We performed a comparison between BlueCat Edge and F5 BIG-IP DNS 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."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."
"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."
"F5 provides us with a mechanism to accomplish complex product balancing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"It is easy to administer."
"The GTM feature is very good, It's very useful, especially if we have multiple data centers. If we want to load balance traffic from multiple data centers, the GTM feature is very useful."
"BIG-IP DNS's best features are DNS monitoring and global service load balancing."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable solution."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is useful, depending on how you use it."
"The solution is easy to configure and deploy. It is scalable and works without any downtime. F5 BIG-IP DNS is a flexible solution."
"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."
"I have concerns about several aspects of BlueCat's site management."
"A more graphical user interface would be a benefit."
"Scalability is a concern, it could be improved."
"In the product, one of the shortcomings is related to its configuration part...Though you can find some manuals or F5 documents, in real life, it's very hard to understand this product."
"The costs could always be a bit lower."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet."
"The initial setup is a step-by-step process, so it can be a bit complicated for someone who's using it for the first time."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey."
"F5's technical support responds a little slowly."
BlueCat Edge is ranked 7th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 4 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 4th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. BlueCat Edge is rated 8.0, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. 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 F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". BlueCat Edge is most compared with EfficientIP DNS Blast, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Firewall and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Guardian, Cisco Umbrella and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise. See our BlueCat Edge vs. F5 BIG-IP DNS report.
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