AWS Shield
6.5#5 in ddos protection softwareFrom $3,000 a monthFree planWebAPI
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FastNetMon
6.7#3 in ddos protection softwareFrom $115 a monthWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | AWS Shield | FastNetMon |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Shield Advanced integrates with AWS WAF and AWS Firewall Manager, and provides event visibility through Amazon CloudWatch. | Additional capabilities include AWS and Google Cloud traffic visibility, Grafana dashboards, blocklist filtering, and embeddable solutions. |
| Purpose | AWS Shield identifies network security configuration issues and defends applications against active web exploitation and distributed denial of service events. | FastNetMon analyses live network traffic to detect DDoS attacks in near real time and trigger mitigation based on operator-defined rules and workflows. |
AWS Shield plans
- AWS Shield StandardFree
- AWS Shield Advanced$3,000 a month
FastNetMon plans
- FastNetMon LiveView add-on$70 a month
- 10G$115 a month
- 40G$220 a month
- 100G$350 a month
- FastNetMon LiveView add-on$720 a year
- 10G$1,380 a year
Pick AWS Shield if…
Shield suits AWS customers protecting websites and applications. Shield Advanced is aimed at internet-facing applications on eligible AWS resources that need broader DDoS mitigation and monitoring.
Pick FastNetMon if…
FastNetMon is aimed at telcos, ISPs, cloud providers, and enterprise networks that need to detect and mitigate DDoS traffic. Its deployment options span cloud, virtualized, ARM, and Ubuntu LTS environments.