AWS Bedrock Guardrails vs Azure Prompt Shield

Detailed comparison for runtime guardrails

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On Guardion's Prompt Attack Risk Benchmark, Azure Prompt Shield is the more secure of the two: Bedrock Guardrails scores NaN% and Prompt Shield scores NaN% on F1 score (higher is better).

Head-to-Head Overview

Prompt Shield is the overall winner in this comparison!

Guardrail Metrics

F1 Score

Bedrock Guardrails
5.420
Prompt Shield
42.980

Accuracy

Bedrock Guardrails
44.440
Prompt Shield
59.410

Precision

Bedrock Guardrails
96.340
Prompt Shield
93.520

Recall

Bedrock Guardrails
5.740
Prompt Shield
27.900

False Positive Rate

Bedrock Guardrails
0.310
Prompt Shield
2.350

False Negative Rate

Bedrock Guardrails
94.260
Prompt Shield
72.100

Average Latency (ms)

Bedrock Guardrails
0.590
Prompt Shield
0.173

p50 Latency (ms)

Bedrock Guardrails
445.265
Prompt Shield
169.357

p90 Latency (ms)

Bedrock Guardrails
891.597
Prompt Shield
203.948

Key Highlights

  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better F1 Score.
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better Accuracy.
  • AWS Bedrock Guardrails has a better Precision.
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better Recall.
  • AWS Bedrock Guardrails has a better False Positive Rate.
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better False Negative Rate.
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better Average Latency (ms).
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better p50 Latency (ms).
  • Azure Prompt Shield has a better p90 Latency (ms).

Security Profile

Outward is better on every axis.

F1 ScoreAccuracyPrecisionRecallFPRFNRAverage Latency (ms)p50 Latency (ms)p90 Latency (ms)
Bedrock Guardrails
Prompt Shield
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AWS Bedrock Guardrails
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Azure Prompt Shield

Frequently asked questions

Is AWS Bedrock Guardrails or Azure Prompt Shield more secure?

On Guardion's Prompt Attack Risk Benchmark, Azure Prompt Shield is the more secure of the two: Bedrock Guardrails scores NaN% and Prompt Shield scores NaN% on F1 score (higher is better).

What is the F1 score of Bedrock Guardrails vs Prompt Shield?

Bedrock Guardrails scores NaN% F1 and Prompt Shield scores NaN% F1 on Guardion's prompt-attack benchmark. F1 balances precision and recall — higher is better.

How were Bedrock Guardrails and Prompt Shield tested?

Both were evaluated via API at production-like sensitivity against 30+ prompt-attack categories using zero-shot, Crescendo, and TAP methods, scored by F1.

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