AWS Network Firewall
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AWS Network Firewall is ranked #8 of 35 in intrusion detection and prevention software on Inferse. It runs on API, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $0.07/mo.
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Facts
- Free plan
- Noaws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- AWS Network Firewall is a managed service for deploying network protections across Amazon VPCs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Traffic controls
- Its stateful firewall supports deep packet inspection and rules based on IP addresses, ports, protocols, and traffic direction.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Web filtering and proxy
- It supports HTTP header, SNI, and domain filtering, and an explicit forward proxy for controlling outbound internet traffic.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Threat protection
- AWS-managed intrusion prevention signatures and malicious domain rule groups are included at no additional cost.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Encrypted traffic
- TLS inspection can analyze encrypted traffic within the VPC and has an additional hourly charge for Advanced Inspection.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- AWS integrations
- AWS identifies Transit Gateway, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch as native service integrations.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Central management and logging
- AWS Firewall Manager can centrally manage policies across accounts and VPCs, while alert and flow logs can be stored in Amazon S3, Kinesis, or CloudWatch.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Partner integrations
- AWS Marketplace partners offer managed rule groups that can be deployed in Network Firewall policies, with additional seller-set fees.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Availability and scaling
- The service automatically scales capacity and supports high availability across Availability Zones.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support commitment
- AWS states that Network Firewall has a 99.99% uptime commitment under its service-level agreement.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Notable limitation
- AWS says Network Firewall is not designed to mitigate volumetric denial-of-service attacks.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- AWS describes use cases including protecting VPC boundaries, filtering inbound and outbound traffic, and inspecting traffic between VPCs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Maker
- Amazon states that its principal corporate offices are in Seattle, Washington, and that it was incorporated in 1994.ir.aboutamazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/pricing/;· checked 21 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/faqs/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/· checked 30 Sept 2026



