We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP DNS and Palo Alto Networks DNS Security 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."The security features, DDoS mitigation facilities, and SQL configuration are the most valuable aspects of this solution."
"It's very stable."
"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."
"F5 provides us with a mechanism to accomplish complex product balancing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"The management is very easy."
"It is easy to administer."
"The most valuable features of the solution are DNSSEC and the domain generation algorithm."
"The support team has good knowledge about the solution."
"So, in general, it's very stable because the process to deliver new features and new releases in not so long...I rate the scalability a nine out of ten."
"Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is a stable solution."
"We now have insight into our DNS requests and we can actively see how many thousands of malicious requests have gotten knocked down in the last day or week that we didn't have before. There's more insight for both security and more insight."
"When comparing other cloud-based DNS security solutions to this one I have found the main beneficial feature in this solution to be we do not need to change our architecture."
"The most valuable feature is DNS filtering."
"DNS security is required to filter out the DNS traffic, any DNS-based attacks, DNS DDoS attacks, and DNS amplification attacks."
"It would be great to see a F5 BIG-IP DNS cloud version. What we within the Australian government are looking at doing is utilizing a secured DNS service much the same as the English GCHQ version of their protected DNS service."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The IP intelligent services are good for mitigating threats, but there are also false positives. So, it's not a standalone solution that can cover everything."
"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."
"CNC (control and command) communication would be beneficial. We would like to have control and command blocking to prevent visiting malicious websites."
"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."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
"The scalability can be improved."
"Pricing is one of the areas of concern in Palo Alto Networks DNS Security since it is an expensive product. I feel that the product's pricing is an area that could be improved."
"The product should provide email protection."
"Every vendor that sells DNS or firewalls needs to be able to protect against DNS look-up attacks and DNS naming hacks. This is true of Palo Alto as well as others."
"I'm not really sure what needs improvement. The only hiccup I've really seen is a couple of the DNS requests get flagged as the Sophos traffic instead of DNS traffic, but that's more of their app detection in the DNS Security. I haven't really seen any issues with the DNS security."
"With Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, sometimes the DNS clients don't work well, and they get disconnected, making it an area where improvements are required."
"There should be an on-premise version of this solution."
"The solution can capture more market if made more cost-competitive than Infoblox or Cisco Umbrella."
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F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 4th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews while Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is ranked 5th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 11 reviews. F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks DNS Security writes "The solution is affordable, easy to configure, and blocks malicious domains". F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Guardian, Cisco Umbrella, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise, whereas Palo Alto Networks DNS Security is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, EfficientIP DNS Firewall and DNSFilter. See our F5 BIG-IP DNS vs. Palo Alto Networks DNS Security report.
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