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We performed a comparison between BlueCat Integrity and Cloudflare DNS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Managed DNS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed BlueCat Integrity vs. Cloudflare DNS Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"I've been impressed by BlueCat's performance and user-friendly GUI.""One of the key features enabling us to operate at our current scale is robust automation.""DNS aliases, which we use extensively in our applications are a valuable feature.""Managing our BDI infrastructure globally is simple, and BlueCat's personalized relationship with us is valuable to our organization.""The most valuable piece, which has been a lifesaver, would be the BlueCat DNS resolver. BlueCat Cloud DNS resolver is a tool that takes a look into your cloud's DNS and then reports back everything it finds into BlueCat's DNS Edge solution. The Edge solution has a bunch of nice rules that you can configure to route the DNS traffic. That automation alone is a lifesaver for me for the day-to-day churn of the DNS components that change on an hourly, daily basis.""BlueCat Integrity provides us with flexibility and visibility that we did not have before.""The most valuable features are scalability and cloud infrastructure.""Since implementing BlueCat, we have experienced fewer problems, anomalies, and strange issues."

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"The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security.""The attacker won't have details since my public IP is anonymous. It offers us good privacy.""Its ease of integration with Office 365 and the fact that it's a good product compared to what I had before""Cloudflare DNS is widely used, and it's good for websites. If we use Cloudflare DNS and update one record, it updates in their office instantly.""I get a lot of value from Cloudflare's API because it enables you to build a separate environment inside the solution. You can create a domain for performing test requests before you move to the production environment and connect various domains.""Even when there is a high load on our servers, Cloudflare is able to cache the data and serve it to users, ensuring they can still access the website.""The most valuable feature of the solution is external DNS. It is also very secure. They have their own main server and once you configure it, the product takes care of everything. There are no issues in resolving IPs and low latency is also present.""The solution is stable, and the DNS servers are simple to use."

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Cons
"The ease of use is where I got to give a little knock on them. Once you start using the tool, it becomes very easy. It's actually quite easy to use. The problem that I run into is documentation. The documentation could be a little bit richer. Documentation has always been a little pet peeve for me with them.""The integration has room for improvement.""The IPAM dashboard could be enhanced to display more information and provide data analysis features.""BlueCat Integrity can improve by increasing the amount of updates it releases.""Adaptive DNS only supports AWS for network automation and cloud computing and would be improved if it also supported other options like Azure or Google Cloud.""During our testing phase, we encountered some issues with Active Directory and DNS reverse lookups.""One complaint about the interface is BlueCat's handling of subzones.""The solution does not export reports in a comprehensive format."

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"The solution could be more user-friendly.""There might be helpful if there was some web application firewall feature.""Cloudflare should add more documentation and pricing to the cloud version.""Cloudflare doesn't have a reverse lookup. We can only do a DNS lookup to get the IP address from the hostname. It doesn't work if you want to look up the hostname from an IPA address.""The tool needs to improve caching of servers. The product needs to include PFX certificate as well.""An integrated SSO feature would be useful for Cloudflare DNS.""Cloudflare's free plan is limited to 5,000 records for their free plan. They should increase that. For example, if I create a domain called abc.com and a subdomain called a.abc.com, my record count will be two. I can make a maximum of 5,000 subdomains. However, if we use our own DNS hosted on another provider, there is no limit. Their free plan also lacks name server customization.""I believe they currently have this feature, but there will most likely be integration with APIs so we can control some features through API."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Adaptive DNS's price depends on your network ranges, the services you want, and the level of support you require."
  • "Overall, it's a decent price for the product. There are other vendors that have support models and costs that are, sometimes, double what Bluecat charges."
  • "They're competitive. The way they run their model is good. Could it stand some tweaking? Sure. There are some items there. One of the things I looked at in the recent past was their container solutions. You have to pay for licensing to use their containerized platform, but the licensing doesn't include the container licensing itself. I'd love to be able to have one big package per se."
  • "Compared to other solutions, BlueCat Integrity offers a competitive price."
  • "BlueCat Integrity meets our expectations and aligns with our budget forecast."
  • "Overall, I would say that it is priced fairly, though perhaps a bit on the high side."
  • "We paid around $5,000 per year for SolarWinds, and now we pay around $20,000 per year for BlueCat, but we have less downtime and fewer issues with DNS and DHCP."
  • "While BlueCat falls on the expensive side, its exceptional customer service and consistent quality justify the cost."
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  • "That is one of the great features. I was able to access the majority of the features and services for free."
  • "When you compare Cloudflare DNS to other solutions, such as Akamai, the price is reasonable."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive."
  • "We are using the free version."
  • "The pricing depends on the usage, but the cheapest would be around 5,000 USD a month."
  • "The product's pricing is minimal compared to other products."
  • "A free version of the solution is available."
  • "We are using the free tier of the solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: This inherent stability, derived from its Linux-based architecture, provides a well-established and reliable platform.
    Top Answer:It primarily supports DNS high availability failover when the servers share the same subnet. However, it does not offer robust support for high availability failover with different subnets, especially… more »
    Top Answer:Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers great redundancy and advanced security with built-in unmetered and… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security.
    Ranking
    5th
    out of 24 in Managed DNS
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    925
    Comparisons
    461
    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    1,037
    Rating
    8.9
    1st
    out of 24 in Managed DNS
    Views
    49,237
    Comparisons
    30,588
    Reviews
    13
    Average Words per Review
    462
    Rating
    8.5
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    Also Known As
    BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
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    Overview

    BlueCat Integrity is a comprehensive DNS security solution that provides visibility and control over all DNS traffic on your network. It offers real-time threat detection and response, as well as policy enforcement to ensure compliance with security standards. With its advanced analytics and reporting capabilities, Integrity enables you to identify and mitigate security risks before they can cause damage. It also integrates with other security tools to provide a complete security ecosystem. Whether you're a small business or a large enterprise, BlueCat Integrity can help you protect your network from DNS-based attacks and ensure the integrity of your DNS infrastructure.

    Powering over 38% of managed DNS domains, Cloudflare runs one of the largest authoritative DNS networks in the world. With an average of a few milliseconds query speed, we have the fastest performance of any managed DNS provider. DNS updates happen within seconds, making DNS propagation delays a thing of the past.

    Sample Customers
    Computer Sciences Corporation
    GoDaddy, Nasdaq, Zendesk, DigitalOcean, OK Cupid, Cisco, Udacity, LogMeIn, Library of Congress
    Top Industries
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    Construction Company20%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm40%
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Media Company9%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise84%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise61%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise45%
    Buyer's Guide
    BlueCat Integrity vs. Cloudflare DNS
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about BlueCat Integrity vs. Cloudflare DNS and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    BlueCat Integrity is ranked 5th in Managed DNS with 17 reviews while Cloudflare DNS is ranked 1st in Managed DNS with 13 reviews. BlueCat Integrity is rated 9.0, while Cloudflare DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BlueCat Integrity writes "It improves our security by providing a single source of IP address usage and contact information". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare DNS writes "A tool that offers good performance that needs to improve in areas like assessment and payload". BlueCat Integrity is most compared with Infoblox DDI, Infoblox IPAM, SolarWinds IPAM, Azure DNS and Amazon Route 53, whereas Cloudflare DNS is most compared with Quad9, Azure DNS, Google Cloud DNS and Cisco Umbrella. See our BlueCat Integrity vs. Cloudflare DNS report.

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