AWS Shield vs Radware Cloud DDoS Protection
Two of fourteen models named AWS Shield first on the direct prompt; zero named Radware Cloud DDoS Protection. Both were named by all fourteen models and AWS Shield carries 62 labels and Radware Cloud DDoS Protection 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ddos protection page.
By framing
AWS ShieldFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRadware Cloud DDoS Protection
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, AWS Shield and Radware Cloud DDoS Protection were named in the same answer seventy times, of the 200 answers naming AWS Shield and the 82 naming Radware Cloud DDoS Protection. In those answers Radware Cloud DDoS Protection took the first choice one time and AWS Shield two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
AWS Shield Radware Cloud DDoS Protection first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AWS Shield on the left and Radware Cloud DDoS Protection on the right.The direct prompt
AWS Shield first, Radware Cloud DDoS Protection an alternative
2 of 14 modelsRadware Cloud DDoS Protection was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
AWS Shield0%#2 of 10Radware Cloud DDoS Protection0%#9 of 10AWS Shield4%#2 of 9Radware Cloud DDoS Protection2%#4 of 9Radware Cloud DDoS Protection2%#4 of 8AWS Shield0%#5 of 8What the models said about AWS Shield
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“A Budget Trap to Avoid ... Costs a flat $3,000/month with a 1-year commitment, plus data transfer fees.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Options to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... $3,000/month” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“AWS Shield Standard protects only when used with AWS edge services like CloudFront and Route 53, and Shield Advanced is needed for stronger cost protection” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cloudflare and AWS Shield Advanced are the top choices due to their balance of cost, ease of use, and comprehensive protection” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“If your entire stack is hosted on Amazon Web Services (EC2, Elastic Load Balancing), AWS Shield is the logical choice.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“If you're on AWS: AWS Shield Advanced (free Standard tier + paid for advanced). Seamless integration but best if heavily cloud-native.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · alternative
What the models said about Radware Cloud DDoS Protection
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Middle-tier pricing but still steep for SMBs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“typically less budget-friendly” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Cloudflare and Radware are frequently mentioned as top choices due to their comprehensive services and scalability” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Radware is highlighted for hybrid precision, sub-second inline mitigation... but it may require more tuning and expertise.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Radware offers advanced behavioral detection and hybrid deployment, suitable for organizations with complex architectures.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.