Project Shield
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Project Shield, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Project Shield's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Project Shield | Free | Free unlimited DDoS protection · available to eligible organizations · Free |
The facts
Each one read from Project Shield's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- Project Shield provides metrics for site traffic, error rates, and bandwidth savings.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Attack coverage
- The service provides protection against layer 3/4 and layer 7 attacks, automatically configured for each site.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Caching
- Customizable caching can improve performance, save bandwidth, strengthen DDoS defenses, and let users invalidate the cache when they publish updated content.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Controls
- The service offers reCAPTCHA and IP allow and deny lists and defends against common exploits.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data use
- Project Shield says it uses data it obtains, such as server logs, for DDoS mitigation and caching and to improve the service.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Eligibility limit
- The FAQ says it does not provide service to other types of content, including gaming sites and businesses.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Eligible organizations
- The site lists news and independent journalists, human rights organizations, election information and monitoring, political organizations, rights organizations for marginalized groups, and nonprofit arts and science organizations as eligible.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Government eligibility
- Government entities may be eligible under exigent circumstances.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Provider
- Project Shield is created by Google Cloud and Jigsaw and powered by Google Cloud Armor.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Provider terms
- The Terms of Service describe Project Shield as a free software-based service provided by Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Project Shield protects websites from DDoS attacks that can take them offline.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Setup involves adding a domain, reviewing the proposed hostnames and origin server, and changing DNS A records to send traffic through Project Shield; a CNAME may be needed for certificates.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ says approved applicants receive setup information by email and that a webmaster with administrative privileges who can modify DNS records should be able to configure the service in approximately 10 minutes.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
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