AWS Shield vs Link11 Secure CDN: side-by-side comparison (2026)
AWS Shield is a commercial DDoS mitigation solution by Amazon Web Services, Inc. Link11 Secure CDN is a commercial DDoS mitigation solution by Link11. Features, integrations, deployment and the company behind each one, side by side.
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AWS Shield provides managed DDoS protection for your applications, automatically detecting and mitigating sophisticated network-level DDoS events.
CDN with DDoS protection and AI-driven threat detection capabilities
Side-by-side comparison
Feature
AWS Shield
Link11 Secure CDN
Pricing model
Commercial
Commercial
Category
DDoS Mitigation
DDoS Mitigation
Deployment and fit
Deployment type
Cloud
Cloud
Company size fit
Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
Company
Company
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Link11
Use cases and capabilities
DDoS
Yes
Yes
AWS
Yes
No
TLS
No
Yes
SSL
No
Yes
Threat Analysis
No
Yes
Core features
No features listed
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