Cloudflare vs Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection comparison

Cloudflare and Infoblox are both solutions in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category. Cloudflare is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.8, while Infoblox is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3. Cloudflare holds a 4.4% mindshare in DS, compared to Infoblox’s 12.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Cloudflare users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Infoblox users who would recommend it.

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cloudflare and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection 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.

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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

6.5

Cloudflare users experienced increased performance, security, and cost-effectiveness, leading to improved loyalty and revenue despite difficult ROI calculations.

Sentiment score

7.3

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection provides cost savings and operational continuity, with users confirming its value and beneficial returns.

For the small project I was working on, using the basic tier provided a huge improvement at zero cost.

Wellington Malagutti

Security Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

In terms of return on investment with Cloudflare, it costs my time to set them up, but basically once they're set up, it's done.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

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The implementation of Infoblox DNS allows customers to reduce operational costs by managing multiple functionalities in one window, thereby reducing the need for multiple resources.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

The ROI with Infoblox is very efficient for opportunities like replacing other vendors and providing advantageous points.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

Cloudflare's customer service is quick, but technical support feedback is mixed, with improvement needed in responsiveness and detailed assistance.

Sentiment score

9.0

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is praised for efficient, responsive 24/7 support, though some report delays and challenges.

Cloudflare does not offer hands-on technical support to fix customer problems but rather a self-service model.

reviewer1245303

Senior Consultant CDN at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the technical support with Cloudflare as excellent every time I've had to call them.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

I have primarily worked not with the tool's customer support but with the product's sales engineers and technical sales engineers, who seem to know their stuff.

reviewer2541525

Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Infoblox technical support is excellent, with good experiences and strong historical support.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

Customer support is efficient, with Infoblox providing 24/7 fast support.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Users praise Cloudflare for seamless scalability, effective traffic management, easy upgrades, and robust global infrastructure without disruptions.

Sentiment score

8.3

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is scalable, meeting diverse needs with flexibility, hardware options, and high ratings despite compatibility issues.

It is a SaaS tool, but the fact that they have workloads deployed across the world proves that it is a highly scalable tool.

reviewer2541525

Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The tool offers very good performance, even during high-traffic periods.

Carlos Alam Hernandez Baruch

Engineer at SITMEXICO

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

Prajith Chowthee

Independent Consultant at Unaikui

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Scalability is well-supported in Infoblox DNS due to the availability of both hardware and virtual options.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

Infoblox is very scalable.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Cloudflare is highly rated for stability and uptime, with few past issues, especially on higher-tier plans.

Sentiment score

8.5

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is generally stable and reliable, though some users note instability with added features or high traffic.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

Prajith Chowthee

Independent Consultant at Unaikui

The service is very stable with no impacts during high-traffic periods.

Carlos Alam Hernandez Baruch

Engineer at SITMEXICO

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Infoblox DNS is quite stable.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

Even when there are performance issues, such as hardware problems, Infoblox provides strong support to resolve the issue promptly, without delays.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

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Room For Improvement

Enhancements needed in Cloudflare: analytics, CDN latency, API integration, user support, DNS, pricing, documentation, server coverage, WAF, and cache.

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection faces challenges in documentation, pricing, UI complexity, integration, and requires better DNS security alerts.

Despite these challenges, overall, Cloudflare remains the preferred solution compared to Azure, AWS CloudFront, and Google Cloud Armor.

Bilal Mujahid

Managed Services Manager at Adapture Technology Group

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.

Darryl Wethington

Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Integrated Technology Solution Group (ITSG)

There are some performance considerations when it comes to dynamic content that involves fetching data from databases or using APIs.

Animesh.Kumar

Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions

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The configuration process can be complex, which may be an area for potential improvement in terms of user-friendliness.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

Infoblox needs to adapt its protection to better cover enterprises, particularly in the context of pricing when compared to competitors like Cloudflare.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

The overall pricing of Infoblox is high, particularly for the Bangladesh market, and the licensing model is challenging.

reviewer2545071

Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Setup Cost

Cloudflare offers scalable pricing, from free to enterprise plans, providing significant value especially for mid-sized companies.

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is costly, priced around $100,000 annually, with varied licensing and no extra setup costs.

I find it to be cheap.

Carlos Alam Hernandez Baruch

Engineer at SITMEXICO

I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.

Animesh.Kumar

Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions

The tool is a premium product, so it is very expensive.

reviewer2541525

Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Licensing costs can vary depending on the number of users, sometimes costing around a hundred to one hundred fifty dollars per user.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

The overall pricing is quite high, which poses a challenge when selling this product to the customer.

reviewer2545071

Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The main challenge with pricing is competing with vendors like Cloudflare, which often have an advantage in costs.

Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

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Valuable Features

Cloudflare enhances performance and security with CDN caching, DDoS protection, and an easy-to-use dashboard, benefiting many users.

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection offers centralized management, advanced security, seamless maintenance, and automated features, supporting industries with high demands.

The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security.

Darryl Wethington

Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Integrated Technology Solution Group (ITSG)

Techniques like minification and image compression reduce the size of assets, leading to better performance and faster user load times.

Animesh.Kumar

Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions

The solution has been able to compare it to the market, and I think the product has taken great strides in automating quite a bit of things, and they use a lot of AI.

reviewer2541525

Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

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They provide centralized management for DNS, DHCP, and IP address management for the DDI, along with complete visibility of the DNS flow in case of incidents, and automated responses.

reviewer2702031

Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees

Infoblox is a DDI solution that offers more than just DNS security, providing unique protection for IT management and DSCP.

reviewer2545071

Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Infoblox DNS Protection provides complete DDI solutions, allowing customers to easily manage their IP addresses and integrate them with DNSSEC and DSCP.

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare

Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (1st), WAN Optimization (4th), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (1st), Managed DNS (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (12th)

Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...

Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Cloudflare is 4.4%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is 12.4%, down from 17.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Domain Name System (DNS) Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection	12.4%
Cloudflare	4.4%
Other	83.2%

Domain Name System (DNS) Security

Featured Reviews

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

Has helped manage client domains with streamlined access control and threat visibility

I don't know what areas could be improved with Cloudflare WAF; Cloudflare is constantly improving and adding features to their feature set. They're doing a good job, and as far as DNS and support for any domains that I create or my clients create, it's mandatory for me to make sure that they have Cloudflare as their DNS provider. The Cloudflare load balancing capability hasn't really helped in enhancing my website's uptime and resiliency because we don't really get that much traffic; it's mostly remote users, and web hosting is done by a web hosting service. It doesn't pay to try to host your own website.

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Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

Replaces internal DNS servers effectively with strong support for network security

For users not already working with Infoblox, it is advisable to present it as a centralized integrated solution to handle DNS IPAM. Not all customers understand DNS security threats, so emphasizing its importance is crucial. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection as ten for the overall solution.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	25

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GRE tunnels. We have decreased site load times on Mobile 3G from 8 to 1,6 seconds ...

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Which would you choose - Cloudflare DNS or Quad9?

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 ...

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What do you like most about Cloudflare?

Cloudflare offers CDN and DDoS protection. We have the front end, API, and database in how you structure applications.

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What do you like most about Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

The main issue with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is its higher price compared to other solutions.

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What needs improvement with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

The portal for technical knowledge for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection needs improvement. It is not very rich and could use enhancement.

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Compared 51% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Also Known As

Cloudflare DNS

Infoblox Secure DNS

Overview

Cloudflare enhances web performance and security with features like CDN caching and DDoS mitigation while providing easy DNS management and intuitive setup through its user-friendly dashboard.

Cloudflare is recognized for its comprehensive web security and performance solutions. Speed improvements are achieved through caching mechanisms and DDoS protection, combining ease of DNS management with flexible page rules. The robust analytics and threat insight tools provide valuable data, assisted by a user-friendly dashboard allowing quick setup and configuration. An API offers dynamic DNS settings ensuring low latency and high performance across the globe.

What are Cloudflare's key features?

CDN Caching: Enhances website speed through content delivery network caching.
Web Application Firewall: Protects websites from online threats.
DDoS Mitigation: Shields against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
DNS Management: Offers easy-to-use and flexible domain management.
SSL Certificates: Ensures secure connections between users and servers.
Analytics: Provides insights with robust analytics tools.

What benefits and ROI should users evaluate?

Enhanced Security: Strengthening web security with DDoS and firewall protection.
Speed Improvement: Faster content delivery with CDN caching.
Operational Simplicity: Simplifies website optimization through a user-friendly interface.
Scalable Solutions: Scales with global reach, lowering latency for improved performance.
Cost Efficiency: Offers layers of valuable functionality with pricing options.

Cloudflare finds utility across industries for DNS management and defense mechanisms. Its content delivery network assures fast content distribution and fortified security. Businesses integrate features like web application firewalls, load balancing, end-to-end SSL, and zero trust to protect websites from cyber threats while ensuring resilience and reliable performance.

Cloudflare

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection (ADP) effectively shields you from the widest range of DNS DDoS attacks, ensuring that you can maintain service uptime for your organization. Minimizing disruptions caused by DDoS and other DNS-based attacks is a key business imperative because DNS provides mission-critical network connectivity. If your DNS is down, your business is down. With ADP you can maintain DNS integrity and stop external and internal DNS DDoS attacks that can take your business offline. ADP eliminates such threats as volumetric attacks, DNS hijacking, cache poisoning and other DNS-specific exploits. A proven solution, it ensures that your customers can always reach your website and other external systems, and it keeps your business up and running 24×7 to maintain customer trust and confidence.

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Sample Customers

Trusted by over 9,000,000 Internet Applications and APIs, including Nasdaq, Zendesk, Crunchbase, Steve Madden, OkCupid, Cisco, Quizlet, Discord and more.

Colruyt Group, Council Rock School District, Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, The Hershey Company

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