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BlueCat Integrity vs Cisco Prime Network Registrar comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

BlueCat Integrity
Ranking in DDI
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools (1st), Managed DNS (3rd)
Cisco Prime Network Registrar
Ranking in DDI
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the DDI category, the mindshare of BlueCat Integrity is 26.6%, down from 36.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Prime Network Registrar is 5.2%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
DDI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BlueCat Integrity26.6%
Cisco Prime Network Registrar5.2%
Other68.2%
DDI
 

Featured Reviews

Bob Fuller - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
Centralized DDI management has transformed our hospitals and now cuts manual effort to a minimum
There is not much to dislike about it. It is not a Microsoft product. It is based on Linux. I am a Microsoft guy learning to run these Linux environments. So there is a little bit of a learning curve there if you are not already a native or natural Linux user. We do have to patch our environments, probably quarterly, with hot fixes or updates that we have to apply. Updates and maintenance and applying them could be improved. Unfortunately, we can only do them one at a time. We have to follow them sequentially. We cannot do them all in mass. That does become a problem for us, especially if we have a zero-day threat that is sitting out there that is live. If I cannot update my environment within moments, then I am challenged. In order to update this environment with 150 plus devices, I have to go through one at a time. That can take us several days to be able to patch. Our API is the only automation capability. Our networking team who provisions our new networks as we build a new environment or a new site or we acquire a new organization handles a lot of that through automation via API. They provision and build up the permissions and rights and access model for each new network and sub-network. We are considering and trying to determine if we need to get even more automated and whether or not we need to leverage more API capability. We are building a team of automation engineers, and they are looking around and digging to find something to work on. We could do some more automation, but what would we do? We still have not figured out what else we would do. For my team that runs the actual BlueCat Integrity environment, we do not use API automation. Our networking team who provisions and builds the new networks handles that via API. We have thought about going through more in-depth automation, but we cannot find a good use case for it in terms of what level of engagement we want to take with it and how dedicated we want to be to become a development shop. That is still on the wings and we are trying to figure out if this is something that we can handle, or do we continually have to rely upon an external developer. BlueCat Integrity does not develop for us. They have a certain level of liability that they will not accept when it comes to automation and scripting through their API. They say they will guide us, but they will not do it for us.
Ramesh Benure - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Centralized dashboard has improved monitoring of controllers and access points for large teams
Regarding policy-based management in Cisco Prime Network Registrar, I did not use that. As for leveraging APIs with Cisco Prime Network Registrar, I have not used any APIs. The importance of redundant configuration and failover capabilities in my network operations is highlighted by our use of a networking concept called GLBP for redundancy, and we are using HSRP as well. If you are talking about device redundancy or failover, we are doing the stack concept. I purchased Cisco Prime Network Registrar through a partner purchase. I would recommend Cisco Prime Network Registrar to other users, but it is expensive. I rate this product a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Adaptive DNS's best feature is DDoS protection, which stops malware and network security attacks."
"The most valuable aspect is its user-friendly interface. It is straightforward to use."
"BlueCat Integrity's scalability and user-friendliness are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of BlueCat Integrity are the user-friendly UI and the permission management."
"It is easy to use. It has an understandable GUI interface. Its deployment is relatively easy."
"With the assistance of BlueCat Integrity and re-architecting, redesigning, and redeploying, our failure rate has gone to zero."
"It's a critical infrastructure piece. This is where all the IPs are named for the whole organization. It's a big deal. It has all the features related to DNS and DHCP. It's pretty amazing."
"BlueCat's technical support is very good."
"The best features of Cisco Prime Network Registrar are that I can monitor all the controllers and access points."
 

Cons

"Adaptive DNS only supports AWS for network automation and cloud computing and would be improved if it also supported other options like Azure or Google Cloud."
"I wouldn't say it reduced errors, as we had a colleague who unfortunately didn't know BlueCat well and made a couple of mistakes that actually brought the site down for Loyalty One."
"The UI is outdated and needs a modern refresh."
"The ease of use is where I got to give a little knock on them. Once you start using the tool, it becomes very easy. It's actually quite easy to use. The problem that I run into is documentation. The documentation could be a little bit richer. Documentation has always been a little pet peeve for me with them."
"However, it does not offer robust support for high availability failover with different subnets, especially if the servers are located in different data centers and belong to distinct IP networks."
"During our testing phase, we encountered some issues with Active Directory and DNS reverse lookups."
"One thing that I miss in BlueCat Integrity is that for a DDI record that is added and deleted, in InfoBlox, you do not usually need to deploy; it just gets added and everything processes automatically."
"One complaint about the interface is BlueCat's handling of subzones."
"Aruba takes the license only once, but Cisco asks multiple times to renew the licenses, and it is very costly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Overall, it's a decent price for the product. There are other vendors that have support models and costs that are, sometimes, double what Bluecat charges."
"I am not sure about the exact pricing, but I believe their cost is lower compared to Infoblox."
"Compared to other solutions, BlueCat Integrity offers a competitive price."
"BlueCat Integrity's pricing is reasonable within the market."
"They're competitive. The way they run their model is good. Could it stand some tweaking? Sure. There are some items there. One of the things I looked at in the recent past was their container solutions. You have to pay for licensing to use their containerized platform, but the licensing doesn't include the container licensing itself. I'd love to be able to have one big package per se."
"BlueCat Integrity is more cost-effective than Infoblox."
"BlueCat Integrity is a little expensive, but it's worth the price because it offers the flexibility and features we need in our space. We have more than 25,000 employees, and it makes sense for a network of our size. It's required for us to be compliant in the defense industry. Given the restrictions we face, we must be able to easily show that we've complied with all the regulations."
"Adaptive DNS's price depends on your network ranges, the services you want, and the level of support you require."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise30
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
When evaluating BlueCat Integrity, challenges with dynamic DNS updates were encountered, but configuration issues can be fixed to mitigate those. Unlike QIP, BlueCat Integrity presents some complex...
What is your primary use case for BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
I currently integrated BlueCat Integrity with AWS and GCP, supporting multi-cloud environments. BlueCat Integrity helps manage the IPAM structure in a unified manner through a gateway that integrat...
What advice do you have for others considering BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity's automation capabilities are leveraged, especially through the gateway with GCP, allowing automatic registration of host names in BAM whenever a virtual instance is provisioned u...
What needs improvement with Cisco Prime Network Registrar?
The improvement I would like to see is related to licensing. Nowadays Cisco is forcing us to get licenses every three years. They launched new things on the license, calling them smart licenses, an...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Prime Network Registrar?
I use Cisco Prime Network Registrar to manage the WLC, wireless controller. In my organization, approximately 1,000 people work with Cisco Prime Network Registrar.
What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Prime Network Registrar?
Regarding policy-based management in Cisco Prime Network Registrar, I did not use that. As for leveraging APIs with Cisco Prime Network Registrar, I have not used any APIs. The importance of redund...
 

Also Known As

BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
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Sample Customers

Computer Sciences Corporation
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