BlueCat Edge vs EfficientIP DNS Guardian comparison

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We performed a comparison between BlueCat Edge and EfficientIP DNS Guardian based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"What I found most valuable is the ability to put it in place and integrate it very quickly. It allows us to create routing rule sets to route DNS traffic where it needs to go most efficiently in our environment.""It allows us to easily monitor our subnets and routers.""We implemented BlueCat Edge to solve the visibility and security issues we were having.""IP Address Management (IPAM) is the most valuable."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is DNS security.""You can run a DNS server directly from EfficientIP to help mitigate all DNS attacks from various sources. This is a very good feature."

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Cons
"I have concerns about several aspects of BlueCat's site management.""One pain point concerning DNS Edge is the inability to see per Edge endpoint, what devices are querying against it. They do have the capability for you to look at that data, but the data is roughly 24 to 48 hours old. I am looking for real-time data, and I cannot get that per Edge endpoint.""Its price is on the higher side.""A more graphical user interface would be a benefit."

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"EfficientIP DNS Guardian's deployment documentation is very hard to find. The tech support's response is slow."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I'm doing a costing and licensing comparison between the BlueCat DNS Integrity and Micetro by Men&Mice. BlueCat has given me a range instead of a specific price. They gave me a range of ten thousand to two hundred thousand USD. That was a bit too wide for the cost comparison. Based on what I'm seeing, they are definitely on the higher side and very expensive."
  • "One of the nice benefits of getting DNS Edge is that you buy the subscription, and you are allowed to deploy as many Edge endpoints as you need. You do not need a separate license for each one. If you deploy 20 of them, you will not be billed for that many. It is one subscription. You can deploy as many as you need and consume as much as you need. The cost comes in based on the number of IPs that you are consuming and running through DNS Edge. We have that pretty much locked in for what we need for internal purposes. Being able to save money on deploying Edge endpoints has saved us drastically from deploying other BlueCat products in lieu of that."
  • "We find the current pricing model more reasonable compared to the previous per-IP pricing."
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  • "The price of this product is very reasonable, especially considering that a company's reputation is priceless."
  • "The solution is subscription-based."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We implemented BlueCat Edge to solve the visibility and security issues we were having.
    Top Answer:We find the current pricing model more reasonable compared to the previous per-IP pricing. BlueCat was competitively priced against Infoblox during our evaluation. While currently using their… more »
    Top Answer:I have concerns about several aspects of BlueCat's site management. Firstly, the cleanup process doesn't seem thorough enough, leaving behind residual data. Secondly, the logging duration has been… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is DNS security.
    Top Answer:EfficientIP DNS Guardian's deployment documentation is very hard to find. The tech support's response is slow.
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    Also Known As
    BlueCat DNS Edge
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    Overview
    BlueCat Edge is an intelligent DNS resolver and caching layer that leverages existing DNS infrastructure to provide unprecedented visibility and control over DNS traffic. As a first hop DNS resolver, BlueCat Edge intelligently manages DNS forwarding rules and logs all queries to offer intuitive analytics and data governance. By monitoring all queries and IP addresses with BlueCat Edge, enterprises can also leverage BlueCat’s advanced Threat Protection and policy-based network/security features to protect the enterprise against cyber threats, such as domain name generation algorithms and tunneling that lead to data exfiltration or network downtime.

    DNS Guardian delivers built-in security to cache, recursive and authoritative DNS servers. It is the premier secure DNS appliance on the market offering complete and real-time DNS Transaction Inspection (DTI), enabling in-depth understanding of the context of client requests.

    Sample Customers
    Swisslos, Cologne Bonn Airport, TYROLIT
    De Montfort University, STMicroelectronics, Leeds Beckett University
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    University8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    University16%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    March 2024
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    BlueCat Edge is ranked 7th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 4 reviews while EfficientIP DNS Guardian is ranked 9th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 2 reviews. BlueCat Edge is rated 8.0, while EfficientIP DNS Guardian is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of BlueCat Edge writes "Invaluable at detecting DNS threats, improving performance, and reducing operational expenses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Guardian writes "A DNS security product that helps to detect malicious and DDoS attacks ". BlueCat Edge is most compared with EfficientIP DNS Blast, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and F5 BIG-IP DNS, whereas EfficientIP DNS Guardian is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, F5 BIG-IP DNS and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense.

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