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Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense vs NetScaler Secure Web Gateway [EOL] comparison

The compared Infoblox and Citrix solutions aren't in the same category. Infoblox is ranked #7 in DS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 4.8% mindshare in the category. Additionally, 94% of Infoblox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Citrix users who would recommend it.
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Categories and Ranking

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Def...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
18
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Domain Name System (DNS) Security (7th)
NetScaler Secure Web Gatewa...
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
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reviewer2703357 - PeerSpot reviewer
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Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Valuable analytics integration improves data insights but needs fewer restrictions
What is valuable about the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is especially the monitoring and reporting, which provides valuable information. The integration with any SIEM is very valuable for getting DNS query analytics, and this is very important. The threat analytics tools in the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense improve security response through integration with another platform, allowing you to gain insights on your own data happening within your own Infoblox BloxOne.
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it_user1330167 - PeerSpot reviewer
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Manager at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Enables our users to have access to our custom-built applications but it should be easier to manage
We haven't had any problems with scalability for the use cases we've got. There are around twenty users of this solution in my company. We don't have plans to increase usage. Now that everybody is working from home, everyone has their own laptop so coming through remotely is easy. All we have to do it set up the remote environment which is why we set up terminal servers. Everyone seems to work pretty well. We also use a terminal server which is less easy to manage.
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Pros

"Our ability to detect data exfiltration was minimal before Infoblox and the cloud portal was instituted for us. In terms of DNS security as a whole, we had some capability with our firewalls, but this is a lot more specialized because we're sending all of our DNS requests to Infoblox. I'd say we improved 100%."
"The most important features for us are preventing DDOS DNS attacks."
"The product is stable."
"Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense furthers the existing security posture rather than replacing or trying to replace any existing products."
"Using the reporting, we can tell that we have gained an extra layer of protection. Just by looking at it, we can see what is being blocked before it even makes it to the firewall. It is definitely working."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the granularity for which you can categorize what you want to block versus what you don't want to block."
"When it comes to helping to detect DNS threats, BloxOne is good on all fronts. The number of false positives is very low, close to none. More than once it has detected new names or lookalike names and protected us and saved us from bad characters."
"Overall, I would rate the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense as 8.5 out of 10."
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"It is absolutely stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is dual authentication, which is good from a security perspective."
"From my point of view, this solution is stable and we haven't had any real issues."
 

Cons

"The product is slightly more expensive compared to other DNS solutions."
"We would like to see more reporting capabilities that are now offered only with the on-premises reporting appliance."
"Within the past two years, we discovered certain bugs in their products. The resolution of these bugs took a little too much time, especially if our production environment is down for a certain amount of time, then we are losing money. That is hard to convey to Infoblox support, e.g., we actually need the system up and running again within two or three hours. The awareness of these so-called production down incidents is not really easy to convey."
"I would rate their customer service or technical support as not always good. You can be fortunate if you meet someone knowledgeable because most people try and get you to a certain point."
"The integration of threat intelligence with other solutions is challenging. If I want to expose threat intelligence, I cannot do it via taxi services. I have to call the API, but the customers are not into creating the APIs. The integration of embedded threat intelligence with other platforms should be better. Infoblox should work on this, and it should be easier for the end user to integrate it. It is very easy to deploy this solution. We should be able to integrate it with other platforms, such as the Next-Generation Firewall, with the same ease."
"They could work on the UI of their website and make their website more user-friendly."
"The product could be cheaper."
"The setup was horrible. About a year ago, Infoblox made us re-enroll all our on-prem DNS servers by a set date to a specific version, or it would stop working. I told my colleague, "Oh, here, we have to upgrade the servers and reconnect them to the CSP." That did not go well at all."
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"I would like to see more monitoring, and there could always be deeper information to find out where issues are."
"It would be helpful if this solution would collect information about people who are connecting from external devices so that we can rate their user experience in using the virtual desktops."
"In terms of improvement, it should be easier to manage. We have a small team and don't have much expertise, we need things that are easy to manage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a significant charge for this product but I think that it's worth it when we look at what it's able to prevent."
"When you buy the subscription, there are no additional costs to add any additional buttons."
"If you only wanted the DNS filtering and none of the other products built into Threat Defense, it would be nicer if they could do that a la carte since we are not really using a lot of the solution."
"Infoblox BloxOne offers pretty good documentation. Check its documentation, then do a PoC. Infoblox is very good at providing PoCs."
"It is a very expensive system. You need to go over the licensing before purchase to make sure you're getting what is needed, not anything extra."
"It's a pricey solution because it's for the advanced kind of customer."
"The licensing is set up such that you pay for the number of active users that you're defending at the moment."
"Our annual fees are approximately $80,000 USD."
"The pricing of this solution can really be improved."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
The most valuable feature is policy redirecting and security reports.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense can be expensive for the commercial sector, particularly in Egypt, as this sector does not have a huge budget compared to banking or oil and gas, as the regulations ...
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What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
If Infoblox invests in network observability, especially from the perspective of DNS and IP address observability, it could be a significant improvement.
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Also Known As

BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud
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Overview

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense strengthens and optimizes your security posture from the foundation up, giving you the visibility, control and automation to secure the hybrid workplace. Operating at the DNS level, BloxOne Threat Defense uncovers threats that other solutions do not and stops attacks earlier in the threat lifecycle. Through pervasive automation and ecosystem integration, it drives efficiencies in SecOps, increases the effectiveness of the existing security stack, secures digital and work-from-anywhere efforts and lowers the total cost for cybersecurity.

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With SSL decryption, NetScaler Secure Web Gateway helps you cost-effectively eliminate blind spots in your environment and strengthen your security posture.

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Sample Customers

Council Rock School District, EagleView, Schneider Electric, Baptist Memorial Health Care, American University
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