Shield vs other blockers.

What each kind of tool does, side by side. Most people run more than one.

Feature by feature.

Feature by feature.
Feature	Spider Shield	Browser ad blocker	Router DNS blocker	Antivirus scanner	VPN	Built-in firewall
Blocks ads and trackers	Yes	One browser	Yes	Varies	Varies	No
Blocks phishing and malware sites	Yes	Varies	Varies	Yes	Varies	No
Covers every app	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Works away from home	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Controls incoming connections	No	No	No	Varies	No	Yes
Scans and removes files on disk	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hides your IP address	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
No account or setup	Yes	Yes	No	Varies	No	Yes

Free, with no account. In exchange, Spider may route some of its web traffic through your connection while Shield is on. The Terms describe it.