We performed a comparison between Cisco OpenDNS and F5 BIG-IP DNS 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 use Cisco OpenDNS for upgrades, vulnerability remediation, configuration, and standardization."
"The platform is highly stable."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"BIG-IP DNS's best features are DNS monitoring and global service load balancing."
"The configuration process is straightforward, making it easy to set up wide IPs and distribute traffic across local US sites and data centers via VPN."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The GTM feature is very good, It's very useful, especially if we have multiple data centers. If we want to load balance traffic from multiple data centers, the GTM feature is very useful."
"The management is very easy."
"It's very stable."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is useful, depending on how you use it."
"The platform's DNS database area needs improvement."
"The solution’s dashboard could be improved."
"It would be great to see a F5 BIG-IP DNS cloud version. What we within the Australian government are looking at doing is utilizing a secured DNS service much the same as the English GCHQ version of their protected DNS service."
"Scalability is a concern, it could be improved."
"I would like to see more marketing documentation, rather than technical documentation."
"The costs could always be a bit lower."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
"I sometimes encounter issues with the porting of F5 BIG-IP DNS."
"CNC (control and command) communication would be beneficial. We would like to have control and command blocking to prevent visiting malicious websites."
"F5's technical support responds a little slowly."
Cisco OpenDNS is ranked 13th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 2 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 3rd in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. Cisco OpenDNS is rated 8.6, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco OpenDNS writes "A stable solution that can be used for upgrades, vulnerability remediation, configuration, and standardization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". Cisco OpenDNS is most compared with , whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Guardian, Cisco Umbrella, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise. See our Cisco OpenDNS vs. F5 BIG-IP DNS report.
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