We performed a comparison between Azure DNS and BlueCat Integrity 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."It is a very stable solution."
"Data protection is paramount across cloud platforms"
"The initial setup is straightforward and not that complex."
"Azure DNS provides value beyond its user-friendly interface and easy learning curve."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of installation."
"The solution is easy to use and flexible."
"The most valuable feature of Azure DNS is it works automatically after configuration. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"It is a scalable solution."
"One of the better things about Integrity is that the underlying code it uses is an ISC DNS and DHCP. It's not like some of the other vendors that have created their own version of DNS."
"It's a critical infrastructure piece. This is where all the IPs are named for the whole organization. It's a big deal. It has all the features related to DNS and DHCP. It's pretty amazing."
"The most valuable features are scalability and cloud infrastructure."
"Adaptive DNS's best feature is DDoS protection, which stops malware and network security attacks."
"DNS aliases, which we use extensively in our applications are a valuable feature."
"Managing our BDI infrastructure globally is simple, and BlueCat's personalized relationship with us is valuable to our organization."
"The most valuable piece, which has been a lifesaver, would be the BlueCat DNS resolver. BlueCat Cloud DNS resolver is a tool that takes a look into your cloud's DNS and then reports back everything it finds into BlueCat's DNS Edge solution. The Edge solution has a bunch of nice rules that you can configure to route the DNS traffic. That automation alone is a lifesaver for me for the day-to-day churn of the DNS components that change on an hourly, daily basis."
"The solution is scalable in multiple ways."
"The security features and stability needs to be bettered."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The product must be integrated with additional security features."
"What needs improvement in Azure DNS is visibility in terms of troubleshooting. It's similar to the area for improvement in Azure Network Watcher, where I can see how the source is going out if I'm troubleshooting a source destination. I can also see the destination. As for seeing how the packet travels, that's what should be improved. It's still lacking in visibility. Suppose I'm looking into backend machines, and if I'm hitting another NPM machine or any machine on the other side, there should be visibility. The tool should tell you that a specific machine is passing through a VPN gateway or route table, routing to a third-party firewall, and then dropping. Azure DNS should show an accurate answer to help the customers, which is its area for improvement."
"While it's stable, there's always room for improvement to ensure it remains reliable."
"The product must provide information on which DNS or application is consuming the most budget."
"The solution lacks scalability."
"I would like to see more integration with other platforms, improved stability, enhanced security, and better pricing because there is always room for improvement."
"The DNS and DHCP servers for guests are separated from the main organization. A lot of times, it doesn't allow you to choose a default IP space. When I log in to the GUI, it doesn't default to where I want it to be. So far, I haven't been able to find out how to change or specify that so that it defaults to a particular space, such as the main org. If I'm looking for the IP space for guests, I need to toggle and go to the guest site. Most of the time, I want the IP space for the org to be my main space, but it doesn't give me the ability to do that, or I haven't been able to find that over the last two years."
"The UI is outdated and needs a modern refresh."
"However, it does not offer robust support for high availability failover with different subnets, especially if the servers are located in different data centers and belong to distinct IP networks."
"The technical support is slow and has room for improvement."
"I would like the GUI to be similar to AWS and Azure, where we can simply click on an item to expand it and see all the information on one page, without having to click to the next page."
"The integration has room for improvement."
"Usability needs to be better."
"The ease of use is where I got to give a little knock on them. Once you start using the tool, it becomes very easy. It's actually quite easy to use. The problem that I run into is documentation. The documentation could be a little bit richer. Documentation has always been a little pet peeve for me with them."
Azure DNS is ranked 2nd in Managed DNS with 31 reviews while BlueCat Integrity is ranked 5th in Managed DNS with 14 reviews. Azure DNS is rated 8.4, while BlueCat Integrity is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Azure DNS writes "Offers good performance and helps its users with disaster recovery". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BlueCat Integrity writes "Helps reduce downtime, is easy to use, and frees up staff time". Azure DNS is most compared with Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox DDI and Neustar UltraDNS, whereas BlueCat Integrity is most compared with Infoblox IPAM, Infoblox DDI, SolarWinds IPAM, Cloudflare DNS and Amazon Route 53. See our Azure DNS vs. BlueCat Integrity report.
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