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Cisco OpenDNS vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco OpenDNS
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Def...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Cisco OpenDNS is 3.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is 4.7%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense4.7%
Cisco OpenDNS3.2%
Other92.1%
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1678521 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead - Global IT Networks at a recruiting/HR firm with 10,001+ employees
A stable solution that can be used for upgrades, vulnerability remediation, configuration, and standardization
I am using the latest version of Cisco OpenDNS. Users should prioritize the challenges that they have before implementing the solution. They need to be very clear about what they are looking for. Those parameters need to be defined, success criteria need to be checked, and then they can proceed with the solution that meets the requirements. Overall, I rate Cisco OpenDNS a nine out of ten.
Sanchit Makkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Advanced DNS defense has blocked malicious domains and has improved threat investigation
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense offers a wide range of security feeds including malware, ransomware, domain generation algorithms, and many more types of feeds, along with security over category blocking of domains. A unique feature in Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is the ability to identify look-alike domains, where we can input our own domains and public domains that may confuse users. Security feeds such as malware, ransomware, and domain generation algorithms have helped our organization when an end user received a spam email containing a non-secure URL or a malicious domain, which was successfully blocked by Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, protecting our assets.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We use Cisco OpenDNS for upgrades, vulnerability remediation, configuration, and standardization."
"The platform is highly stable."
"The most valuable feature is blocklisting. It's good at what I like to describe as the "silly side cases." We have this annoying security architecture that says we must do this, that, and the other, so we try to make it easier on ourselves."
"We love BloxOne Threat Defense."
"The automatic blocklists are most valuable. A box can maintain several lists from which we can choose if we need to block more or less. We don't have to manually manage the lists ourselves. They're automatically updated."
"The stability of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is near perfect at a rating of ten."
"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."
"BloxOne provides automatic sharing of network context data, which affects our speed of threat response and provides real-time threat intelligence."
"Overall, I would rate the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense as 8.5 out of 10."
"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."
 

Cons

"The solution’s dashboard could be improved."
"The platform's DNS database area needs improvement."
"The product could be cheaper."
"The onboarding is a little rough at times, and you need to have some information at hand. It is pretty good, but it would be useful to have a few good examples to set up things like data exfiltration."
"We would like to see more reporting capabilities that are now offered only with the on-premises reporting appliance."
"The documentation needs to be improved because there are a lot of different models that it can be deployed in, and it's somewhat confusing determining what you need and how to set it up to best cover your use cases."
"The research side and the reporting side need improvement. Both of those are items on the menu. They could use a little bit of cleanup to make their respective information more easily understood."
"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."
"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."
"The onboarding is a little rough at times, and you need to have some information at hand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive yet cost-effective. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"The licensing is set up such that you pay for the number of active users that you're defending at the moment."
"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."
"It's a pricey solution because it's for the advanced kind of customer."
"Infoblox BloxOne offers pretty good documentation. Check its documentation, then do a PoC. Infoblox is very good at providing PoCs."
"When you buy the subscription, there are no additional costs to add any additional buttons."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise13
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
I find the pricing of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense reasonable. They have recently changed the pricing model and shifted to a token-based system. I believe that this is a more modern method being...
What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
I believe that blacklisting in Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense cannot be simplified. From the perspective of what I can modify, there is nothing and no improvement needs to be required. You need to...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
I have not integrated Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense with other security tools, but recently, I believe I have integrated it with a SIEM solution.
 

Also Known As

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BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

1. Netflix 2. IBM 3. Deloitte 4. Airbnb 5. Pinterest 6. Box 7. LinkedIn 8. Adobe 9. Spotify 10. Uber 11. Twitter 12. Cisco Systems (the parent company) 13. The New York Times 14. Verizon 15. Coca-Cola 16. General Electric 17. Microsoft 18. Facebook 19. Apple 20. Amazon 21. Google 22. Intel 23. Oracle 24. AT&T 25. Cisco Meraki 26. Salesforce 27. Cisco Webex 28. Cisco Umbrella 29. Cisco Talos 30. Cisco AMP for Endpoints 31. Cisco AnyConnect 32. Cisco Stealthwatch
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