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Cisco Umbrella mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of Cisco Umbrella in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category stands at 22.8%, down from 29.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryDomain Name System (DNS) SecurityJan 10, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJan 10, 2025Download
ComparisonCisco Umbrella vs Infoblox Advanced DNS ProtectionJan 10, 2025Download
ComparisonCisco Umbrella vs Palo Alto Networks DNS SecurityJan 10, 2025Download
ComparisonCisco Umbrella vs F5 BIG-IP DNSJan 10, 2025Download
Suggested products
TitleRatingMindshareRecommending
Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection4.121.6%92%16 interviewsAdd to research
Palo Alto Networks DNS Security4.313.4%100%13 interviewsAdd to research
 
 
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Educational Organization
23%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
University
3%
Retailer
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Non Profit
2%
Construction Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Media Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%

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Rohan Singh - PeerSpot user
Consultant at KRS Systems
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jul 4, 2022
Protects endpoints wherever they are, always pushing people to the right locations to avoid malicious intent

Pros

"The most valuable thing is how easy it is to deploy. We did it with 9,000 users at my last job, and it took a week to get to all the endpoints. Doing that without having to physically touch all those endpoints was very simple. "

Cons

"I'd like to see improvement in its overall integration with all the other platforms. There's some integration between Umbrella and Meraki, but an overall Cisco problem is that there are so many different tools, and finding easy, seamless ways of connecting everything together is always a challenge."
Pedro Antonio Diaz - PeerSpot user
CEO at Ovnicom
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jun 18, 2023
Integrates easily with Meraki and gives us peace of mind knowing that our traffic is secure

Pros

"For us and for customers, it's the ease of integration with Meraki. It's just a couple of clicks. That allows us to deploy very fast, and it doesn't change the way a customer uses his service. It's just more secure."

Cons

"For us, as an MSP, the initial licensing changes were a roadblock, and they still could be a lot clearer. Specifically, it's an honor-based licensing system. We'd like it to be more specific to our traffic or our users so that we can make sure that the customer is paying for all their licensing."
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Carlos Barros - PeerSpot user
Security Architect at Logicalis
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jun 21, 2023
Helped customers consolidate any tools and applications

Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Cisco's support is better nowadays."

Cons

"I'm hoping for the conversion of Cisco ZTNA's features from Duo to Umbrella."
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IT Director at a university with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jun 21, 2023
Helps enable us to effectively detect and remediate threats, free up IT staff time, and improve cybersecurity resilience

Pros

"I haven't needed to reboot the servers for years due to their excellent stability."

Cons

"I am unsure if Cisco Umbrella offers a Windows option for running the server."
Stephon Alicea - PeerSpot user
Senior Network Engineer at Cykor LLC
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jun 19, 2023
Offers good DNS protection, domain blocking, SIP component, and roaming client features

Pros

"DNS protection, domain blocking, SIP component, and the Cisco Umbrella roaming client are the valuable features of Cisco Umbrella."

Cons

"Cisco Umbrella should add some more documentation on proxies."
Francisco Cano - PeerSpot user
Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Jul 5, 2022
Gives us control and visibility of our network

Pros

"It has excellent resilience in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity for my organization is very important because we are a banking organization. We need this security to protect the personal information of our clients. This is very important for our security."

Cons

"I feel that the application needs other characteristics that are available with other applications in the market."
Anthony Smith - PeerSpot user
Principal Security Consultant at Vohkus
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Apr 9, 2023
Has easy single-pane-of-glass administration and is stable and scalable

Pros

"Cisco Umbrella's integration with other solutions has been a great feature in terms of ease of administration. Administration and troubleshooting are faster. The single pane of glass is great as well. Another great feature of Cisco Umbrella is remote browser isolation. With this feature, you open a virtual browser, and it's seamless to the user. If the user ends up going to a bad website that's passed a policy and something bad tries to download, it will not download into the machine because it is a virtual window somewhere in the cloud. You are protected by this feature."

Cons

"I would like to see more integrations with more products. Some of the integrations need to be simpler as well. For example, the integration with Cisco Secure Firewall could be simpler. It would be good to make reporting simpler. For those who don't use SecureX, it would be good to make Umbrella really simple to use upfront. It's not a difficult product, but it can be daunting for someone who isn't exposed to it because there are so many options."
Alessandro Braga - PeerSpot user
Chief Digital Officer at Talent Garden
Verified user of Cisco Umbrella
Apr 4, 2023
Has comprehensive reporting and scales easily

Pros

"The reports and notifications are the most useful part of the platform. As soon as you deploy the security layers, the reporting is very comprehensive. It helps you to have, at a glance, a clear view of what's going on."

Cons

"Client delivery and client updates should be improved. Client delivery was not as easy as expected. Another area for improvement is the integration of escalation procedures for security issues."