Lightspeed Filter vs. N‑able DNS Filtering

Lightspeed Filter

18 Reviews and Ratings

N‑able DNS Filtering

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Lightspeed Filter	Score9.6 out of 10	N/A	Lightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users make decisions to enhance technology use, report up administrators, present to your board, reassure concerned parents, empower teachers, and direct students on appropriate use. According to the vendor, Lightspeed Filter powers…	N/A
N‑able DNS Filtering	N/A	N/A	N-able DNS Filtering is the company's solution that defends proactively against malicious advertising and harmful websites. The vendor's value proposition is that the solution provides stronger protection, greater network visibility, and user-based reporting—all from within the N‑able N-central® dashboard. Users can: Use AI and machine learning to recognize and block malicious websites in real-time Get DNS protection on a fast and reliable network Onboard…	N/A

Pricing

Lightspeed Filter

N‑able DNS Filtering

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Pricing Offerings
Lightspeed Filter	N‑able DNS Filtering
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

No setup fee

Priced per student device. Quote available upon request.

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Lightspeed Filter	N‑able DNS Filtering
Considered Both Products	Lightspeed Systems No answer on this topic	N-able No answer on this topic
	Would buy again
	80% Would buy again 4 Answers	No answers on this topic
	Delivers good value for the price
	80% Delivers good value for the price 4 Answers	No answers on this topic
	Happy with the feature set
	80% Happy with the feature set 4 Answers	No answers on this topic
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	80% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 4 Answers	No answers on this topic
	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Lightspeed Filter	N‑able DNS Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	1.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Lightspeed Filter	N‑able DNS Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend	Lightspeed Systems Lightspeed web filtering using the Chromebook Relay agent is amazing and does a great job for a cloud filtering solution. The reports that are available are great and can be customized and retains data for 90 days. Reports are easily shared with staff and/or parents for transparency and disciplinary reasons. The agent for Lightspeed (Relay) does not work well with OSX and works okay in Windows, but doesn't allow you to access local IP addresses in the web browser. There needs to be a way to bypass filtering for local network access. This can make it unusable in some cases. Incentivized Jonathan Butler Systems Administrator Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
Pros	Lightspeed Systems Reduces bandwidth consumption. Improves network performance. It is compatible with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks. It can be installed in minutes and you can configure its settings with a few clicks. Learning environments work. Incentivized Damith Low Software Engineer Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
Cons	Lightspeed Systems It sometimes takes longer than expected for new filtering rules to apply. Sometimes a site is blocked due to sub-sites or links, but it does not easily identify the source of the block if it is buried in the site. They have several reports included, but it would be nice to create custom reports. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
Usability	Lightspeed Systems It is unreliable and does not function as it is supposed to do so. As previously mentioned, there is a glitch when creating a block list. Verified User Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Lightspeed Systems We were already a [Lightspeed] customer so the transition was seamless to Relay. Their support and team at [Lightspeed] are top-notch. We have been with Lightspeed for over 20 years and have evaluated on occasions other options and [ended] up back with [Lightspeed] each time. Their price point, ease of use, great team of engineers, and overall customer focus keep them on top in my eyes. Incentivized Joseph Kuzo Director of Information Technology Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Lightspeed Systems Very costly per year Does a great job with 1:1 filtering on Chromebooks Safety Check checks student for possible self harm and alerts staff Incentivized Jonathan Butler Systems Administrator Read full review	N-able No answers on this topic
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