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Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense vs Symantec Proxy comparison

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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
6.6
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense enhances DNS security, automates threat resolution, reduces server dependency, and improves response to malicious events.
Sentiment score
6.2
Users find Symantec Proxy beneficial for security but costly for small businesses, with mixed opinions on ROI.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is one of the best industry standards and one of the easiest tools to operate in the DDI and DNS security field.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We get good results in the DNS visibility side, DNS analytics side, and DNS attack detection side, along with threat intelligence.
Cyber Security Practice Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The time taken to resolve [a malicious hit] is significantly more advantageous when compared to other proxy solutions being used in today's organizations.
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
For supercritical businesses, there should be a return on investment due to the enhanced security features and resilience.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense support is competent but affected by occasional delays and recent staffing challenges impacting consistency.
Sentiment score
4.9
Symantec Proxy support varies post-Broadcom, with mixed reviews on response time, expertise, and improvement efforts acknowledged by users.
They responded quickly and effectively when we experienced some over-blockings recently.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Customer support for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is also excellent.
Cyber Security Practice Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
You can be fortunate if you meet someone knowledgeable.
Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Support services are lagging and not very responsive.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense efficiently scales for diverse organizations with flexible licensing and cloud-based architecture, ensuring user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.4
Symantec Proxy is generally scalable, with cloud setups preferred for ease, handling varying users well but needing model updates.
Since it is a SaaS solution, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is highly scalable, allowing us to configure users to use DNS firewall policies and protect their DNS queries regardless of their location.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is highly stable and reliable, with minimal outages and efficient alert handling for consistent performance.
Sentiment score
7.4
Symantec Proxy is stable and reliable, but some users report glitches, hardware issues, and occasional high latency.
The stability of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is near perfect at a rating of ten.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is a very stable tool.
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
Stability depends on the platform on which it is deployed and the number of users.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense needs better documentation, integration, UI, pricing, and support to compete with similar platforms.
Symantec Proxy struggles with SSL inspection, user interface, performance, and needs improvements in security features and AI capabilities.
DNS resolution speed could be improved to match that of Google DNS or Cloudflare DNS.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
If Infoblox invests in network observability, especially from the perspective of DNS and IP address observability, it could be a significant improvement.
Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
Having too many restrictions in a platform is not a good thing for the developers.
Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
The product needs improvement in support services, as they are lagging and not very responsive when we raise concerns or queries, especially in terms of significant impact.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense pricing is high but justified by its capabilities, now using a token-based model.
Symantec Proxy is seen as costly, with complex renewals and significant financial commitment, prompting users to explore alternatives.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is quite expensive, especially due to the significant increase in the subscription fee after the first year.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense can be expensive for the commercial sector, particularly in Egypt.
Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
I find the pricing of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense reasonable.
Security Engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense provides advanced security features, easy integration, and intuitive usability, ideal for robust cybersecurity needs.
Symantec Proxy offers caching, URL filtering, policy creation, and advanced security features, highly regarded for ease, stability, and integration.
The most valuable features include malware detection, phishing, DNS tunneling detection, DGA, and DNS firewall feeds.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
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.
Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
The threat intelligence feature, specifically predictive threat intelligence, is one of the core selling features of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense.
Security Engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
The most valuable features are content inspection, caching, SSL encryption, decryption, WAN optimization, and more.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The integration with FireGlass has been essential since both solutions are from Broadcom, enhancing compatibility.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Def...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Domain Name System (DNS) Security (6th)
Symantec Proxy
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense and Symantec Proxy aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is designed for Domain Name System (DNS) Security and holds a mindshare of 3.9%, down 4.6% compared to last year.
Symantec Proxy, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Web Gateways (SWG), holds 1.7% mindshare, down 2.0% since last year.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense3.9%
Cisco Umbrella16.5%
Palo Alto Networks DNS Security10.2%
Other69.4%
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Proxy1.7%
Zscaler Internet Access9.7%
Cisco Umbrella9.3%
Other79.3%
Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
 

Featured Reviews

GANESAN K - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
Centralized DNS security has simplified subnet policies and now protects users across networks
The scheduled report feature for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense needs improvement. The scheduled reports are sent with a standardized template from Infoblox. It would be highly beneficial if we had customization options for the scheduled reports. This is a key feature that many enterprise customers would be seeking, especially when they need to present reports to management. The reports should include pie charts or bar graphs indicating what traffic is coming and going through the system. Those chart types and drill-down details are also essential for the IT team. We need more customized reports that can provide different reports for the management team and for the IT team. The current reports are available but are not as helpful as customers need. We are currently dedicating logs manually and doing this as a service for our customers, but this should be handled by Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense. Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is a bit expensive.
Ganesh Basappa - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Granular control for web traffic with enhanced content inspection, but support needs improvement
There are many use cases in terms of content inspection, such as having granular control for file type extensions when trying to download file types by default. It depends on the requirements, and based on that, we customize policies. We have deployed it in an Azure infrastructure, and we have…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is costly compared to other tools such as Cisco Umbrella and Palo Alto DNS security and DNS filter.
What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
The policy in Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is something complex. That needs to be simpler because it's difficult for someone without a high skill level to understand. The interface is fine, but ...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
My main use case for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is for DNS security. I generally use this for threat defense, which mostly comes under DNS itself. So, it's DNS security and protective DNS plat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Proxy?
Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component. Forcepoint sold only proxies, which w...
What needs improvement with Symantec Proxy?
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting. These would make the tool more effective.
What is your primary use case for Symantec Proxy?
I use Symantec Proxy for surfing the internet from internal to external networks. My endpoints do not have direct access to the internet, and if they need to access it, the proxy is used for that r...
 

Also Known As

BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud
Blue Coat Encrypted Traffic Management, ProxySG Appliance
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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