Amazon Route 53 and Infoblox DDI compete in the domain of DNS management and networking solutions. Infoblox DDI seems to have the upper hand due to its extensive DNS security and IP address management features, appealing to enterprises managing complex environments.
Features: Amazon Route 53 offers robust DNS management, automatic DNS failover, and latency-based routing, making it a strong choice for AWS users. Its integration with AWS services and scalable architecture are standout features for cloud-centric businesses. Infoblox DDI excels in IP Address Management (IPAM), advanced DNS security, and seamless integration of DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses, providing valuable capabilities for secure and efficient network management.
Room for Improvement: Amazon Route 53 needs better handling of multiple requests, more detailed logging, and improved integration with on-premises systems. Users also note complexity in its pricing model. Infoblox DDI users seek enhanced integration with Ansible/Terraform, faster graphical interface speed, and better security recategorization. The pricing model poses challenges for smaller enterprises.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon Route 53 is effective in cloud environments and offers reliable technical support, although response times can lag with lower-tier plans. Infoblox DDI is well-suited for hybrid and on-premises deployments, with adaptable technical support, albeit at a potentially high cost, which might be prohibitive for smaller businesses.
Pricing and ROI: Amazon Route 53's pay-per-use model offers affordability and scalability but can be complex. It reportedly delivers good ROI by reducing downtime and enhancing efficiencies. Infoblox DDI is costly, especially with additional license costs, yet users acknowledge the robust security and management benefits that provide a favorable ROI in complex networks.
The main factors are time-saving and security, even if the cost is slightly higher.
Infoblox offers an ROI that saves time and money.
Integrating DDI offers more efficient return on investment compared to implementing DHCP, DNS security, and IP address management separately.
Amazon services are very stable, and there are few problems.
Amazon's customer support is very good with a quick response time.
They provide a normal developer level of support, and within twenty-four hours for non-critical issues, which is acceptable for us.
Whenever we have an issue, they are very helpful.
The customer service and support are fantastic.
We haven't faced any scalability issues, thanks to its integration with AWS services.
The scalability is maintained by AKS, and Route 53's scalability part is primarily involved with load balancing.
Amazon Route 53 is scalable as I use automation with YML files to handle scalability needs, and it works well.
InfoBlox DDI is very scalable, offering both physical and virtual box solutions.
I rate the scalability of Infoblox as eight out of ten.
We use auto-scaling groups to manage load.
The solution is stable.
I have not experienced any outages or downtime.
Infoblox encounters some glitches, making it not entirely super stable.
There could be improvements in the configuration process, particularly in the options provided during setup, such as subdomain configurations and certificate management.
They need to ensure that the threats reported on are actual threats.
There is room for improvement in restricting access through one website from S3 buckets.
It would be helpful if we can log in and click on the server, and have the CLI pop up directly instead of using third-party software, like PuTTY.
The commercial pricing could be reduced to attract more small customers.
I have experienced instances where a URL was triggered by Infoblox even though it was not accessed.
Route 53 is more expensive.
The pricing of Route 53 is slightly higher compared to other services, however, it is justified by its high availability and reliability.
The pricing is quite expensive, which is why I recommend it for medium and large enterprises and not for small businesses.
InfoBlox DDI is a premium product and is relatively expensive compared to other solutions in the market.
Infoblox DDI's pricing is quite high compared to others.
I find Amazon Route 53 valuable for its ability to manage DNS records and efficiently route traffic with features like failover routing and geolocation routing.
They do not alert on non-actionable items, making their alerts reliable and focused on concerns that matter.
Amazon Route 53 is beneficial for managing traffic and domain names, offering features like latency-based routing and multi-deployment options.
These features make Infoblox DDI preferable because users can get any kind of support, and the UI is easily trainable.
The DDI solution is valuable for its ability to integrate DHCP, DNS security, and IP address management, along with threat intelligence into one platform.
The DNS component of Infoblox DDI is the most valuable feature for us because it includes DNSSEC for DNS security.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Amazon Route 53 | 7.3% |
| Infoblox DDI | 2.9% |
| Other | 89.8% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 16 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 9 |
| Large Enterprise | 12 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 6 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 1 |
| Large Enterprise | 4 |
Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service. It is designed to give developers and businesses an extremely reliable and cost effective way to route end users to Internet applications by translating names like www.example.com into the numeric IP addresses like 192.0.2.1 that computers use to connect to each other. Amazon Route 53 is fully compliant with IPv6 as well.
Network landscapes are rapidly evolving, driven by trends in hybrid and multi-cloud transformation, the IoT and distributed workforces. Infoblox is uniquely able to support organizations in this challenging environment because our solutions support DNS, DHCP and IP address management. These are the critical network services collectively known as DDI that make all network interactions possible.
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