We performed a comparison between Amazon Route 53 and Infoblox DDI 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."The solution has a user-friendly dashboard."
"It stands out for its user-friendly interface, seamless integration with other AWS services, and ability to efficiently manage DNS, making it a valuable tool for various deployment scenarios, including those involving Kubernetes on AWS."
"Using Amazon Route 53 is located in a central place in Amazon AWS which makes it easier to manage every DNS entry in one place. You are able to manage your public and private DNS from there. We can create rules based on weight and globalization is impressive."
"Technical support from Amazon is very good...Overall, the product is stable."
"The feature for health check efficiently impacts the uptime and reliability of AWS servers including EC2 and EKS."
"The solution effectively monitors the health of resources and provides good identity access management."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features."
"The scalability is the most valuable feature."
"Infoblox has more technology patents than any of its competitors."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"The most valuable feature of Infoblox DDI is its IP Address Management (IPAM) tool. This tool allows for the effective management of IP addresses and provides the capability to detect duplicates, hence its moniker "discovery." Another feature that I find particularly useful is the integration of DNS, which can be seamlessly integrated with your existing primary DNS server, making the overall experience much more seamless and efficient."
"Infoblox DDI prioritizes DNS security, which is crucial for the security department."
"The best feature is the user interface."
"Infoblox DDI is a good tool if you want to centralize everything in your environment...It is a stable solution."
"The solution’s pricing and technical support could be improved."
"The product should improve its automation."
"The solution should include more robust and secure services for hardening sites."
"The product could improve its price."
"The cost calculator for determining the cost of Route 53 is a little bit obscure."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"Supporting DNS check is one feature missing in the solution."
"Route 53 would be better if it had the ability to handle multiple requests at the same time because we have a lot of users. I would like that to be optimized in the next version."
"They need to reconsider their pricing for their SMB customers. It is a hurdle for them to manage the price."
"The solution is expensive."
"The recategorization part takes longer with Infoblox DDI compared to other companies like Symantec, Zscaler, and Palo Alto."
"They need to provide more training and tutorials than what's provided on the website."
"Regarding an upcoming release of Infoblox DDI, I would like to see an improvement in the existing integration with Ansible. Currently, the integration is not up to par and requires further enhancements, particularly in Ansible version 2.5. Additionally, the GUI is slow, it could be improved."
Amazon Route 53 is ranked 3rd in Managed DNS with 19 reviews while Infoblox DDI is ranked 8th in Managed DNS with 6 reviews. Amazon Route 53 is rated 8.6, while Infoblox DDI is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon Route 53 writes "Provides clear documentation, easy to understand, simplifies management and efficiently handles our domain-related configurations and DNS records". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Infoblox DDI writes "An excellent tool that provides an overall centralized view of everything in an environment, majorly the security part". Amazon Route 53 is most compared with Azure DNS, Cloudflare DNS, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella and Quad9, whereas Infoblox DDI is most compared with BlueCat Integrity, VitalQIP, Azure DNS, Cloudflare DNS and Smart DDI . See our Amazon Route 53 vs. Infoblox DDI report.
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