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Akamai Edge DNS vs. Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Akamai Edge DNS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Edge DNS is a managed DNS touting high availability and strong DDoS protection, deployable as a primary or secondary DNS solution.N/A

    Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Infoblox DDI consolidate DNS, DHCP and IP address management into a single platform, deployed on-site and managed from a common console.N/A
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    Akamai Edge DNSInfoblox DDI (BloxOne)
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    Akamai Edge DNSInfoblox DDI (BloxOne)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Akamai Edge DNSInfoblox DDI (BloxOne)
    Small Businesses
    Amazon Route 53
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure DNS
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Edge DNSInfoblox DDI (BloxOne)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai Edge DNSInfoblox DDI (BloxOne)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    Well suited when you have a high-turnover staffing model or can't get everyone trained on security best practices. Also well suited as a starting place for getting a zero-trust network up and running. A tool like Fast DNS gives you a web based portal to see traffic analysis, too, which for us was very important.
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    Infoblox
    We have been using Infoblox DDI for 10+ years at Pitney Bowes. The experience has improved gradually. As far as DNS and DHCP go, they are amongst the top ones offering this service. The support is great and downtime is minimal. The IPAM is always scanning the network to update the IP database. The caching servers reduce the lookups towards the internet. All in all, this is a must-have in every data center.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • DDoS protection
    • Starting place for a zero-trust network
    • Protection for dns spoofing
    • Better protection for our remote employees
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    Infoblox
    • Excellent IPAM server
    • Resilient server that stays online
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Many features and knowing which ones suit our business case
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    Infoblox
    • Reporting is an add-on feature, which requires another system. The basics are free.
    • Network systems management and reporting is another add-on. However, this is significantly expensive.
    • The pricing structure is somewhat ridiculous. It's the least expensive system for a duel site. It has 10s of thousands (for a full feature IP tool), but in our case is crazy expensive.
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    Usability
    Akamai
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    Infoblox
    It's generally easy to navigate through all of the menus. It's also very powerful in that there are many options available for configuration, allowing one to take advantage of IP address management tools. This tool is definitely a leader in the space, and provided you have the budget, is a very good investment. The team that uses it will appreciate the tool.
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
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    Infoblox
    Support has always been responsive and knowledgeable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Akamai
    Akamai wins hands down because of their distributed model (their worldwide CDN which is top notch). We've trusted them for other hosting and media distribution and it was a natural to use them for DNS. Feature wise, they are better, for our use cases, then either Google Cloud or Azure
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    Infoblox
    Between Solarwinds IPAM and Infoblox, I'd still choose Infoblox even if Solarwinds is prettier to look at. Infoblox does a fantastic job at managing IP space and really doesn't have much competition in this space. Ease of use, being able to queue changes and having all this done via a web interface that just works is very convenient.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Fast DNS is core to our protection model, so while is an IT budget line item, is used to protect the entire org.
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    Infoblox
    • Easy IP Reservation
    • DNS Local and Global Domains
    • Quick Subnet Creation
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