We performed a comparison between EfficientIP DNS Guardian and F5 BIG-IP DNS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Infoblox, F5 and others in Domain Name System (DNS) Security."It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"You can run a DNS server directly from EfficientIP to help mitigate all DNS attacks from various sources. This is a very good feature."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is DNS security."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS has been rock solid in terms of stability for years."
"F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable 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."
"BIG-IP DNS's best feature is the Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"BIG-IP DNS's best features are DNS monitoring and global service load balancing."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"The solution is easy to configure and deploy. It is scalable and works without any downtime. F5 BIG-IP DNS is a flexible solution."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian's deployment documentation is very hard to find. The tech support's response is slow."
"EfficientIP DNS Guardian has a certain default behavior that didn't meet our company's requirements."
"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 IP intelligent services are good for mitigating threats, but there are also false positives. So, it's not a standalone solution that can cover everything."
"I sometimes encounter issues with the porting of F5 BIG-IP DNS."
"Scalability is a concern, it could be improved."
"The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The costs could always be a bit lower."
EfficientIP DNS Guardian is ranked 8th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 3 reviews while F5 BIG-IP DNS is ranked 3rd in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 18 reviews. EfficientIP DNS Guardian is rated 7.6, while F5 BIG-IP DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Guardian writes "Helps deal with DNS DoS attacks and corrupt DNS requests". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP DNS writes "Reliable with good security and management". EfficientIP DNS Guardian is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas F5 BIG-IP DNS is most compared with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Cisco Umbrella, BlueCat Edge and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise.
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