Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection vs Palo Alto Networks DNS Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palo Alto Networks DNS Secu...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the market share of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is 21.7% and it decreased by 2.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is 16.0% and it decreased by 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
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Featured Reviews

SA
Jul 10, 2023
With a good interface and ease of management, the solution also provides a reasonable amount of stability and scalability
Our organization uses the tool as security for Domain Name System or DNS The solution helps to identify and mitigate DNS attacks. The interface and ease of management are the most valuable features of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection. Infoblox lacks an extensive product portfolio. If we go for…
MP
Jun 12, 2023
A scalable solution with a variety of features and a knowledgeable support team
As a system integrator, I think my clients should move to a private cloud. It's the only way they can keep up in the business. If not, they will be out. When customers have the equipment and replace it in the cloud, the product enables some features such as DNS. However, I believe DNS solutions should not focus only on DNS. If given a choice, I would probably think of other solutions before Palo Alto. The product is suitable for small companies. They can probably acquire the first line of protection with a small fee. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a stable solution."
"Centralized management of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM helped us a lot in simplifying and automating the management of network and services."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection allows us to manage our overall addresses and IT in one location. Many companies are using this solution, it is very popular."
"The security of the solution is perfect. It's very good at protecting us from attacks."
"The most valuable features of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection are the services, DHCP, and debugging. Additionally, we can use APIs and ansible scripts."
"The most valuable feature of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is its performance and visibility."
"The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products."
"DHCP is a basic service, and they've been doing it for years, so it's mature and stable."
"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."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is a stable solution."
"DNS sinkhole is a valuable feature."
"I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten."
"The product is easy to install."
"The most valuable features of the solution are DNSSEC and the domain generation algorithm."
"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."
"DNS security is required to filter out the DNS traffic, any DNS-based attacks, DNS DDoS attacks, and DNS amplification attacks."
 

Cons

"The price could be reduced to improve the solution."
"I think only the technical documentation and administration of box could be a little bit improved."
"They should release frequent updates for its on-premises version."
"Infoblox lacks an extensive product portfolio."
"The service monitoring information could be simplified of this appliance and the information displayed on the dashboards could be improved. I have not found one dashboard to be perfect. For example, in Splunk, I can create a dashboard in Grafana. However, in Grafana, it takes a very long time to create them. There should be another API to do it better."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be more user-friendly because you need knowledge if you want to use it. To handle the solution, you need to be a subject matter expert, so this is one area for improvement."
"The solution's logging could be improved."
"There needs to be more capabilities in order to configure the console itself instead of the user interface dashboard. Configuring the DNS or DHCP through the console instead of the GUI dashboard would be better."
"The installation is more complex because the solution has another approach to security."
"There should be an on-premise version of this solution."
"The solution can capture more market if made more cost-competitive than Infoblox or Cisco Umbrella."
"The scalability can be improved."
"The solution’s scalability could be improved."
"Sometimes, it blocks legitimate traffic for custom applications, requiring manual intervention."
"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."
"Every vendor that sells DNS or firewalls needs to be able to protect against DNS look-up attacks and DNS naming hacks. This is true of Palo Alto as well as others."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not sure about the price of the solution, but I heard it is expensive."
"There are no additional costs to the standard licensing price of the solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be reduced, it is expensive."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is a little more expensive than other vendors."
"The product is expensive compared to Fortinet."
"The product is expensive. My company makes payments on a quarterly basis towards the solution's costs."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is an expensive product. I rate the product's pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten points are expensive."
"The solution's pricing is equal to Cisco AMP or Cisco Umbrella."
"There aren't many vendors offering DNS security solutions, but generally, Palo Alto subscriptions tend to be more expensive than other security vendors."
"It is not an expensive solution."
"There is an annual license for the solution and I am satisfied with the pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is a little more expensive than other vendors.
What needs improvement with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The solution's logging could be improved. I have worked with other pure Linux-based products that help capture the traffic. Compared to those products, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection lags occasio...
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks DNS Security?
It could reduce the number of false positives. We have to white list multiple false positives manually, like applications. Sometimes, it blocks legitimate traffic for custom applications, requiring...
 

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Infoblox Secure DNS
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Sample Customers

Colruyt Group, Council Rock School District, Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, The Hershey Company 
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