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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Google Cloud Armor by Google Cloud View product | AWS Shield by AWS View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools. | Get the facts on AWS Shield: real-time attack metrics. Built for volumetric DDoS attack deflection. Compare it with other DDoS Protection options before you decide. |
| Product type | Web Application Firewall & DDoS Mitigation | Managed DDoS Protection Service |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public Sector | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybrid | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud origins | Cloud; AWS Cloud edge-integrated managed service |
| Data residency | Multi-region; regional endpoints available | Global edge network protection with regional mitigation telemetry |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes | Amazon CloudFrontAmazon Route 53ALBNLBAWS Global AcceleratorElastic IPs |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA | SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging | Amazon CloudFrontAmazon Route 53Elastic Load BalancingAWS Global AcceleratorAWS WAFAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatch |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesMedia & EntertainmentRetailTechnology |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Google Cloud | AWS |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 2006 |
Overview
What it is
Google Cloud Armor
Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools.AWS Shield
Get the facts on AWS Shield: real-time attack metrics. Built for volumetric DDoS attack deflection. Compare it with other DDoS Protection options before you decide.Product type
Google Cloud Armor
Web Application Firewall & DDoS MitigationAWS Shield
Managed DDoS Protection ServiceBest for
Google Cloud Armor
Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public SectorAWS Shield
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Retail, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Google Cloud Armor
Contact VendorAWS Shield
Contact VendorFree trial
Google Cloud Armor
Free trial: yesAWS Shield
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Google Cloud Armor
CloudHybrid
AWS Shield
Cloud
Deployment details
Google Cloud Armor
Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud originsAWS Shield
Cloud; AWS Cloud edge-integrated managed serviceData residency
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-region; regional endpoints availableAWS Shield
Global edge network protection with regional mitigation telemetryKey features
What it offers
Google Cloud Armor
- Layer 7 filtering
- DDoS mitigation
- OWASP Top 10 rules
- Adaptive protection
- Rate limiting
- IP allow/denylist
- Bot management
- reCAPTCHA integration
AWS Shield
- Comprehensive Layer 3/4/7 DDoS mitigation
- Automatic Layer 3/4 defense at edge
- Shield Advanced tailored mitigation and health checks
- 24/7 AWS DDoS Response Team (DRT) access
- Financial DDoS cost protection
- Real-time attack metrics
- Volumetric DDoS attack deflection
- Web application availability defense
Platform & access
API access
Google Cloud Armor
API access: yesAWS Shield
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Google Cloud Armor
SSO: yesAWS Shield
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Google Cloud Armor
RBAC: yesAWS Shield
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-tenant: yesAWS Shield
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Google Cloud Armor
Mobile app: noAWS Shield
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Google Cloud Armor
Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes
AWS Shield
Amazon CloudFrontAmazon Route 53ALBNLBAWS Global AcceleratorElastic IPs
Compliance
Google Cloud Armor
SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA
AWS Shield
SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Google Cloud Armor
Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging
AWS Shield
Amazon CloudFrontAmazon Route 53Elastic Load BalancingAWS Global AcceleratorAWS WAFAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatch
Industries
Google Cloud Armor
Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector
AWS Shield
Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesMedia & EntertainmentRetailTechnology
Regions
Google Cloud Armor
Global
AWS Shield
Global
Vendor
Company
Google Cloud Armor
Google CloudAWS Shield
AWSHeadquarters
Google Cloud Armor
Mountain View, California, USAAWS Shield
Seattle, Washington, USACompany size
Google Cloud Armor
100,000+AWS Shield
100,000+Founded
Google Cloud Armor
2008AWS Shield
2006