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Infoblox BloxOne DDI vs Infoblox IPAM comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Infoblox BloxOne DDI
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
5th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Managed DNS (7th), DDI (4th)
Infoblox IPAM
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools category, the mindshare of Infoblox BloxOne DDI is 6.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox IPAM is 21.6%, down from 30.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infoblox IPAM21.6%
Infoblox BloxOne DDI6.7%
Other71.7%
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Mike Yalden - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Security Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Have built secure, automated DNS pipelines and simplified cloud DNS management through integration
I would like to see a bunch of templated or policy-driven provisioning for DNSSEC in the next release of Infoblox BloxOne DDI. Additionally, I would like to see DNS hosting so you do not have to deploy the NIOS appliances yourself or manage another cloud DNS service. This would allow you to pare back your DNS registration and hosting to just registrar services. That way, you would have a fully integrated, vertically integrated API stack for being able to affect all of your automated changes against your actual public authorities as well rather than just your internal resolvers and authorities. I think that would be something quite cool for them to have.
Stefan Feher - PeerSpot reviewer
Nsi L1 Operations Analyst at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Centralized DNS tracking has improved incident response and simplifies security investigations
The best feature Infoblox IPAM offers is the ease of having everything in one place. Having everything in one place with Infoblox IPAM, such as networks, records, CNAMEs, DNS, and other elements, is easy to manage from a single platform instead of having to log into different vendors. The DHCP monitoring feature stands out as well.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Infoblox BloxOne DDI has positively impacted our organization by providing a drastic change in our DNS capability and management on a global level; it provides a single pane of glass for visibility and management, it's a SaaS-based solution, allowing anyone to access it over the internet without a VPN, and it's highly user-friendly with a customizable user interface."
"The most valuable features of Infoblox BloxOne DDI are its ability to manage all DDI services effectively and monitor them in real-time."
"When we compare, if we spend 200,000 to 250,000 every year or every second year on security compliance, that is money we could transfer into the licensing for a SaaS service such as Infoblox BloxOne DDI, then we get all of the continuous patching, threat analysis, and that type of capability coming through without having to maintain such skilled staff."
"The overall product rating is ten out of ten."
"A valuable feature is blocking domain generation, which automatically generates domains to protect the internal network."
"In my experience, I am satisfied with the functionality; there is no lack of functions, and it is a very powerful solution because they work with this technology, so they are probably number one."
"It actually prevents a lot of false alarms because if a link is blocked by antivirus, it creates an alert for the IT risk team to investigate. By not resolving the IP for a malicious link, it stops many issues before they escalate. This has improved our security posture significantly."
"It helps to avoid manual mistakes and we can add the proper DNS if we add an Alias name to that. We are aware of the CNAME we need to use. By using Infoblox as a DNS, we can add the A and PTR records, which is helpful for the lookup as well as the reverse lookup."
"Having everything in one place with Infoblox IPAM, such as networks, records, CNAMEs, DNS, and other elements, is easy to manage from a single platform instead of having to log into different vendors."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution has been DNS security. It has a solid foundation for building DNS, DHCP, and Advanced Threat Prevention."
"IPAM's best features include the view of how many soft nets are filled from your container and the grid master, and it's also excellent for server management."
"I am overall satisfied with Infoblox support."
"The features we found the most valuable were being able to handle DHCP scopes and handing out DHCP leases. We weren't doing some of the things that we can do, such as DNS query rate limiting. Our usage was pretty standard. We wanted to be able to track our IP addresses to create DNS entries and then create DHCP and manage DHCP scopes. We used the standard features the most."
"Centralized maintenance of even 1000's of far-flung devices, and automation of mundane tasks such as code updates."
"We are happy with the product, and it provides us with flexibility."
 

Cons

"Infoblox BloxOne DDI would not be for smaller companies. I think if you are under 1,200 staff, you probably want to look for a professional service or something that is integrated into the platforms you have already got."
"There is a need for a comprehensive database on DNS."
"At this stage, we are struggling to use some of the DNS features of the platform, which are more about protecting your domain from hijacking and similar threats."
"Infoblox is fairly expensive for my customers. I am unsure if this is a general comment or specific to my situation."
"There are probably some strict agreements, and the answers are probably not so rapid. The responsiveness could at least be improved, but I have not had many cases, just a few."
"Infoblox BloxOne DDI is good to use, but there could be improvements in its visualization and dashboarding UI."
"I would add that Infoblox support can be more impactful in high emergency cases, as there are times they take considerable time to find the problem, which impacts the infrastructure, so they can improve their support structuring."
"The solution is not easy to use; the GUI and CLI are challenging to use, limiting end-user capability. We can't use Linux terminal features with Infoblox, as it struggles to detect and troubleshoot problems. We generally use troubleshooting tools like tcpdump in our network security area and we can use that in Infoblox with limited features."
"Their biggest problem is with the corporate side of the house as far as getting a support response or getting a sales team response isn't always as efficient as it should be and as it used to be."
"The thing that I found frustrating with Infoblox was that it was not very intuitive."
"The marketing of the solution could improve to give customers the awareness of the benefits."
"The solution is not easy to use; the GUI and CLI are challenging to use, limiting end-user capability."
"When we use the forwarders or when we're trying to connect with the internet, sometimes there are issues and the publishing time is longer."
"How you track IPs within a subnet and how all of that works was not intuitive to me. If I compare it to VitalQIP, I create a subnet, and it's a slash 24 size. It's very easy. I look, and here are my 254 IPs. I can then see if I have assigned a static, do I have a DHCP scope, and what's the name of the device. That's all there in front of me. The thing that I found frustrating with Infoblox was that it was not very intuitive."
"The scope of our use of this solution is limited to the DDI IPAM solution for Infoblox. This solution could be improved by offering multiple integrations with IPAM which could already exist but we aren't aware of them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, with ten being very expensive."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to competitors, such as Akamai."
"I rate Infoblox IPAM’s pricing a seven out of ten, since their price is up there."
"Infoblox IPAM is a licensed product, and my company pays for it yearly. It depends on the licensing model you choose because right now, the solution can also be subscription-based, specifically the cloud version, but the traditional licensing model for it is one that's paid yearly. The cost would depend on the organization. I know how much my company pays for Infoblox IPAM, but I won't disclose that information. If your company has $10,000,000 or $20,000,000, for example, and you need stability, then I'd say the solution is worth it. If your company is a startup, then the solution may not be worth it, but it would still depend on the ability of your company because Infoblox IPAM is one of the costlier solutions in the market."
"We purchase yearly licenses, and I don't know the exact price as I'm not involved in the finance or sales departments. Infoblox is one of the more expensive products in the DDI environment, so I would say that for organizations looking to combine DNS, DSTP, and IP management with security features, the solution is worth it. However, for organizations only looking for an IP management tool, for example, many more affordable options are available."
"They were expensive. They were known to be expensive. In general, they used to at least try to encourage you to upgrade to hardware every three years. Infoblox had a reputation as being one of the better solutions but also one of the more expensive solutions, whereas VitalQ was definitely a much more affordable solution. With Infoblox, anytime you replace hardware, there would also be the cost of the hardware upgrade. So, besides the software licensing fee, there were also hardware maintenance and hardware upgrade fees. I would rate it a 3 out of 10 in terms of pricing."
"The licensing cost for Infoblox IPAM depends on your usage and also depends on your term plans, for example, you may want it for three months, six months, or only for seven days. I don't remember the exact licensing cost, but it depends on your organization's structure and how many networks you are going to need."
"Infoblox IPAM is a very expensive solution and it should improve. The solution is subscription-based, and the payments can be monthly or yearly. There are additional costs for more features, and the exact cost depends on the features you're using."
"The cost depends on the scale at which we're deploying it. It's an annual subscription that ranges between $1,000 and $2,000."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne DDI?
Infoblox is fairly expensive for my customers. I am unsure if this is a general comment or specific to my situation. Customers wonder if discounts or promotions are available.
What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne DDI?
The only improvement I would like to see with Infoblox BloxOne DDI appliances is to support SNMP, and I heard that they have started doing that, so that's good; overall, the platform and the produc...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne DDI?
We are using Infoblox BloxOne DDI to host the enterprise level DNS, DHCP, and IPAM infrastructure for one of our customers. Our customer has internal domain hosting which they use for their interna...
What needs improvement with Infoblox IPAM?
Since Infoblox IPAM fulfills the requirement of the customer currently, in my perspective, there is no additional information that could be improved about Infoblox IPAM. However, in future updates ...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox IPAM?
Infoblox IPAM is used primarily in the banking sector, where policies and requirements take time to implement. The deployment timeline also depends on how many services have been adopted, whether o...
What advice do you have for others considering Infoblox IPAM?
I am not using Infoblox IPAM directly. I am currently working for a partner and have implemented Infoblox in various different customers. As an implementer, I can tell you that deployment of Infobl...
 

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Sample Customers

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Geisinger Health System, Allied Irish Banks, Lewisville Independent School District, University of Liverpool, Newell Rubbermaid, AH Belo, Arizona State University, Baptist Healthcare System, Kronos
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