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 most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is that it works very well."
"Technical support from Amazon is very good...Overall, the product is stable."
"The initial setup is good and straightforward."
"Amazon Route 53 is a DNS resolution service that helps you to map your hostname to another hostname."
"You can host your zone and name servers here, and keeping track of records is easy."
"The solution offers you the flexibility to control configuration rules."
"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."
"The best feature is the user interface."
"Infoblox DDI prioritizes DNS security, which is crucial for the security department."
"Infoblox DDI is a good tool if you want to centralize everything in your environment...It is a stable solution."
"Infoblox has more technology patents than any of its competitors."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"The platform is more complicated to learn than one of its competitors."
"The cost calculator for determining the cost of Route 53 is a little bit obscure."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"The solution should include more robust and secure services for hardening sites."
"The multiple routing policies present in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"It may not always be easy to integrate with on-premise infrastructure, especially with the complexity of the resolver and other factors involved. Improvements could be made to enhance the ability to integrate seamlessly."
"There are no detailed logs, and they should implement that in the solution."
"The product’s security and disaster recovery features need enhancement."
"They need to reconsider their pricing for their SMB customers. It is a hurdle for them to manage the price."
"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."
"They need to provide more training and tutorials than what's provided on the website."
"The solution is expensive."
"The recategorization part takes longer with Infoblox DDI compared to other companies like Symantec, Zscaler, and Palo Alto."
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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