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Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise vs Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Secure Internet Acc...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (26th)
Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise is 1.8%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is 23.0%, up from 19.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
 

Featured Reviews

MB
Jul 21, 2023
A user-friendly security SaaS provider with an easy setup
Akamai SPS Threat Avert is deployed on-cloud in our organization. Users should choose Akamai SPS Threat Avert based on their needs and the organization's capability. If it's a small-scale business, I would recommend exploring other solutions that will be fairly cheaper than Akamai SPS Threat Avert. However, if it's an enterprise business with a lot of transactions, security concerns, and compliance issues, I would advise them to go ahead with Akamai SPS Threat Avert. Although it's a good solution, Akamai SPS Threat Avert is expensive and best suited for enterprise-level businesses, not mid-level or low-level organizations. Overall, I rate Akamai SPS Threat Avert a nine out of ten.
Wojciech Wrzesień - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2024
Complements AR, NDR, and vulnerability scanners to ensure compliance
It plays a crucial role in clients' cybersecurity strategy. It complements other systems such as AR, NDR, and vulnerability scanners. DNS security is essential in IT because it helps ensure compliance with best practices and standards like ISO 27001. For clients considering cybersecurity beyond…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies."
"The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products."
"The most effective feature we find is the ability to log traffic."
"The most valuable feature of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is its performance and visibility."
"Grid high availability technology ensured network reliability, resilient network services, failover, recovery, and seamless maintenance."
"Infoblox Secure DNS helped us protect our internal environment by mitigating and stopping attacks through the Internet using DNS protocols and queries."
"The solution helps to identify and mitigate DNS attacks."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection allows us to manage our overall addresses and IT in one location. Many companies are using this solution, it is very popular."
"The main advantages with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection are the dashboards, the reporting system, and they have the GUI interface."
 

Cons

"Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution."
"The price could be reduced to improve the solution."
"There is a steep learning curve to be able to use Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection well."
"They should release frequent updates for its on-premises version."
"Infoblox lacks an extensive product portfolio."
"There needs to be more capabilities in order to configure the console itself instead of the user interface dashboard. Configuring the DNS or DHCP through the console instead of the GUI dashboard would be better."
"There should be better alerts for when attacks are happening."
"The solution is expensive."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be more user-friendly because you need knowledge if you want to use it. To handle the solution, you need to be a subject matter expert, so this is one area for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive."
"There are no additional costs to the standard licensing price of the solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be reduced, it is expensive."
"I am not sure about the price of the solution, but I heard it is expensive."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is a little more expensive than other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive.
What needs improvement with Akamai SPS Threat Avert?
Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution. AWS and a lot of other vendors are usually not that much expensive.
What do you like most about Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
The pricing for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is on the higher side. We rated it as a seven out of ten on the pricing scale where ten is the most expensive
What needs improvement with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?
There is room for improvement in some parts since it could be better in enhancing DNS Security. The solution could use some enhancements to save time for DNS security processes.
 

Also Known As

Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector, Akamai ETP, Akamai SPS Threat Avert
Infoblox Secure DNS
 

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Sample Customers

MCNC, Educational Testing Service
Colruyt Group, Council Rock School District, Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, The Hershey Company 
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