We performed a comparison between Cisco Umbrella 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."The most valuable feature is its ability to detect if a URL has malware or is vulnerable."
"Web proxy adds an effective layer for security."
"The feature that we find most valuable is to be able to filter out those web requests that you don't want."
"The weekly reportings are great. The investigation is super and the application management is equally great."
"Using this solution has meant that we've needed to make fewer firewall changes."
"Any time someone went off the network, the AnyConnect client had the Umbrella agent built in, and it would realize when their computer connected that they were not on the corporate network. It would monitor and they would have pretty close to the same rules that they had to follow when they were in the office, regarding what kind of website browsing they could do."
"The customer experience is very good, and the product improves security posture."
"The implementation is pretty easy."
"It's very stable."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is easy to configure and deploy. It is scalable and works without any downtime. F5 BIG-IP DNS is a flexible solution."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS has been rock solid in terms of stability for years."
"It is easy to administer."
"The rule-making process for blocking sites or for blocking characteristics can use some simplification."
"With any Cisco product, it's the licensing side of things that needs improvement."
"Overall, I'm quite happy with Cisco products, but there could be one place where you can check what's going on. There could be one place where you get all the information about these products so that you don't need to look around. You get the status, information about what lately happened, and if there was anything on the machine in one single place."
"The price could be better. The price is definitely a bit high, but we have to pay a premium for Cisco products."
"The locks and management could be better. The product is fairly new, and it may take some time to get all the features up and running."
"If we're trying to deploy it to a Mac through Meraki, it's impossible. The method of deployment for a Mac, and the features available in Meraki, are not compatible at all."
"It had the ability to do a lot of app control. So, every single app that went through that portal was registered, but there is a general issue with the whole app control. As soon as you add a mobile phone to your network, all of the apps get registered through the system, and you can approve, reject, or just let them go through. When I looked at it, it was impossible to manage app control. There was just so much data. I didn't apply that service because I just didn't have the time to manage it. It would be good if there was a way to categorize applications."
"Missing a real data leakage prevention solution."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey."
"I would like to see deeper integration with VMware in the sense that F5 compliments VMware, in the context of application availability."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet."
"F5's technical support responds a little slowly."
"The initial setup is a step-by-step process, so it can be a bit complicated for someone who's using it for the first time."
"I would like to see the login facilities improved, as well as more troubleshooting."
"The solution can improve by adding cloud integration through plugins or additional configurations so we can use F5 BIG-IP DNS to communicate with the cloud."
Cisco Umbrella is ranked 1st in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 108 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 4th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. Cisco Umbrella is rated 8.8, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Umbrella writes "Protects endpoints wherever they are, always pushing people to the right locations to avoid malicious intent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". 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, whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, EfficientIP DNS Guardian, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise. See our Cisco Umbrella vs. F5 BIG-IP DNS report.
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