We performed a comparison between EfficientIP DNS Guardian and F5 BIG-IP DNS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Domain Name System (DNS) Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is DNS security."
"You can run a DNS server directly from EfficientIP to help mitigate all DNS attacks from various sources. This is a very good feature."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is easy to administer."
"The management is very easy."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS has been rock solid in terms of stability for years."
"The configuration process is straightforward, making it easy to set up wide IPs and distribute traffic across local US sites and data centers via VPN."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable solution."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"For one of our clients, F5 improved global server load balancing with an active-active site configuration for Disaster Recovery."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian has a certain default behavior that didn't meet our company's requirements."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian's deployment documentation is very hard to find. The tech support's response is slow."
"In the product, one of the shortcomings is related to its configuration part...Though you can find some manuals or F5 documents, in real life, it's very hard to understand this product."
"I would like to see the login facilities improved, as well as more troubleshooting."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The initial setup is a step-by-step process, so it can be a bit complicated for someone who's using it for the first time."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey."
"CNC (control and command) communication would be beneficial. We would like to have control and command blocking to prevent visiting malicious websites."
"Scalability is a concern, it could be improved."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
EfficientIP DNS Guardian is ranked 8th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 3 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 4th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. EfficientIP DNS Guardian is rated 7.6, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Guardian writes "Helps deal with DNS DoS attacks and corrupt DNS requests". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". EfficientIP DNS Guardian is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Cisco Umbrella, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise. See our EfficientIP DNS Guardian vs. F5 BIG-IP DNS report.
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