We performed a comparison between Akamai Edge DNS and Infoblox DDI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in Managed DNS."It is a very stable solution since it has a security feature that allows you to recover zone files if you accidentally delete them."
"Infoblox DDI is a good tool if you want to centralize everything in your environment...It is a stable solution."
"Infoblox DDI prioritizes DNS security, which is crucial for the security department."
"The best feature is the user interface."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"The most valuable feature of Infoblox DDI is its IP Address Management (IPAM) tool. This tool allows for the effective management of IP addresses and provides the capability to detect duplicates, hence its moniker "discovery." Another feature that I find particularly useful is the integration of DNS, which can be seamlessly integrated with your existing primary DNS server, making the overall experience much more seamless and efficient."
"Infoblox has more technology patents than any of its competitors."
"CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support."
"They need to reconsider their pricing for their SMB customers. It is a hurdle for them to manage the price."
"The solution is expensive."
"The recategorization part takes longer with Infoblox DDI compared to other companies like Symantec, Zscaler, and Palo Alto."
"They need to provide more training and tutorials than what's provided on the website."
"Regarding an upcoming release of Infoblox DDI, I would like to see an improvement in the existing integration with Ansible. Currently, the integration is not up to par and requires further enhancements, particularly in Ansible version 2.5. Additionally, the GUI is slow, it could be improved."
Akamai Edge DNS is ranked 9th in Managed DNS with 1 review while Infoblox DDI is ranked 8th in Managed DNS with 6 reviews. Akamai Edge DNS is rated 9.0, while Infoblox DDI is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Akamai Edge DNS writes "A very stable solution with strong security features and an easy initial setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Infoblox DDI writes "An excellent tool that provides an overall centralized view of everything in an environment, majorly the security part". Akamai Edge DNS is most compared with IBM NS1 Connect, Cloudflare DNS, Amazon Route 53 and Cisco Umbrella, whereas Infoblox DDI is most compared with VitalQIP, BlueCat Integrity, Cisco Network Registrar, Azure DNS and Neustar UltraDNS.
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