We performed a comparison between EfficientIP DNS Guardian and F5 BIG-IP DNS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Infoblox, F5 and others in Domain Name System (DNS) Security."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."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is useful, depending on how you use it."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS has been rock solid in terms of stability for years."
"It is easy to administer."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable solution."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"It's very stable."
"The security features, DDoS mitigation facilities, and SQL configuration are the most valuable aspects of this solution."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian's deployment documentation is very hard to find. The tech support's response is slow."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian has a certain default behavior that didn't meet our company's requirements."
"The monitoring capabilities of F5 BIG-IP DNS could be improved."
"I would like to see more marketing documentation, rather than technical documentation."
"I would like to see the login facilities improved, as well as more troubleshooting."
"The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet."
"I sometimes encounter issues with the porting of F5 BIG-IP DNS."
"F5's technical support responds a little slowly."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey."
EfficientIP DNS Guardian is ranked 8th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 3 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 3rd in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. EfficientIP DNS Guardian is rated 7.6, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Guardian writes "Helps deal with DNS DoS attacks and corrupt DNS requests". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". EfficientIP DNS Guardian is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Cisco Umbrella and BlueCat Edge.
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