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Infoblox BloxOne DDI vs SolarWinds IPAM 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Infoblox BloxOne DDI
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
5th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Managed DNS (5th), DDI (3rd)
SolarWinds IPAM
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools category, the mindshare of Infoblox BloxOne DDI is 5.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds IPAM is 15.4%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SolarWinds IPAM15.4%
Infoblox BloxOne DDI5.0%
Other79.6%
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.
Yashokanth Partkunan - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems
Manages integrated IP and DHCP with ease and could improve with better alert customization and faster support response
I normally do not have other tools experience to compare with, but with SolarWinds IPAM, they actually integrate with the DHCP DNS server, allowing us to get the scopes, and from there, we can retrieve the information, which is a good feature for managing the DNS DHCP server. The automated discovery feature of SolarWinds IPAM is fine, but I am unable to compare it with other products from different vendors due to my lack of experience with them. It starts with discovery, and we can discover things through the gateway router or even subnet, so supernet, which is possible and a good feature. The benefit of integrated DHCP and DNS management in SolarWinds IPAM is significant. It can gather proper information such as MAC addresses from the DHCP server, so having DHCP and DNS servers integrated is vital to get complete information, otherwise some details may be missed. I commonly use the centralized dashboard for multiple products in SolarWinds IPAM. SolarWinds IPAM effectively helps resolve IP address conflicts. The centralized dashboard has significantly helped resolve IP address conflicts. SolarWinds IPAM has provided a centralized dashboard for a long time now rather than requiring separate management of individual features such as managing IP addresses across separate subnets, which used to be very difficult. Nowadays, there are tools to manage them easily, integrating them with the DHCP server, DNS server, and even IP request-related functionality, which helps a lot in management.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Infoblox BloxOne DDI are its ability to manage all DDI services effectively and monitor them in real-time."
"A valuable feature is blocking domain generation, which automatically generates domains to protect the internal network."
"The overall product rating is ten out of ten."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The product is user-friendly and valuable."
"SolarWinds IPAM has provided a centralized dashboard for a long time now rather than requiring separate management of individual features such as managing IP addresses across separate subnets, which used to be very difficult."
"If you can afford it, I would definitely recommend going for SolarWinds because it's simple and easy to manage."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The quality of the data with SolarWinds IPAM is very valuable to us."
"I am impressed with the product's reports."
"I like the option to keep all of the available and used IPAM addresses in the central organization."
"I would recommend this solution for all companies that have to deal with a lot of networks."
 

Cons

"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."
"Infoblox is fairly expensive for my customers. I am unsure if this is a general comment or specific to my situation."
"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."
"There is a need for a comprehensive database on DNS."
"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."
"However, disabling the local SQL instance proved to be much more difficult than we anticipated. It’d be great to have a built-in method in IPAM to disable the local database components without impacting the application."
"My understanding is that IPAM cannot be used for the AWS environment. I might be wrong, but that's what I believe it cannot do. On AWS, SolarWinds IPAM cannot do what it does on the on-prem side. They should explore how to make IPAM capable and scalable on AWS and Azure environments."
"Because I'm still not able to utilize my IPAM on the AWS cloud environment, I would rate it a 7 out of 10, but I'm happy with it on the on-prem side."
"From any improvement perspective, SolarWinds IPAM should consider working on the area where the tool lacks, which is its network management capabilities."
"They should provide more details on the full stack feature. It needs to be integrated with the hypervisor."
"In terms of improving their technical support, it should focus on response time. SolarWinds directly seems to have response issues, and as a vendor, we are supporting quickly, but when we go to the direct SolarWinds support, the response is slow, so that needs to be improved."
"SolarWinds IPAM offers premium support, but the customer has to pay more money, and then they will have minimal response times."
"I would like more updates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, with ten being very expensive."
"The product is costly."
"On a scale of one to five, where one is high and five is good, I would rate this solution as a four."
"It's on the costlier side. It's expensive."
"I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"The price of SolarWinds IPAM is good. After the second year, you have to pay additional for maintenance, because the first year is included with the license maintenance and support. It's from the second year on, you have to pay about 20% of the list price for maintenance and support."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise6
 

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?
There are probably some strict agreements, and the answers are probably not so rapid. It is just a matter of setting the right expectations. The responsiveness could at least be improved, but I hav...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne DDI?
I am working in the enterprise part where we manage DNS, and we use other solutions that are oriented to provide DHCP and DNS at the enterprise level. I am referring to Infoblox. Currently, I am mo...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds IPAM?
I do not deal with the pricing of SolarWinds IPAM; my focus is solely on the technical side. I usually recommend SolarWinds IPAM for various types of companies. It is useful everywhere rather than ...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds IPAM?
In terms of improvement for SolarWinds IPAM, I think there needs to be a greater focus on the alert side. If they can work more on complicated alerts, that will be useful, and I believe we need to ...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds IPAM?
I have been working with SolarWinds IPAM whenever there is a requirement, but it is not a day-to-day product. NTA, NCM, and NPM are the products I work with daily, while I work on SolarWinds IPAM o...
 

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SolarWinds IP Address Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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Andr. L. Riis AS, Air Rarotonga, REA Group, Air Rarotonga, Open Line, Monroe City Schools, CTV Inc.
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