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We performed a comparison between Cloudflare DNS and Infoblox DDI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Managed DNS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cloudflare DNS vs. Infoblox DDI Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is its global reach and it is always evolving.""It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a ten out of ten...I rate the scalability a ten out of ten.""The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security.""The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is security.""The solution automatically detects and responds to certain types of traffic based on geolocation.""The attacker won't have details since my public IP is anonymous. It offers us good privacy.""Even when there is a high load on our servers, Cloudflare is able to cache the data and serve it to users, ensuring they can still access the website.""I get a lot of value from Cloudflare's API because it enables you to build a separate environment inside the solution. You can create a domain for performing test requests before you move to the production environment and connect various domains."

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"The best feature is the user interface.""It offers an easy initial setup.""Infoblox DDI prioritizes DNS security, which is crucial for the security department.""Infoblox DDI is a good tool if you want to centralize everything in your environment...It is a stable solution.""The most valuable feature of Infoblox DDI is its IP Address Management (IPAM) tool. This tool allows for the effective management of IP addresses and provides the capability to detect duplicates, hence its moniker "discovery." Another feature that I find particularly useful is the integration of DNS, which can be seamlessly integrated with your existing primary DNS server, making the overall experience much more seamless and efficient.""Infoblox has more technology patents than any of its competitors."

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Cons
"We have noticed multiple instances where Cloudflare falsely indicates that our servers are down, even when there is no actual load on them. This makes it challenging for us to identify the exact issue.""Cloudflare's free plan is limited to 5,000 records for their free plan. They should increase that. For example, if I create a domain called abc.com and a subdomain called a.abc.com, my record count will be two. I can make a maximum of 5,000 subdomains. However, if we use our own DNS hosted on another provider, there is no limit. Their free plan also lacks name server customization.""The tool needs to improve caching of servers. The product needs to include PFX certificate as well.""Areas like how assessment, discovery, and payload are dealt with and how it all comes into your organization can be considered when trying to make suggestions to Cloudflare for improvements.""It would be helpful if the solution could continue evolving to compete with the other solutions on the market.""An integrated SSO feature would be useful for Cloudflare DNS.""Cloudflare doesn't have a reverse lookup. We can only do a DNS lookup to get the IP address from the hostname. It doesn't work if you want to look up the hostname from an IPA address.""Cloudflare should add more documentation and pricing to the cloud version."

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"Regarding an upcoming release of Infoblox DDI, I would like to see an improvement in the existing integration with Ansible. Currently, the integration is not up to par and requires further enhancements, particularly in Ansible version 2.5. Additionally, the GUI is slow, it could be improved.""They need to reconsider their pricing for their SMB customers. It is a hurdle for them to manage the price.""The solution is expensive.""The recategorization part takes longer with Infoblox DDI compared to other companies like Symantec, Zscaler, and Palo Alto.""They need to provide more training and tutorials than what's provided on the website."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "That is one of the great features. I was able to access the majority of the features and services for free."
  • "When you compare Cloudflare DNS to other solutions, such as Akamai, the price is reasonable."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive."
  • "We are using the free version."
  • "The pricing depends on the usage, but the cheapest would be around 5,000 USD a month."
  • "The product's pricing is minimal compared to other products."
  • "A free version of the solution is available."
  • "We are using the free tier of the solution."
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  • "The license of the solution is expensive, not including the hardware."
  • "I would say the pricing falls between average and expensive. It's not a cheap product."
  • "Infoblox's subscription includes support."
  • "Infoblox DDI is an expensive product."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers great redundancy and advanced security with built-in unmetered and… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security.
    Top Answer:Infoblox DDI is a good tool if you want to centralize everything in your environment...It is a stable solution.
    Top Answer:The three major features of Infoblox DDI are very good. Artificial intelligence is one of the areas in the solution where there are some shortcomings. When dealing with URLs, Infoblox needs a good… more »
    Top Answer:The purpose of this solution is to work with different main services already existing on the customer side, such as Microsoft's DHCP server and DNS server. While these services are mostly covered by… more »
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    Overview

    Powering over 38% of managed DNS domains, Cloudflare runs one of the largest authoritative DNS networks in the world. With an average of a few milliseconds query speed, we have the fastest performance of any managed DNS provider. DNS updates happen within seconds, making DNS propagation delays a thing of the past.

    Network landscapes are rapidly evolving, driven by trends in hybrid and multi-cloud transformation, the IoT and distributed workforces. Infoblox is uniquely able to support organizations in this challenging environment because our solutions support DNS, DHCP and IP address management. These are the critical network services collectively known as DDI that make all network interactions possible.

    Sample Customers
    GoDaddy, Nasdaq, Zendesk, DigitalOcean, OK Cupid, Cisco, Udacity, LogMeIn, Library of Congress
    Adobe, Aflac, UCSD, Airbus, Amgen, Apple
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm40%
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Media Company8%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cloudflare DNS vs. Infoblox DDI
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare DNS vs. Infoblox DDI and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,924 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Cloudflare DNS is ranked 1st in Managed DNS with 13 reviews while Infoblox DDI is ranked 8th in Managed DNS with 6 reviews. Cloudflare DNS is rated 8.6, while Infoblox DDI is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cloudflare DNS writes "A tool that offers good performance that needs to improve in areas like assessment and payload". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Infoblox DDI writes "An excellent tool that provides an overall centralized view of everything in an environment, majorly the security part". Cloudflare DNS is most compared with Quad9, Azure DNS, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella and G-Core Labs CDN, whereas Infoblox DDI is most compared with VitalQIP, BlueCat Integrity, Cisco Network Registrar, Azure DNS and Amazon Route 53. See our Cloudflare DNS vs. Infoblox DDI report.

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