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BlueCat Integrity vs CloudFloorDNS Enterprise DNS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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 Managed DNS
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools (1st), DDI (1st)
CloudFloorDNS Enterprise DNS
Ranking in Managed DNS
17th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of BlueCat Integrity is 2.0%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudFloorDNS Enterprise DNS is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed DNS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BlueCat Integrity2.0%
CloudFloorDNS Enterprise DNS0.7%
Other97.3%
Managed DNS
 

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.
Jonathan Sprague - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Sr. Infrastructure Engineer - Technical Lead at Octapharma
Support and communication have been great during setup and implementation
Allocating SRV based on geographical location using GeoDNS. This was primarily for a global VOIP deployment. We also use GeoDNS with A records to distribute different versions of websites according to the country which provides us some regulatory value and more direct marketing. It also allows us…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I've been impressed by BlueCat's performance and user-friendly GUI."
"The solution is scalable in multiple ways."
"The most valuable aspect is its user-friendly interface. It is straightforward to use."
"BlueCat Integrity provides us with flexibility and visibility that we did not have before."
"BlueCat's technical support is very good."
"With the assistance of BlueCat Integrity and re-architecting, redesigning, and redeploying, our failure rate has gone to zero."
"BlueCat Integrity's scalability and user-friendliness are the most valuable features."
"BlueCat Integrity provides a single-pane-of-glass view of the IP address space through integration of all infrastructure with BlueCat Integrity's Address Manager."
"We have improved our flexibility to deploy web-based or DNS based solutions globally and deliver services more reliably."
"Great performance, easy configuration."
"Tough to provide numbers, but avoiding downtime and calls from my employees when the VPN goes down was priceless."
"Support was outstanding when first setting up in trial mode and also after we had gone live with the product."
 

Cons

"The user interface could be improved, as the implementation of BlueCat can be complicated and requires personnel with expertise in DNS, DHCP, and IP management."
"Unfortunately, BlueCat Integrity doesn't support bulk Content Security Policy configuration."
"XHA has some very unusual requirements. If you're running just two BlueCat appliances for a given area of responsibility, then in VMware, if they land on the same VM host, you can run into challenges with XHA, which we are learning."
"During our testing phase, we encountered some issues with Active Directory and DNS reverse lookups."
"One crucial area for development is IPv6 support."
"When evaluating BlueCat Integrity, challenges with dynamic DNS updates were encountered, but configuration issues can be fixed to mitigate those."
"The technical support is slow and has room for improvement."
"I believe they could add more security features embedded in the product."
"My only recommendation might be a better, more modern interface."
"The email for each line change is excessive, perhaps if the change emails consolidated all changes per domain in a given hour."
"Compared to the other platforms, the interface is not as smooth, but the options and support help make that a non-issue."
"Just to be able to import records with our current DNS product which didn't seem to work with importing domains using AXFR zone transfer records."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to other solutions, BlueCat Integrity offers a competitive price."
"Adaptive DNS's price depends on your network ranges, the services you want, and the level of support you require."
"While BlueCat falls on the expensive side, its exceptional customer service and consistent quality justify the cost."
"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."
"Overall, I would say that it is priced fairly, though perhaps a bit on the high side."
"BlueCat Integrity's pricing is reasonable within the market."
"I am not sure about the exact pricing, but I believe their cost is lower compared to Infoblox."
"Our licensing model with BlueCat Integrity is cheaper than Infoblox."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
Regarding what I dislike about BlueCat Integrity, they have improved the interface right now. It is more modern, and we are even using the new version. All the automation is good. I believe they co...
What is your primary use case for BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity is one of my main roles here, and we use it a lot. We use BlueCat Integrity as our main DDI function. DDI stands for DHCP, DNS and IPAM, and we use the full functionality that Blu...
What advice do you have for others considering BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity's automation capabilities are pretty good, and we have been using it a lot. I would rate this review a 10.
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Also Known As

BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
CloudFloorDNS
 

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Sample Customers

Computer Sciences Corporation
Rhapsody, Napster, Everbridge, Voiply, ZVOX, Tivoli Audio, iModules, VOIP Innovations
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