiveshield.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Using AWS lambda to send DDoS attack (only use for penetration testing)▲5

   Contribute to aaronjohnleonard/lambda_ddos development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Digital Ocean Firewalls▲121

   Cloud firewalls from Digital Ocean

   2017 · digitalocean.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Project Galileo▲5

    DDoS Attack Protection for At-Risk Public Interest Websites

    2017 · cloudflare.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AppTrana▲90

    Fully managed DDoS protection

    2021 · indusface.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Alos.gg▲9

    Protection services

    2025 · alos.gg · its alternatives →

13. 13
    VPN Defender▲77

    Access blocked sites and apps from anywhere in the world.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Heatshield▲8

    Firewall management for cloud servers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Daily Attack Map▲90

    Real-time map of daily worldwide DDos attacks

    2014 · digitalattackmap.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Havoc Shield▲113

    All-in-One Cybersecurity Platform: 12 Tools in 1 Dashboard

    2021 · info.havocshield.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DDoS Protection▲2

    Advanced Cloud DDoS Protection

    2020 · linode.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Antibot Cloud▲72

    Cloud antibot and antispam protection for PHP websites

    2021 · antibot.cloud · its alternatives →

19. 19
    dingo - a Google DNS-over-HTTPS caching proxy in Go▲75

    A DNS client in Go that supports Google DNS over HTTPS - pforemski/dingo

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rate Limiting by Cloudflare▲6

    Protect against DDoS and other types of abusive behavior

    2017 · cloudflare.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ShieldForce▲76

    ShieldForce safeguards your business from cyber threats

    2024 · shieldforce.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ShieldMe▲67

    VPN manager for routers, secure your devices easily

    2021 · shieldme.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CodePen Radio #86: DDoS▲57

    We recently got a Dedicated Denial of Service threat email.

    2016 · blog.codepen.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    LECTRON: DDoS Defense for Game Servers▲15

    Simplified anycast protection for less than $100 / month

    2024 · ev-lectron.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →