We performed a comparison between BlueCat Edge and Cisco Umbrella 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."We implemented BlueCat Edge to solve the visibility and security issues we were having."
"What I found most valuable is the ability to put it in place and integrate it very quickly. It allows us to create routing rule sets to route DNS traffic where it needs to go most efficiently in our environment."
"It allows us to easily monitor our subnets and routers."
"IP Address Management (IPAM) is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to block users from reaching places that they should not even try to reach has been a boon."
"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."
"For us and for customers, it's the ease of integration with Meraki. It's just a couple of clicks. That allows us to deploy very fast, and it doesn't change the way a customer uses his service. It's just more secure."
"It is a good cloud-based solution for DNS security."
"I like the DNS layer security."
"It has the ability to quickly block new threats."
"The core business of Cisco Umbrella is non-malware. That's all it does: block the malware on the gateway."
"We can have a full overview and a quick overview of all the DNS requests. For us, it's quite important."
"One pain point concerning DNS Edge is the inability to see per Edge endpoint, what devices are querying against it. They do have the capability for you to look at that data, but the data is roughly 24 to 48 hours old. I am looking for real-time data, and I cannot get that per Edge endpoint."
"A more graphical user interface would be a benefit."
"Its price is on the higher side."
"I have concerns about several aspects of BlueCat's site management."
"Its reliability and the response time of the support team can be better."
"The pricing could be improved."
"It would be useful if they had a malware protection engine running inside their own VM."
"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."
"For us, as an MSP, the initial licensing changes were a roadblock, and they still could be a lot clearer. Specifically, it's an honor-based licensing system. We'd like it to be more specific to our traffic or our users so that we can make sure that the customer is paying for all their licensing."
"With any Cisco product, it's the licensing side of things that needs improvement."
"I'm hoping for the conversion of Cisco ZTNA's features from Duo to Umbrella."
"I would like to see Cisco enable us to get objects from the internet. I would also like to be able to choose groups."
BlueCat Edge is ranked 7th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 4 reviews while Cisco Umbrella is ranked 1st in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 108 reviews. BlueCat Edge is rated 8.0, while Cisco Umbrella is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of BlueCat Edge writes "Invaluable at detecting DNS threats, improving performance, and reducing operational expenses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Umbrella writes "Protects endpoints wherever they are, always pushing people to the right locations to avoid malicious intent". BlueCat Edge is most compared with EfficientIP DNS Blast, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, F5 BIG-IP DNS, EfficientIP DNS Firewall and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas 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. See our BlueCat Edge vs. Cisco Umbrella report.
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