We performed a comparison between Cisco Umbrella and EfficientIP DNS Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Infoblox, TitanHQ and others in Domain Name System (DNS) Security."It has the ability to quickly block new threats."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its reliability."
"The initial setup is very easy and takes only a few minutes."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to detect if a URL has malware or is vulnerable."
"Reports provide insight into internet usage and information helpful in creating QoS rules."
"We've found it to be stable and good for our customers."
"The primary advantage of Cisco Umbrella is its ability to safeguard our users no matter where they are working from - whether it's in the office or remotely, as per the new work model that has emerged globally. This integrated security solution has simplified our lives by combining all the necessary security measures in one product. Additionally, deploying the product is all it takes to protect all our users."
"We use Cisco Umbrella for DNS filtering and as a secure gateway."
"This product has an inventory function to help maintain a list of the equipment, which is quite good."
"I would like to see more integrations with more products. Some of the integrations need to be simpler as well. For example, the integration with Cisco Secure Firewall could be simpler. It would be good to make reporting simpler. For those who don't use SecureX, it would be good to make Umbrella really simple to use upfront. It's not a difficult product, but it can be daunting for someone who isn't exposed to it because there are so many options."
"I would like them to make some videos, practical videos, the kind with steps that people can use to learn and deploy"
"The reporting could be improved by way of the information that's displayed. For example, when you pull a report, it shows an internal employee going to many websites, but you can spin that right down by saying a lot of it is being cached."
"This solution does not give us full, 360-degree protection."
"Network connectivity was a bit of a challenge at the beginning, but we were able to get the right help from Cisco."
"In my experience with Umbrella support, sometimes the response times take a bit more time than we would like... sometimes, if you go through email, it can take quite a while to get a response."
"It should have more integrations with multiple end user OEMs."
"If you wish to inspect all the traffic and it's integrated with Cisco AnyConnect, all the traffic basically goes through Cisco AnyConnect, which is not a good idea. That means you need to have more internet capacity as a data sampler, so in the case of a split tunnel, we cannot inspect the traffic that is being migrated through the local internet. I'm not sure whether there is a possibility wherein Cisco Umbrella can also inspect the traffic that is outside the AnyConnect tunnel."
"The vendor needs to do more to promote this product in certain regions, helping it to gain market share in territories where it is not widely adopted."
Cisco Umbrella is ranked 1st in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 108 reviews while EfficientIP DNS Firewall is ranked 15th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security. Cisco Umbrella is rated 8.8, while EfficientIP DNS Firewall is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Umbrella writes "Protects endpoints wherever they are, always pushing people to the right locations to avoid malicious intent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Firewall writes "Easy to set up and use, and has a helpful network device inventory function". Cisco Umbrella is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks DNS Security and Fortinet FortiGate SWG, whereas EfficientIP DNS Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense and BlueCat Edge.
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