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BlueCat Integrity vs Infoblox NIOS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.6
BlueCat Integrity enhances ROI by reducing costs via automation, improving efficiency, and decreasing downtime while ensuring reliable infrastructure management.
Sentiment score
7.6
Infoblox NIOS enhances ROI with reduced IPAM errors, faster resolutions, lower costs, and improved network security and operations.
As we are migrating other tools into this one, there can be 30% to 40% cost savings.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
We did see a return on investment as we only have a team of six who are managing BlueCat Integrity infrastructure 24/7, and with the help of automation, we were able to reduce the headcount as we automated most of the requests using BlueCat Integrity API.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The consolidation of five different tools into one BlueCat solution did provide savings.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
This is helping us achieve five to 10 times faster delivery due to the reduced downtime.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We did not have any DNS-related incidents in three years supporting the traffic flow for about 10 million people.
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
Previously, people spent around 100 hours a month on tasks that were reduced to 10 hours, freeing up time for learning and engaging in multiple projects, increasing from three or four per month to nine or ten.
Lead Network Engineer at Chevron
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
BlueCat Integrity's customer support excels in responsiveness and expertise, praised above competitors despite occasional delays in complex cases.
Sentiment score
8.2
Infoblox NIOS customer service is highly responsive, with knowledgeable engineers ensuring efficient support and rapid high-priority issue resolution.
At that tier, when you are willing to pay for it, their support level is impeccable.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
I would give the support a score of 10.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The support from BlueCat was exceptional, as all issues were addressed without any major impacts, with support being very quick and faster compared to the previous vendor we had.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
They supported issues related to DNS, DHCP, and the grid architecture, providing not just scripted answers, but also helping us with configuration, outages, and complex troubleshooting.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The technical support for Infoblox NIOS is at a very high level based on the engagement that I have with clients that use Infoblox NIOS.
Account Manager at BNI - Blue Networks and Infrastructure
if we create a ticket, we receive feedback within two hours,
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
BlueCat Integrity offers scalability and reliability, efficiently managing resources and handling high demand while integrating well with infrastructure.
Sentiment score
6.4
Infoblox NIOS excels in scalability and stability, offering seamless growth and minimal downtime with its flexible grid architecture.
Currently, we are at over 150 BlueCat Integrity devices, running at least 70 primary mainstream hospitals and over 1,200 clinical locations.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
If we have the virtual infrastructure up and ready, we can scale without a need for licensing.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Regarding scalability, our solution has so many servers and so much redundancy, and we did not even get into a point where we needed to add more servers because of load.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Regarding DDI, DNS and DHCP at scale, it handles millions of DNS queries per second and huge lease volume without hiccups.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Whenever we make replacements or changes, the downtime is really low.
Network Engineer III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Infoblox NIOS's scalability is excellent for our organization; they are flexible to align with our growth.
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
BlueCat Integrity is praised for its stability and reliability, with high uptime and occasional minor issues.
Sentiment score
8.6
Infoblox NIOS is praised for its stability, reliability, and performance, making it ideal for critical infrastructure without downtime.
With the assistance of BlueCat Integrity and re-architecting, redesigning, and redeploying, our failure rate has gone to zero.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
BlueCat Integrity is a platform that is mature and that we can trust.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We encountered a couple of situations where our BlueCat Integrity Address Manager was in a hung state, requiring us to rebuild it after performing an upgrade.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Infoblox NIOS is very stable in our environment, with no unexpected downtime.
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
It is designed for critical infrastructure, high availability, minimal downtime, and predictable behavior.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I evaluated other options before choosing Infoblox NIOS, and I can confirm that Infoblox NIOS is stable.
Network Engineer III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

BlueCat Integrity needs enhanced features, improved integrations, better cloud support, refined UI, and complete IPv6 tools for optimum performance.
Infoblox NIOS needs UI simplification, integration improvements, better scalability, refined API, enhanced security, and cost-effective deployment.
One has to be very clear with their requirements in terms of what they want to achieve in the target design before making a purchase decision.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The API aspect could be improved with more use cases and better handling of object attributes.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
In order to update this environment with 150 plus devices, I have to go through one at a time.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
Infoblox engineers recommend upgrading to NIOS 9.0.5 for enhanced visibility and control, but considering NIOS 9.6 may offer better logging and troubleshooting capabilities, as well as performance enhancements and future-ready integration.
Lead Network Engineer at Chevron
Advanced features such as grid extensibility and APIs require solid training.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The missing point I can see in Infoblox NIOS is the load balancing functionalities, where for a DNS A record that has two IP addresses, we need the possibility to monitor those IP addresses to see if one goes down.
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
 

Setup Cost

BlueCat Integrity provides flexible, competitively priced solutions, seen as cost-effective and valuable for large enterprises needing regulatory compliance.
Infoblox NIOS provides flexible licensing with discounts, premium pricing for quality, and dedicated support, aiding in deployment and deals.
Our licensing model with BlueCat Integrity is cheaper than Infoblox.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
I heard that it wasn't that expensive, and what BlueCat offered for the price was very worthwhile.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
We did see a cost reduction in overall infrastructure as BlueCat Integrity offered services at much more effective rates compared to other OEMs.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We bought the perpetual plus support contract which provides renewed support yearly.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Infoblox NIOS was good, but it is very, very expensive compared to other DNS infrastructure vendors.
Network Security Engineer at ORANGE MALI
Infoblox NIOS pricing feels somewhat higher because I am comparing it to competitors.
Security Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

BlueCat Integrity is praised for reliability, scalability, and automation, enhancing network stability and simplifying DNS, DHCP, IPAM management.
Infoblox NIOS offers robust network management and security features, enhancing efficiency, reliability, and visibility despite its high cost.
Centralized management is the number one and most critical advantage.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
The primary benefit my previous company realized from using BlueCat Integrity was that it was very cost-effective.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
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.
Lead Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Infoblox NIOS has impacted my organization positively by giving us an overview about how users utilize the internet, stopping many DNS breaches generated by internal users, and helping us to determine the distribution of IP addresses through DNS IPAM.
Security Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
Infoblox NIOS has positively impacted my organization by providing visibility and control over everything. This visibility and control help my team with faster troubleshooting and better security.
Network Engineer III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The control and automation it puts in place eliminate errors, speed up deployments, and ensure network reliability and stability.
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

BlueCat Integrity
Ranking in DDI
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools (1st), Managed DNS (3rd)
Infoblox NIOS
Ranking in DDI
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Network Automation (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the DDI category, the mindshare of BlueCat Integrity is 28.9%, down from 36.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox NIOS is 5.0%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
DDI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BlueCat Integrity28.9%
Infoblox NIOS5.0%
Other66.1%
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.
AS58 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Centralized IP management has reduced outages and now delivers faster, disciplined network operations
Infoblox NIOS can be improved because there is always a scope of improvement in everything. I would recommend UI simplicity. The UI is powerful, actually, but it feels heavy for new users. A more modern and task-oriented interface would reduce the onboarding time. Advanced features such as grid extensibility and APIs require solid training. Better guided workflows and in-product tips would help teams adopt faster. Reporting and dashboard are very interactive, but I think the built-in reports are functional but basic. More customizable visual dashboards would help managers and NOCs quickly see trends. The licensing clarity feels a bit complex. If the packaging were clearer and there was easier visibility of the feature uses, it would help with planning and cost control. I feel that if there could be any feature related to role-based self-service portals integrated for non-network teams, that would help in reducing the dependency on the network team for other teams. That would help in collaborating better.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
24%
University
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox NIOS?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Infoblox NIOS is that they are pretty expensive.
What needs improvement with Infoblox NIOS?
In a world where everything is simplified and simplification becomes a buzzword, Infoblox NIOS has some work to do regarding making the deployment process less tricky and less complicated. Whether ...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox NIOS?
IPAM and DNS are the primary purposes of using Infoblox NIOS in our customers' environment.
 

Also Known As

BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Computer Sciences Corporation
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