We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP DNS and Palo Alto Networks DNS Security 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."The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"The management is very easy."
"BIG-IP DNS effectively handled a traffic surge. For example, we have application forms replicated across our DCs. If our primary application becomes unavailable, BIG-IP automatically fails over to a client-unaware secondary application."
"It is easy to administer."
"The security features, DDoS mitigation facilities, and SQL configuration are the most valuable aspects of this solution."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"It's very stable."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is useful, depending on how you use it."
"We now have insight into our DNS requests and we can actively see how many thousands of malicious requests have gotten knocked down in the last day or week that we didn't have before. There's more insight for both security and more insight."
"When comparing other cloud-based DNS security solutions to this one I have found the main beneficial feature in this solution to be we do not need to change our architecture."
"So, in general, it's very stable because the process to deliver new features and new releases in not so long...I rate the scalability a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable features of the solution are DNSSEC and the domain generation algorithm."
"The stability is excellent and the product is very mature."
"The support team has good knowledge about the solution."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is a stable solution."
"DNS security is required to filter out the DNS traffic, any DNS-based attacks, DNS DDoS attacks, and DNS amplification attacks."
"The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey."
"Scalability is a concern, it could be improved."
"The IP intelligent services are good for mitigating threats, but there are also false positives. So, it's not a standalone solution that can cover everything."
"The costs could always be a bit lower."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"The solution can improve by adding cloud integration through plugins or additional configurations so we can use F5 BIG-IP DNS to communicate with the cloud."
"I'm not really sure what needs improvement. The only hiccup I've really seen is a couple of the DNS requests get flagged as the Sophos traffic instead of DNS traffic, but that's more of their app detection in the DNS Security. I haven't really seen any issues with the DNS security."
"The solution can capture more market if made more cost-competitive than Infoblox or Cisco Umbrella."
"The scalability can be improved."
"The product should provide email protection."
"We would like to have cloud-based management."
"The solution’s scalability could be improved."
"With Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, sometimes the DNS clients don't work well, and they get disconnected, making it an area where improvements are required."
"There should be an on-premise version of this solution."
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F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 3rd in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews while Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is ranked 4th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 12 reviews. F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks DNS Security writes "Enhances our internal DNS and that it blocks malicious DNS queries". F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Guardian, Cisco Umbrella, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise, whereas Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, EfficientIP DNS Firewall and DNSFilter. See our F5 BIG-IP DNS vs. Palo Alto Networks DNS Security report.
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