Azure DDoS Protection
DDoS protection software
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$199 per public IP per month
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What is Azure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS Protection is a managed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation service for workloads hosted in Microsoft Azure. It is used by cloud and security teams to protect public IP resources such as Azure Virtual Network deployments and Azure Load Balancer front ends from volumetric and protocol attacks. The service integrates with Azure networking, monitoring, and logging to support alerting and post-attack analysis. It is typically deployed as part of an Azure network security baseline for internet-facing applications.
Native Azure network integration
The service is designed to protect Azure public IP resources and integrates directly with Azure Virtual Network and Azure networking components. This reduces the need to route traffic through third-party scrubbing centers or deploy separate appliances for Azure-hosted workloads. It also aligns with Azure-native operational workflows for provisioning and policy management. For organizations standardizing on Azure, this can simplify architecture and ownership.
Operational telemetry and alerting
Azure DDoS Protection provides attack notifications and exposes telemetry that can be used for investigation and reporting. It integrates with Azure Monitor and related logging services to centralize events and metrics. This helps security and SRE teams correlate DDoS events with application and infrastructure signals. The approach supports post-incident review without requiring separate monitoring tooling solely for DDoS visibility.
Managed mitigation at scale
Mitigation is delivered as a managed cloud service rather than customer-operated infrastructure. This can reduce the operational burden of maintaining capacity and tuning mitigation systems for large volumetric events. The model fits environments where rapid scaling and consistent baseline protection are required across multiple Azure resources. It is particularly relevant for internet-facing services that need always-on DDoS mitigation without deploying additional edge components.
Azure-centric scope and coverage
The protection is primarily intended for resources hosted in Azure and does not function as a general-purpose, multi-cloud or on-premises DDoS platform. Organizations with significant non-Azure footprints may need additional products or architectures to achieve consistent coverage. This can increase complexity for hybrid environments. It also limits portability if workloads move between cloud providers.
Not a full web security suite
While it addresses DDoS attacks, it does not replace a web application firewall, bot management, or broader application security controls. Teams often pair it with other Azure or third-party services for L7 protections and application-layer threat mitigation. Buyers expecting a single product to cover DDoS plus comprehensive web security may find gaps. This separation can require additional configuration and cost planning.
Azure expertise and dependencies
Effective deployment and troubleshooting typically require familiarity with Azure networking constructs and monitoring services. Logging, alerting, and incident workflows depend on Azure-native tools and configuration choices. Organizations without established Azure operations practices may face a learning curve. This can slow rollout compared with solutions that provide more provider-agnostic management interfaces.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| IP Protection | $199 per public IP/month | Fixed monthly charge per public IP resource protected. Source: Azure pricing page for DDoS Protection. |
| Network Protection | $2,944 per month (covers up to 100 public IP resources) | Fixed monthly plan fee that protects up to 100 public IP resources across the tenant; additional public IP resources incur overage charges (pricing page shows overage applies but the per-resource overage amount is not displayed on the pricing page). Source: Azure docs and pricing pages. |
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