Our use case is that when we take laptops off-prem they will still have DNS filtering on. Regulators suggested that we needed something along these lines for when laptops go off-prem. That was the main driver.
On-the-go client is key for us, providing web filtering when laptops go off-prem
Pros and Cons
- "The web filtering is the most valuable feature. The OTG client was the determining factor."
- "I can't think of very much that needs improving in the solution."
- "Sometimes it has been a little cumbersome to get the whitelisting just right. But that would be the only thing I've had any problems with."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
When folks are traveling it has enabled us to keep them secure. It protects all our staff. We use it for everybody, whether they're remote, domestic, or traveling.
What is most valuable?
The web filtering is the most valuable feature. The OTG client was the determining factor. The DNS Proxy 2.06 for helping to support the filtering of users in Azure Active Directory has been fine. We haven't had any issues.
Also, we've been able to customize it pretty easily. We started using it out-of-the-box, but we tweaked some things for our purposes and everything was pretty easy to change.
What needs improvement?
Sometimes it has been a little cumbersome to get the whitelisting just right. But that would be the only thing I've had any problems with.
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TitanHQ WebTitan
May 2026
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using TitanHQ WebTitan for about two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We've only had a few outages where WebTitan has had an issue, but I think those have been global. Every once in a while their DNS will go down, and, of course, we have problems as a result. But we've only had two instances that I can remember since we implemented it. They were items that they fixed and some of them were fixed before we even knew there was a problem.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We've expanded since we implemented it and there have been no problems.
If we increase users we will increase our usage of the solution.
How are customer service and support?
For the couple of cases I've had, they've been great. They got back to us and had things fixed pretty quickly. I had some issues where they just emailed me the answer and we were done.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had tried another solution, Webroot DNS Protection, but it did not have the OTG client so we had to can it and go to WebTitan. We also run Proofpoint Email Protection, which rewrites the URL links and it works well with WebTitan.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of the solution was pretty straightforward. TitanHQ helped with the server installation. Of course, we did it all remotely because everybody was working from home at the time. They also helped with onboarding one or two clients, and after that we were on our own. I had some issues later and they came right back in and told me what I was doing wrong.
We were able to reuse old hardware for our installation. We put the local one on a virtual, so that aspect had no effect on the cost of our setup. We had the capacity.
It's been a while since we did the setup, but if I remember correctly it took a few hours. I would remember if it had taken a very long time. Our implementation strategy was, of course, to set up the VMs first for the filtering that uses local. Then we started putting it on laptops. We rolled out a couple, and then we rolled out en masse. It required two of us, IT geeks, to implement it.
It requires very little oversight after it has been installed. I don't even pay attention to it most of the time, until I get a hit. That's important because I don't want a baby I have to take care of. I want it to do what it's supposed to do and then give me reporting.
What was our ROI?
It is an added cost, because it is another layer, but it's pretty economical. The ROI comes from the fact that it has rerouted some folks when they were going where they shouldn't have gone.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing fits our needs.
What other advice do I have?
I can't think of very much that needs improving in the solution. It's serving our purpose, although I know we're only using just a portion of what it can offer. It's easy to implement and easy to use.
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Infrastructure / Database Lead at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Saved us many times from malware payloads, and helps productivity by blocking general browsing
Pros and Cons
- "It's extremely stable. I would say it's flawless. We did have some concerns that, if it did fail, all internet access would stop for our people because the proxy wouldn't be there. That concern has subsided over the years because it's proven that it doesn't really fail."
- "We can actually see that WebTitan has saved us a good number of times, occasions when we would have had some type of malware payload delivered, but we have seen that it was blocked."
- "For security, it's very restrictive. For us, it blocks a lot, even too much, so we have had to create exceptions. A new implementation takes a bit of time to train it up, to put in all the exclusions, but once you have that done, it's just a matter of adding things as they come up."
What is our primary use case?
Our use case is about protecting our infrastructure. We also restrict certain user profiles, so as a productivity tool it blocks access for general browsing.
How has it helped my organization?
We get two overall benefits: security and productivity.
For security, it is, maybe, a little bit restrictive. But it suits us that we have time to unblock websites. It can be a little bit tricky in that sometimes you need to understand how web frameworks work. You might unblock a website, but there could also be content delivery networks or different frameworks that come from a website, and they need to be blocked as well. It takes a little bit of understanding. But we're happy that it's overly restrictive because we can actually see that WebTitan has saved us a good number of times, occasions when we would have had some type of malware payload delivered, but we have seen that it was blocked.
We've absolutely seen a reduction in malware attacks by using WebTitan. We have confirmed evidence. We can see the blocks of malicious websites. If somebody opens up an attachment and there's a link in it, it's blocking the link. It has done its job. The benefits outweigh the hassle of configuring and maintaining it.
In our company, productivity might stop if there were, for example, a big sporting event coming up. In a manufacturing environment, we don't want people to be tuning into the sporting event. The profiles we have in manufacturing cut their access down to the bare-minimum, essential websites.
What is most valuable?
The basic functionality of blocking access to websites has proven very beneficial.
What needs improvement?
We have never really fully come to grips with the customization options provided by WebTitan. It is a little bit tricky and what happened was that we got it working the way we needed it to work and we just left it at that. But WebTitan do provide all the assistance and support that you need to get it going.
For security, it's very restrictive. For us, it blocks a lot, even too much, so we have had to create exceptions. A new implementation takes a bit of time to train it up, to put in all the exclusions, but once you have that done, it's just a matter of adding things as they come up.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using WebTitan for eight to 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's extremely stable. I would say it's flawless. We did have some concerns that, if it did fail, all internet access would stop for our people because the proxy wouldn't be there. That concern has subsided over the years because it's proven that it doesn't really fail.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We've had to scale up and it's scaled now. We have it on a VM, so we had to add virtual resources, but that was fine. The product itself scales okay.
We currently have 1,500 users and they represent a mix of remote and on site, but they are primarily on site. We don't really need to differentiate between those groups of users because users VPN in, so it's the same model regardless of whether people are on site or remote.
How are customer service and support?
You find out how good a company is through the support that it provides, and over the years, their support has been great. We've only had one or two issues and they were caused due to our site growing. The on-prem appliance wasn't sized for our requirements as a result and there were some knock-on issues.
They were timely and resolved things fast. It was easy to work with them and the communications were clear. We also have a level of trust in them because they have offices here in Ireland, so we have a good relationship with their people.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
In the past we had Websense Content Gateway and we had McAfee Web Gateway. We were on Websense, then we went to McAfee Web Gateway and we went back to Websense, but it still wasn't any good. They were really at varying levels of "awful." When we moved to WebTitan, it just did what we needed.
The other solutions were just awful to configure and were very limited with what you could do, in terms of the reporting. That was 10-plus years ago, and those products certainly have evolved a lot in a decade.
How was the initial setup?
We did our configurations back in the early days, so maybe it has improved since then, but some assistance on how to configure it might help, some pre-made assistance on how to configure and deploy. But it's good. It's a good tool.
We did it on a trial basis and phased it in. There were three of us involved, although we had one engineer whose project it was, and it took a month or two. Then we started migrating users over to it. We took a cautious approach.
After the initial deployment, it's straightforward. You forget about it really, and it's only when users request that a website be unblocked that you have to work on it. We might have one or two requests a week to unblock a website. In terms of oversight, it's just reviewing the logs periodically to see what's happening. There's no maintenance.
What was our ROI?
The solution hasn't reduced our costs associated with web filtering because we're still using advanced threat protection and we're using URL filtering there as well. WebTitan is part of our suite of defenses. We have protection in place on the client-side as well as on the network, including intrusion detection. It's part of a toolset. I wouldn't say that if you get WebTitan you can get rid of some other things.
But the cost-saving part is in respect to the cost of a breach. It has saved our having to respond to something nasty getting on-premises.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is good. It's a substantial cost, but they've held their prices over the years, which has been good.
It's a little bit restrictive when it comes to growth because at one stage they were selling additional blocks of 500 and you could end up paying for more than you needed. But overall, it's been fine. I can't complain, given what we get out of it and what we pay for it.
What other advice do I have?
Evaluate from the start, whether you want the on-prem or cloud version. It depends on what industry you're in, and on what your requirements are. We shy away from cloud-based, because there is just too much farce, as a tightly-governed company and with GDPR, et cetera. We've only seen that things have settled down on that front in the last couple of years. Now, there is some solid framework and guidance on how to do this stuff right. By that I mean that the solution holds onto people's browsing history, and that is quite sensitive data.
This issue has nothing to do with the actual product. Companies need to decide for themselves which approach is best for them, understanding that there could be a lot of lengthy policies and procedures and approvals required before you actually even use the product. And that would be true regardless of any proxy software you're considering.
So you need to look at what the right approach is for you, from the start, based on your requirements. I believe the transition from on-prem to cloud is easy.
Overall, I would rate WebTitan at nine out of 10. It dropped a few points with how restrictive it is and because of the issues in getting it configured. But I add a few points back based on the fact that it has saved us numerous times, and that the support and the reporting are quite good.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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TitanHQ WebTitan
May 2026
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IT PRO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We can search by user, IP, or machine and very quickly see user has been attacked or not
Pros and Cons
- "Among the valuable features of WebTitan are the ability to white-label it, which is important for us, the fact that it is fully a cloud platform... and the ability to integrate with Active Directory"
- "We have spoken with TitanHQ in the last month about improvements in functionality because we have used other similar platforms and have a different view of things. We have some concerns about the search and the filters. We need to quickly search which users can or cannot access a particular site and why."
What is our primary use case?
We are an MSP and we have customers that we need to protect with a web filter. We are doing a trial of WebTitan with one of our big customers.
How has it helped my organization?
One of the benefits of being a partner with TitanHQ is the relationship we have. They share what they have regarding all their components and we participate in the development of the platform. That's important for us because we have some customers with specific use cases, and we have to implement protection for them.
We need to white-label their product because we are an MSP. For some of our customers we do all the administration, but sometimes we need to share administration with customers. We need to customize the platform for various clients and think we can do that with WebTitan.
Also, for some of our clients we offer a full solution, where we administrate and create policies. There are times when a client user will create a ticket and we need to search in WebTitan. It's possible to search by user, IP, or by machine and very quickly see if the user really has been attacked or not. Sometimes they will say that someone tried to access a categorization site, but it could be that the client's site has a proxy. With the filters, we can see that we need to permit that proxy in the policies we have created.
And while we haven't tracked data regarding a reduction in attacks, I believe the solution is good for that. The solution makes it more difficult for pirates and attackers. And in terms of a reduction in the cost of web filtering, we don't have numbers but we have to protect our clients from a possible breach. They have a reputation to maintain, so doing so is important to us. There is a cost to a breach.
What is most valuable?
Among the valuable features of WebTitan are
- the ability to white-label it, which is important for us
- the fact that it is fully a cloud platform
- the ability to integrate with Active Directory.
The fact that we can do customizations in terms of what users see, in different languages, is also important because we are in Portugal and our customers speak Portuguese. We also have some clients in Spain.
They also have good documentation, with simple steps, to implement customizations. That process is very easy.
Another feature we use is WebTitan OTG (on-the-go) because WebTitan works with Windows 10 but we have some customers using Windows 7, so we have three or four machines with OTG.
What needs improvement?
There are some customizations that, for now, cannot be done with WebTitan, but we will talk with them they will try to add those customizations. We have spoken with TitanHQ in the last month about improvements in functionality because we have used other similar platforms and have a different view of things. We have some concerns about the search and the filters. We need to quickly search which users can or cannot access a particular site and why.
But TitanHQ is trying to improve these things, based on some tickets we have opened, and I think they will do so as soon as possible.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using WebTitan for three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We had a brief problem during the migration, but we talked to TitanHQ and they resolved it quickly.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In the way we manage the solution, I don't see any problem with its scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Collaboration between us, as an MSP, and TitanHQ is good. We had some problems with the platform recently when were migrating from the old platform, and they have done all they can to help us develop resolutions. They also share their concerns. The support is quick and that is good for us. The relationship is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We need to move from Umbrella which we have used for the last year, because of some of the requirements of Cisco Umbrella. We had to pay a fee and they changed the partner relationships. We need to quickly move to another solution and WebTitan is the solution we are testing.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy. The documentation is good so you can see what you need to do step-by-step. It's very quick. It took us about one hour.
It's good that you don't have to install an agent when deploying WebTitan, although I wouldn't have a problem if it needed an agent. Still, it's good that we don't need to deploy an agent on 100 or 1,000 machines. With WebTitan, you just need to change the DNS and the DHCP so it's quick.
For rolling out WebTitan to users our strategy, as always, was to test it on some control machines and, after that, deploy it for everyone. In our case, we had a short amount of time to migrate from Umbrella to WebTitan. It had to be done in a week. If we had a month we would have done a more progressive migration from five users to 10 and, after that, the whole company.
We needed two people for the deployment.
The platform doesn't require a lot of modification or oversight. We just need to react quickly when a client's requirements change and they need us to block or permit access. But after deployment, we don't have to work much with the platform.
What about the implementation team?
We did it ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing of WebTitan is good. It's the right price. We paid more and more for Cisco Umbrella.
What other advice do I have?
The price is right, the support is good, and the platform does what we need it to do. It seems like the right solution and I would recommend it.
Once they resolve our problems, it will be a 10 out of 10, but for now it's an eight.
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Library Director at Hanover Township Library
Easy to set up and use, and blocks unwanted sites
Pros and Cons
- "If someone is doing research and they're being blocked, and if we feel that it's a legitimate use, we can get them into the site they're looking for."
- "Overall, I'm very happy with WebTitan; it has been a great solution for a very small library."
- "One issue that they have just solved is that there's a new interface for paying bills. I had an issue when I tried to pay with our debit card last year, but with the new payment interface, they have solved that."
What is our primary use case?
As a library, we are required to have a filter on our public computers because we receive E-Rate funding. If children use our computers, the usage has to be filtered.
I set up the usage filters. There were items on that list that were not going to harm children, things like shopping for a used pickup truck. You can filter all of those things and I chose not to filter some. But the whole idea is to block usage so that patrons can't access pornography or any images that would be harmful to children.
How has it helped my organization?
If someone is doing research and they're being blocked, and if we feel that it's a legitimate use, we can get them into the site they're looking for.
What is most valuable?
It's easy to use. The user interface is absolutely fine. I've had no problems with it at all.
What needs improvement?
One issue that they have just solved is that there's a new interface for paying bills. I had an issue when I tried to pay with our debit card last year, but with the new payment interface, they have solved that.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using TitanHQ WebTitan for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I've not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It covers our five public computers, a circulation desk computer used by staff, and my laptop.
Our computer usage is down due to the pandemic. Staff usage really hasn't changed very much, but our staff is not on the web Googling things we shouldn't.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used their technical support. I haven't had any problems with the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not have a previous solution. We have only received E-Rate funding for two years. We were in their non-compliant category, which you're allowed to be in during the first year of funding. We had this set up about a year ago, before we went into our second year of E-Rate funding.
I'm in a library directors' forum and I was looking at what other library directors said about their products. Big libraries are using products that are on their servers. We don't have our own server, so this was the solution that I thought would be the least expensive for us.
It was also going to be easy to set up compared to other solutions, which saved time for our tech who is a contracted service.
How was the initial setup?
It was very easy for my tech to set up. In fact, he's the one who recommended it. It didn't take him long to get it going. He was familiar with the product, having set it up before. It was very easy for him.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are lots of products out there, and most of them are a lot more expensive. Overall, I'm very happy with WebTitan. It has been a great solution for a very small library.
What other advice do I have?
I haven't seen any problems come up. I have only been blocked once when I was working on my laptop and I was trying to do something with the federal government. But other than that, there haven't been any problems.
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Network Administrator at Century Gaming Technologies
Protects our end users from phishing and compromised sites
Pros and Cons
- "WebTitan’s Web filtering has helped improve the quality of service that we offer to customers, which is pretty important."
- "There have been a couple times where there were false positives."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for DNS Web filtering.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved our functionality. It allows us to be more secure on the Internet by protecting our end users from phishing and compromised sites.
All our laptop users' DNS requests are directed back here. This is very important. We are in the gambling industry. Obviously, where there is money, hackers will want to try to infiltrate you. So, we are more exposed.
It is very important for our organization that WebTitan doesn’t need to install an agent or software on individual workstations. That reduces the cost of just supporting it.
What is most valuable?
It is pretty straightforward to understand and use the customization options provided by WebTitan.
What needs improvement?
There have been a couple times where there were false positives. I don't know if this is anything that they can improve on. This is just something that happens as we go along. Since we fall under a category, such as gambling, there are a lot of people accessing these types of sites. Sometimes, the solution misidentifies it and blocks that site. Currently, when we run into this issue, we just submit it through the application or portal. Within five minutes, it is whitelisted or recategorized on their back-end.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a very stable, great product. I wouldn't have renewed them for a second year if there were issues. They replaced Cisco Umbrella, which I think is the industry standard for DNS Web filtering. The solutions are very comparable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable. We are using the web version, and I am sure their web hosting service could scale as much as we need.
How are customer service and support?
I used the technical support team for onboarding. They were very helpful.
I would rate their technical support as nine out of 10.
It is a set it and forget it type of thing. So, I haven't had a need to contact their tech support since being onboarded.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Originally, we were using Cisco Umbrella. They are basically a similar product, but we decided to go with WebTitan because the pricing was a lot better and provided almost the same functionality. WebTitan was substantially less, about half the price. Therefore, we went with WebTitan and have been happy with it so far.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation of it was easy. Its interface and usage are a lot more user-friendly than Cisco Umbrella.
We went with the DNS virtual proxy server. We just had to set and spin those up, which took about half an hour.
What about the implementation team?
I did the deployment.
I am currently maintaining the solution. It is pretty much a set it and forget it type of thing unless I have an end user who runs into one of those false positives, then I have to whitelist it.
What was our ROI?
WebTitan’s Web filtering has helped improve the quality of service that we offer to customers, which is pretty important. On a scale of one to 10, I would rate it as an eight because it makes life easier for our users.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I went straight to WebTitan. I was looking for a replacement for Cisco Umbrella and WebTitan seemed to fit the bill. I didn't know about them beforehand, but I did a lot of research on the Internet. Also, a lot of people recommended WebTitan. So, I did some comparisons and it literally fit almost the exact same functionality. It was a pretty easy choice.
What other advice do I have?
We don't use WebTitan on-the-go (OTG) since we don't have that many remote users to worry about.
I would rate the solution as nine out of 10.
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Chief Information Officer at a wellness & fitness company with 11-50 employees
Enables us to protect our remote users, and low administration saves us time and resources
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most valuable features is the setup, right out-of-the-box. We rarely touch anything to do with WebTitan. That low administration is one of the huge features."
- "The main example of how it has improved our operations is from a sheer administration standpoint."
- "I wasn't aware of WebTitan's Azure AD integration until now. The takeaway is that those types of enhancements should be broadcast from TitanHQ a little more openly than they are."
- "We have had a couple of instances where tickets have been closed without getting a true resolution."
What is our primary use case?
We have it set so that the majority of our users are highly restricted regarding the websites that they can visit. They're not even allowed to go to sites like Amazon.com or other sales sites or gambling sites. All of that is restricted. We have restrictions based on tiers, where our general population is restricted on what it can view online, and we have a "management" tier which it's much less restricted. And administrators, in IT, have wide-open access.
It is a SaaS solution but we have a proxy for it.
How has it helped my organization?
The main example of how it has improved our operations is from a sheer administration standpoint. It's a set-it-and-forget-it. We rarely have to touch anything in WebTitan today. That means that with the small staff that we have for IT, the administration is very easy and it doesn't require a lot of our time and resources to be able to provide web access. We know that it's doing its job by blocking what it needs to. We're very hands-off.
Because of the low administration, WebTitan has helped reduce the costs associated with web filtering. That was one of the thoughts behind our move to WebTitan from OpenDNS, along, again, with the reduction in administration. We have seen time and resource savings. We don't have to have somebody babysitting this solution all day long. It just works.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features is the setup, right out-of-the-box. We rarely touch anything to do with WebTitan. That low administration is one of the huge features.
Adding whitelists and blacklists to allow or restrict specific sites is very intuitive and easy to do.
We have a lot of remote users, and the fact that we can remotely control what they're able to view on their equipment, with the agent installed, is another benefit. It's extremely important that it protects all our staff, including that large number of remote workers. We don't have eyes on everything that they could see without it. It provides a level of security we wouldn't otherwise have.
What needs improvement?
I wasn't aware of WebTitan's Azure AD integration until now. The takeaway is that those types of enhancements should be broadcast from TitanHQ a little more openly than they are.
One thing I do want to eliminate or reduce is having the on-premises proxy server. The integration with Azure Active Directory might provide that solution, but I don't know enough about that yet.
We don't really have a tight Active Directory integration today with the on-premises proxy server. It's more tied into our local Active Directory, not Azure Active Directory. That is somewhere where we do want to go, because we have a hybrid model today with an on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've had TitanHQ WebTitan for at least two years. I've been here a little over a year, and I believe they had switched about a year prior to my joining the company.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
As far as our company is concerned, about two years ago we had around 40 employees, and now we're up to about 120. We haven't noticed any difference as a result of that kind of scaling. I know that's not a major scale-up, but that is the kind of exposure we've had to its scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Titan HQ's support is very responsive. There is a time zone difference so sometimes it takes a while to get feedback. But overall, they've been very helpful.
The only critique I have is that with their old help desk or ticketing solution, if there wasn't a response from us about a fix within a couple of days, the ticket would automatically close. Sometimes, depending on the severity, it might take us longer than a couple of days to confirm if the fix was done or not. But they did recently upgrade their ticket system, so I'm not sure if that issue still exists.
We have had a couple of instances where tickets have been closed without getting a true resolution. That might be partially due to the time zone difference. But sometimes, it comes back to a level-one support person who might not truly understand what the issue is, and getting that to a level-two person would be beneficial.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched from OpenDNS. The reason we switched, as far as I am aware, is that WebTitan is pretty much hands-off. There isn't a lot of configuration required, it just works.
That's why we subscribe to another one of their products called SpamTitan. It just works, out-of-the-box.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
WebTitan is really good value for what it is.
The one thing I have noticed is that when we recently upgraded our firewalls, a lot of the same or similar functionality is built-in to our firewalls. So while it's a great value, we haven't taken the steps to confirm whether or not it's giving us duplicate functionality that might just be built-in to modern equipment today, such as our firewalls. That's a project that we'll go through at some point to validate if WebTitan is still required.
If we have to spend a lot more time administering the firewalls to get that similar functionality, we'll probably forgo that and stick with what we have with WebTitan.
What other advice do I have?
Don't just look at the initial price tag, but at the long-term support that might be required from other products. The fact that we rarely have to touch the software in any way is more important than just the initial price tag, although there's nothing wrong with that either.
In conjunction with using SpamTitan, which is the other tool that we have from TitanHQ, they provide us with a pretty good overall solution. We also have some additional software that's providing the next level of security. In conjunction with SpamTitan, WebTitan does a good job.
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Project Manager at Ocean Solutions
Good web content filter, easy to manage, quick and polite technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The web content filter is the most valuable feature."
- "The WebTitan Content Filter has been the best product I have implemented!"
- "The Oauth1 protocol has a lot of issues with authentication and it made it very difficult to initially authenticate with the API."
What is our primary use case?
We use this product to stop cyberattacks and make life easier for staff members concerned with breaches to the code of conduct.
Previously, we used Cisco Umbrella and suffered a cyberattack due to one of the websites that a member of staff had visited. The malware was placed on our systems and an exec almost provided access information to a well-known group of cyberattackers.
How has it helped my organization?
This product has improved our organization firstly because there are fewer worries for staff in relation to breaking the code of conduct. The WebTitan Content Filter has been the best product I have implemented! It is highly granular, easily modified, and technical support is quick to respond, very polite, thorough and will follow up with the customer to ensure all is working properly.
We have been very happy with the WebTitan Web Filter since deploying it. It’s given us a 360-degree view of internet use in the company, allowing us to manage internet usage and minimize non-work related browsing and access to unsafe sites.
What is most valuable?
The web content filter is the most valuable feature.
WebTitan Gateway is a Web security and content filtering solution that offers best of breed malware protection, highly granular browsing policy controls, and comprehensive reporting while seamlessly integrating into your existing network. WebTitan Gateway is delivered as a software appliance, run on your own hardware or in your virtual infrastructure.
WebTitan is highly scalable, functionally rich, and easy to deploy and manage. It is designed to provide the best possible protection for your organization.
What needs improvement?
The Oauth1 protocol has a lot of issues with authentication and it made it very difficult to initially authenticate with the API.
Another thing that we dislike so far is the fact that it can sometimes take hours for the policy changes to take effect.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using TitanHQ WebTitan for just over one year.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we used Cisco Umbrella.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost could be lower, though it is not currently prohibitive for larger companies.
I would suggest doing your homework with respect to pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked at various enterprise Wi-Fi security solutions, which was a list provided by an expert, before choosing WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi. I was really taken aback by the price point, features, and functionality we were going to get with WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi.
Other solutions didn’t have all the features and functionalities we wanted; they could do some of what we now do but at a higher cost.
What other advice do I have?
For the most part, it does its job without causing me any problems. I don't have to waste time trying to fix things.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
System Engineer at IMMV
Easy to implement, lots of filtering options and very stable
Pros and Cons
- "The solution offers very good self-authentication. It has a lot of protocols and ways to authenticate users by ID, or by Active Directory Integration. It's able to take credentials from the Active Directory Domain Controllers."
- "The solution is very easy to implement and to set up, especially from an administration point of view."
- "There are some small bugs in the real-time login environment. There is a real-time login and you can see which URLs are blocked or allowed for every user. They should make sure this is resolved in future releases."
- "While there is an antivirus on offer, it's not a very good one. We're not using it because it's not effective."
What is our primary use case?
We typically use the solution to filter web access. We don't connect to the internet with our workstations. They are behind the firewall and all the traffic goes through a proxy server in order to implement content filtering. With some users, we use this solution to restrict access to specific websites only.
What is most valuable?
The solution is very easy to implement and to set up, especially from an administration point of view.
The policy for each user, or groups of users, has many options. You have categories, and you also have scores with keywords for each page. There are so many options for filtering.
The solution offers good reports and good debugging in case you need to fix something which is not working.
When some sites are blocked, you can easily find the reason and make exceptions as necessary. They filter also HTTPS traffic with a certificate.
The solution acts sort-of like a middle man, but it works fine. That's because these days most of the sites are using certificates, so you can filter for this specific kind of traffic as well.
The solution offers very good self-authentication. It has a lot of protocols and ways to authenticate users by IP, or by Active Directory Integration. It's able to take credentials from the Active Directory Domain Controllers.Of course there are local users and groups.
It works also outside the network, with the same rights and the same authentication policy and protocol. We can use it also for users outside of the network on laptops when they are traveling. They can access this proxy and implement the same policies as if they were inside the network.
What needs improvement?
There are some small bugs in the real-time login environment. There is a real-time logging and you can see which URLs are blocked or allowed for every user. They should make sure this is resolved in future releases.
While there is an antivirus on offer, it's not a very good one. We're not using it because it's not effective. However, if they had an effective anti-virus, we would make use of it. There really should be a more professional level of antivirus on the solution's version for web filtering.
There should be a more granular internet site categorization. Some categories are more flexible than others, but all categories should be flexible.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's doesn't have any problems in terms of causing a slow down in traffic. However, we only have a limited amount of users. Our user count is 40-45 at the most.
For us, I've found the stability to be good. There's no freezes or anything of that nature. We can't complain.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, and how many users it supports, it's hard for me to really say with certainty. We don't have too many users, so I can't speak about scaling from personal experience. If you purchase the correct amount of license, it shouldn't be an issue.
It's mainly a Unix distribution. On top, there is a modified content filter the name of which I can't recall. I believe it's well known. You might need more memory or more processing power when you increase the number of users. That might help the scaling up run smoothly.
I'm also talking about the cloud version. If you use a cloud version, they need to know your IPs and it's different and of course, it's more scalable if you have the cloud version because you don't have the constraints of a physical machine. Ours is on-site, so it may be limited in that sense.
We have 50 licenses and maybe 40 users. We do not have so many users, but they are using it all the time because all of our traffic is through this proxy server.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've contacted technical support in the past. It hasn't happened very often.
Technical support has a mechanism where you can allow them to remotely connect to your system. This helps them to see and diagnosed issues much easier. With a remote connection, they can make some system changes or correct some bugs or anything of that nature.
I'm satisfied with them. While I don't deal with them often, on the few instances I have I remember technical support responding quickly and using remote access effectively to get everything back in working order.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use a different product, SafeSquid. It was also an on-premises solution.
It was good for content filtering but they couldn't filter encrypted connections. That's what made it unsuitable for us. This, however, was some years ago.We switched mainly for the encrypted traffic filtering, which was not possible with the previous solution. This was the main reason I start to search for something else, and this solution was the one I found and implemented.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
Ours is a virtual machine, so there are not many items to set up. In order for it to work you mostly work on the access policies themselves. Really no need to maintain the system as much.
There are automatic updates. They don't happen very often, but they are easy to apply.
You can set up the system in a few hours. It's good to have your own certificates or anything else you need ready so you can set it up efficiently. Then you can work with policies to define the access for users within groups. You can implement everything every easily if you know exactly what you want to do. You can set it up in a matter of days at most.
Of course, it depends on how many users or groups, and how much fine-tuning you need in the policies. It's more routine work once you understand how to set it up. You just repeat the same process for other users with some minor differences in the settings and so on.
What about the implementation team?
I've had experience with the product in the past. It's easy to set up for users even with medium-level knowledge of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
While you will have to pay for the service, you can do a free trial to test how it works. It's possible to get up to a three-year license, which is what we did. We don't mind paying in advance.
What other advice do I have?
And I think we are on the last version of the solution because we are doing updates soon. I believe this solution only offers one or two updates each year.
There is a free trial period you can try for a few weeks. That way, you can see how it works before buying.
My advice to other companies is to try the solution out first to see if it covers all of your needs.
I'd rate it nine out of ten. If it wasn't for some minor bugs it would practically be perfect.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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