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BlueCat Integrity vs Infoblox DDI comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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
5.6
BlueCat Integrity enhances ROI by reducing costs via automation, improving efficiency, and decreasing downtime while ensuring reliable infrastructure management.
Sentiment score
6.0
Infoblox DDI provides high ROI by improving efficiency and is ideal for large environments despite its high cost.
As we are migrating other tools into this one, there can be 30% to 40% cost savings.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
We did see a return on investment as we only have a team of six who are managing BlueCat Integrity infrastructure 24/7, and with the help of automation, we were able to reduce the headcount as we automated most of the requests using BlueCat Integrity API.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The consolidation of five different tools into one BlueCat solution did provide savings.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
Infoblox offers an ROI that saves time and money.
Systems security engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
Integrating DDI offers more efficient return on investment compared to implementing DHCP, DNS security, and IP address management separately.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
BlueCat Integrity's customer support excels in responsiveness and expertise, praised above competitors despite occasional delays in complex cases.
Sentiment score
7.9
Infoblox DDI support is seen as professional and effective, despite mixed feedback on response times and costs.
At that tier, when you are willing to pay for it, their support level is impeccable.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
I would give the support a score of 10.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The support from BlueCat was exceptional, as all issues were addressed without any major impacts, with support being very quick and faster compared to the previous vendor we had.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Whenever we have an issue, they are very helpful.
Network engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
The customer service and support are fantastic.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
BlueCat Integrity offers scalability and reliability, efficiently managing resources and handling high demand while integrating well with infrastructure.
Sentiment score
7.1
Infoblox DDI is scalable and flexible, ideal for multinational corporations, but its cost may deter smaller enterprises.
Currently, we are at over 150 BlueCat Integrity devices, running at least 70 primary mainstream hospitals and over 1,200 clinical locations.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
If we have the virtual infrastructure up and ready, we can scale without a need for licensing.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Regarding scalability, our solution has so many servers and so much redundancy, and we did not even get into a point where we needed to add more servers because of load.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
InfoBlox DDI is very scalable, offering both physical and virtual box solutions.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
I rate the scalability of Infoblox as eight out of ten.
Systems security engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
BlueCat Integrity is praised for its stability and reliability, with high uptime and occasional minor issues.
Sentiment score
8.2
Infoblox DDI is stable, integrates well with virtualization, has improved hardware, easy deployment, and responsive support.
With the assistance of BlueCat Integrity and re-architecting, redesigning, and redeploying, our failure rate has gone to zero.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
BlueCat Integrity is a platform that is mature and that we can trust.
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We encountered a couple of situations where our BlueCat Integrity Address Manager was in a hung state, requiring us to rebuild it after performing an upgrade.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
I am not seeing any issues while deploying because the deployment process is very easy and simple with straightforward steps.
Senior Associate at ProTechmanize Solutions (P) Ltd.
Infoblox encounters some glitches, making it not entirely super stable.
Systems security engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
 

Room For Improvement

BlueCat Integrity needs enhanced features, improved integrations, better cloud support, refined UI, and complete IPv6 tools for optimum performance.
Infoblox DDI needs better integrations, faster GUI, scalability enhancements, and pricing adjustments to broaden its SMB appeal.
One has to be very clear with their requirements in terms of what they want to achieve in the target design before making a purchase decision.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The API aspect could be improved with more use cases and better handling of object attributes.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
In order to update this environment with 150 plus devices, I have to go through one at a time.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
It would be helpful if we can log in and click on the server, and have the CLI pop up directly instead of using third-party software, like PuTTY.
DDI Engineer at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The commercial pricing could be reduced to attract more small customers.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
I have experienced instances where a URL was triggered by Infoblox even though it was not accessed.
Systems security engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
 

Setup Cost

BlueCat Integrity provides flexible, competitively priced solutions, seen as cost-effective and valuable for large enterprises needing regulatory compliance.
Infoblox DDI is a premium solution for medium to large enterprises, offering advanced features and simplified subscription licensing.
Our licensing model with BlueCat Integrity is cheaper than Infoblox.
System Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
I heard that it wasn't that expensive, and what BlueCat offered for the price was very worthwhile.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
We did see a cost reduction in overall infrastructure as BlueCat Integrity offered services at much more effective rates compared to other OEMs.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing is quite expensive, which is why I recommend it for medium and large enterprises and not for small businesses.
DDI Engineer at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
InfoBlox DDI is a premium product and is relatively expensive compared to other solutions in the market.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
Infoblox DDI's pricing is quite high compared to others.
Network engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

BlueCat Integrity is praised for reliability, scalability, and automation, enhancing network stability and simplifying DNS, DHCP, IPAM management.
Infoblox DDI efficiently manages network services with a user-friendly interface, robust security, and scalable deployment options.
Centralized management is the number one and most critical advantage.
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
The primary benefit my previous company realized from using BlueCat Integrity was that it was very cost-effective.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
BlueCat Integrity provides a single-pane-of-glass view of the IP address space through integration of all infrastructure with BlueCat Integrity's Address Manager.
Lead Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
These features make Infoblox DDI preferable because users can get any kind of support, and the UI is easily trainable.
DDI Engineer at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The DDI solution is valuable for its ability to integrate DHCP, DNS security, and IP address management, along with threat intelligence into one platform.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
The DNS component of Infoblox DDI is the most valuable feature for us because it includes DNSSEC for DNS security.
Network engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

BlueCat Integrity
Ranking in Managed DNS
3rd
Ranking in DDI
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools (1st)
Infoblox DDI
Ranking in Managed DNS
7th
Ranking in DDI
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of BlueCat Integrity is 2.0%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox DDI is 2.5%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed DNS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BlueCat Integrity2.0%
Infoblox DDI2.5%
Other95.5%
Managed DNS
 

Featured Reviews

Bob Fuller - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
Centralized DDI management has transformed our hospitals and now cuts manual effort to a minimum
There is not much to dislike about it. It is not a Microsoft product. It is based on Linux. I am a Microsoft guy learning to run these Linux environments. So there is a little bit of a learning curve there if you are not already a native or natural Linux user. We do have to patch our environments, probably quarterly, with hot fixes or updates that we have to apply. Updates and maintenance and applying them could be improved. Unfortunately, we can only do them one at a time. We have to follow them sequentially. We cannot do them all in mass. That does become a problem for us, especially if we have a zero-day threat that is sitting out there that is live. If I cannot update my environment within moments, then I am challenged. In order to update this environment with 150 plus devices, I have to go through one at a time. That can take us several days to be able to patch. Our API is the only automation capability. Our networking team who provisions our new networks as we build a new environment or a new site or we acquire a new organization handles a lot of that through automation via API. They provision and build up the permissions and rights and access model for each new network and sub-network. We are considering and trying to determine if we need to get even more automated and whether or not we need to leverage more API capability. We are building a team of automation engineers, and they are looking around and digging to find something to work on. We could do some more automation, but what would we do? We still have not figured out what else we would do. For my team that runs the actual BlueCat Integrity environment, we do not use API automation. Our networking team who provisions and builds the new networks handles that via API. We have thought about going through more in-depth automation, but we cannot find a good use case for it in terms of what level of engagement we want to take with it and how dedicated we want to be to become a development shop. That is still on the wings and we are trying to figure out if this is something that we can handle, or do we continually have to rely upon an external developer. BlueCat Integrity does not develop for us. They have a certain level of liability that they will not accept when it comes to automation and scripting through their API. They say they will guide us, but they will not do it for us.
SP
Senior Associate at ProTechmanize Solutions (P) Ltd.
Centralized DNS security, DHCP, and IP management have simplified deployment and daily operations
Infoblox DDI is capable of fulfilling customer requirements from a DNS security, DHCP, and IPAM perspective. From a DNS perspective, Infoblox DDI is a good solution for DNS security and DNS resolution. Infoblox DDI provides automation through API, which allows us to fetch details from Infoblox DDI, giving us many ways to accomplish automation. For stability of Infoblox DDI, I would rate it eight out of ten. Infoblox DDI is a stable solution.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
Regarding what I dislike about BlueCat Integrity, they have improved the interface right now. It is more modern, and we are even using the new version. All the automation is good. I believe they co...
What is your primary use case for BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity is one of my main roles here, and we use it a lot. We use BlueCat Integrity as our main DDI function. DDI stands for DHCP, DNS and IPAM, and we use the full functionality that Blu...
What advice do you have for others considering BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity's automation capabilities are pretty good, and we have been using it a lot. I would rate this review a 10.
What needs improvement with Infoblox DDI?
Infoblox DDI could be slightly improved in terms of scalability. I am not able to comment on a more modernized or refreshed dashboard as I have not faced any issues so far. I am also not aware abou...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox DDI?
We are using all of the DDI components within Infoblox DDI ( /products/infoblox-ddi-reviews ), including DNS, DHCP, and IPAM. We are running it for operations within the government sector.
What advice do you have for others considering Infoblox DDI?
On the maintenance side, we only need to manage the hardware expiry date. Infoblox DDI provides hardware devices on time and also sends reminders for expiry. I cannot comment on health monitoring. ...
 

Also Known As

BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Computer Sciences Corporation
Adobe, Aflac, UCSD, Airbus, Amgen, Apple
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