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Cloudflare vs Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection 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
6.2
Cloudflare's services enhanced security and efficiency, resulting in significant ROI, cost savings, and improved WordPress performance for businesses.
Sentiment score
7.6
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection enhances efficiency and cost savings, despite ROI challenges, with consistent renewals indicating positive returns.
For the small project I was working on, using the basic tier provided a huge improvement at zero cost.
Security Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
In terms of return on investment with Cloudflare, it costs my time to set them up, but basically once they're set up, it's done.
Owner at Hga consulting
The return on investment for me is significant as time is the critical aspect.
Senior Network and Security Expert at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
The implementation of Infoblox DNS allows customers to reduce operational costs by managing multiple functionalities in one window, thereby reducing the need for multiple resources.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
The ROI with Infoblox is very efficient for opportunities like replacing other vendors and providing advantageous points.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Cloudflare's support is responsive and knowledgeable, with varying experiences depending on the plan and need for faster escalation.
Sentiment score
8.8
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection customer service is mostly praised for efficiency and support, though some report inconsistent immediate assistance.
Cloudflare does not offer hands-on technical support to fix customer problems but rather a self-service model.
Senior Consultant CDN at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the technical support with Cloudflare as excellent every time I've had to call them.
Owner at Hga consulting
We use other solutions where support is available through Slack channels and is more interactive, with someone responding within a couple of minutes or seconds.
General Manager at bKash Limited
Infoblox technical support is excellent, with good experiences and strong historical support.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
Customer support is efficient, with Infoblox providing 24/7 fast support.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Cloudflare excels in scalability, supporting seamless transitions and performance during high-traffic periods, highly rated by users.
Sentiment score
7.3
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is highly scalable, adaptable for diverse needs, and supports hardware and virtual expansion options efficiently.
It is a SaaS tool, but the fact that they have workloads deployed across the world proves that it is a highly scalable tool.
Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
The tool offers very good performance, even during high-traffic periods.
Engineer at SITMEXICO
Cloudflare's scalability is quite good; it is very easy to scale whenever we want to include multiple domains.
Senior Network and Security Expert at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Scalability is well-supported in Infoblox DNS due to the availability of both hardware and virtual options.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
Infoblox is very scalable.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Cloudflare is reliable with high stability ratings, minimal issues, improved network connectivity, and praised fast DNS services.
Sentiment score
8.8
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is generally stable and reliable, though integration and high traffic can cause occasional performance issues.
The service is very stable with no impacts during high-traffic periods.
Engineer at SITMEXICO
Cloudflare's reliability and uptime has met my expectations; it has been quite good in general.
Senior Network and Security Expert at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Infoblox DNS is quite stable.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
Even when there are performance issues, such as hardware problems, Infoblox provides strong support to resolve the issue promptly, without delays.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
 

Room For Improvement

Users suggest improvements in Cloudflare's features, pricing, support, analytics, documentation, and partner relations for better service experience.
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection needs better integration and usability, with concerns over pricing, licensing, and configuration challenges.
Customers do not have options to modify any configuration parameters in Cloudflare, whereas other competitor solutions, such as F5 Distributed Cloud, allow customers to tune configurations according to their requirements.
General Manager at bKash Limited
What Cloudflare is doing internally is that it is stepping ahead in areas like detection and protection.
Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cloudflare could be improved by introducing a mid-tier pricing option.
Security Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The configuration process can be complex, which may be an area for potential improvement in terms of user-friendliness.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
Infoblox needs to adapt its protection to better cover enterprises, particularly in the context of pricing when compared to competitors like Cloudflare.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
The overall pricing of Infoblox is high, particularly for the Bangladesh market, and the licensing model is challenging.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Setup Cost

Cloudflare provides cost-effective, feature-rich plans for varying traffic needs, offering significant value compared to competitors like Akamai.
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is considered costly by enterprise users, especially with competition from more affordable vendors like Cloudflare.
I find it to be cheap.
Engineer at SITMEXICO
The tool is a premium product, so it is very expensive.
Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
However, the enterprise price for small projects is a bit high.
Security Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Licensing costs can vary depending on the number of users, sometimes costing around a hundred to one hundred fifty dollars per user.
Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd
The overall pricing is quite high, which poses a challenge when selling this product to the customer.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The main challenge with pricing is competing with vendors like Cloudflare, which often have an advantage in costs.
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
 

Valuable Features

Cloudflare offers superior caching, DNS management, and security, enhancing performance, global reach, and domain management with innovative features.
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection provides DHCP, IPAM, high performance, integration, and security with an easy interface, replacing Microsoft servers.
The solution has been able to compare it to the market, and I think the product has taken great strides in automating quite a bit of things, and they use a lot of AI.
Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Most of our DNS records that are presented to the internet are proxied whenever possible, providing another layer of defense from our perspective.
Senior Security Engineer at ManpowerGroup
Cloudflare has positively impacted our organization by giving us flexibility to manage the DNS part, being quite fast, and allowing us to manage everything from a single dashboard.
Senior Network and Security Expert at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
They provide centralized management for DNS, DHCP, and IP address management for the DDI, along with complete visibility of the DNS flow in case of incidents, and automated responses.
Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection has positively impacted my organization with its security features, such as ADP policies, which prevent inter-hacking of the URLs or the domains.
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Infoblox is a DDI solution that offers more than just DNS security, providing unique protection for IT management and DSCP.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
CDN (1st), WAN Optimization (4th), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (2nd), Managed DNS (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (17th)
Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Cloudflare is 4.6%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is 7.3%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection7.3%
Cloudflare4.6%
Other88.1%
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
 

Featured Reviews

M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at bKash Limited
Advanced protection has secured critical web workloads and provides clear traffic visibility
From a security perspective, there remains a security loophole, as some browsers in the market can bypass the Turnstile solution, which requires approximately 40 seconds to do so. From a performance perspective, this is acceptable. We also tried Google reCAPTCHA, and that can also be bypassed. From a security perspective, I would say neither solution is completely secured. Regarding uptime, we have faced a couple of incidents due to Cloudflare in recent years, so I cannot say we receive 100% uptime for our region. We sometimes face challenges, including downtime and other issues. As a result, we are not receiving 100% uptime from Cloudflare's solution. Since most of our customers are in this region, we need alternatives. We need something more competitive than Cloudflare. Unfortunately, in Bangladesh, Cloudflare has three points of presence already, and we cannot find any other solution provider in Bangladesh as an alternative, which presents another challenge. Competitor solutions have more attack signatures, which ensure better security compared to Cloudflare's predefined configurations. Customers do not have options to modify any configuration parameters in Cloudflare, whereas other competitor solutions, such as F5 Distributed Cloud, allow customers to tune configurations according to their requirements. Cloudflare could improve in this area. Additionally, regarding visibility, Cloudflare has static visibility, but they could adopt dynamic graph features for their customers.
Amr Shawky - PeerSpot reviewer
Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems
Replaces internal DNS servers effectively with strong support for network security
For users not already working with Infoblox, it is advisable to present it as a centralized integrated solution to handle DNS IPAM. Not all customers understand DNS security threats, so emphasizing its importance is crucial. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection as ten for the overall solution.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise26
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GRE tunnels. We have decreased site load times on Mobile 3G from 8 to 1,6 seconds ...
Which would you choose - Cloudflare DNS or Quad9?
Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers great redundancy and advanced security with built-in unmetered and ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudflare DNS?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Cloudflare are a bit on the higher side overall.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The main issue with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is its higher price compared to other solutions.
What needs improvement with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection can be improved by having more customer support. I think it can have a more lab facility for the users of the customers to help improve the experience.
What is your primary use case for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The main use case for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection would be DNS spoofing. I use Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection by enabling ADP policies, which can be updated from day-to-day incidents to prev...
 

Also Known As

Cloudflare DNS
Infoblox Secure DNS
 

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