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# Azure DDoS Protection

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> Every property in Azure is protected by Azure's infrastructure DDoS (Basic) Protection at no additional cost.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Microsoft
- **Location**: Redmond, US
- **Founded**: 1975

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$2,944.00
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Alerts/Notifications
- Dashboard
- IT Incident Management
- Reporting/Analytics
- Threat Intelligence
- Web Traffic Monitoring

## Category

- [DDoS Protection Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/32782/ddos-protection/software)

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3. [Cloudflare](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/155191/cloudflare) — 4.7/5 (515 reviews)
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5. [GeeTest CAPTCHA](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/185974/geetest-captcha) — 4.8/5 (76 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Protecting WEB APPs from  BOTS \!\!\!" — 4.0/5

> **Girish** | *17 April 2023* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: Ability to safeguard our web applications from artificial Traffic and bot attacks helped us to protect our mission critical applications
> 
> **Cons**: There is nothing feature wise I dislike about Azure DDoS only think it should be cost effective
> 
> Ability to implement DDoS was breeze and were up and running within minutes

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### "Protection for your azure resources" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *6 March 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Runs continuously and monitors the traffic by using various rules to identify the well-known and pre-configured attacks. One service for the entire organization's Azure resources. WAF integration adds extra protection.
> 
> **Cons**: Expensive if you have a few critical azure cloud resources to be protected. Cost-wise, it best fits large organizations.
> 
> Easy to configure. Provides reporting and analysis with dashboard capabilities.

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### "DDOS Protection with Azure" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *5 April 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Instant alarms/notifications, fast and smooth dashboard, high security on authentication.
> 
> **Cons**: It's really expensive for small projects/services. It's mainly recommended for large projects.

## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1013505/azure-ddos-protection-standard)

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