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CIRA Anycast DNS vs Cisco Umbrella comparison

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Categories and Ranking

CIRA Anycast DNS
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
27th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Umbrella
Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (1st), Internet Security (1st), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (2nd), Cisco Security Portfolio (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of CIRA Anycast DNS is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Umbrella is 16.9%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Umbrella16.9%
CIRA Anycast DNS1.0%
Other82.1%
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
 

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KamranJameel - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Secure browsing has protected users from DNS threats and improves malware defense
The major issue is that sometimes when you install the client, it shows you protected and displays that it is live with the backend servers and everything. However, in reality, it was not getting any feed from the main client and is just sending your traffic to open DNS, which sometimes causes an issue because the protection you have implemented can be breached by users. The primary thing that Cisco Umbrella lacked most of the time is their client. Previously, they had a separate Cisco client. Now they have merged everything into the Cisco Secure Endpoint client—one client for everything, for Cisco Endpoint, for Cisco AnyConnect, and for Cisco Umbrella, which they did probably in 2025.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business51
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise51
 

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Also Known As

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OpenDNS
 

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Sample Customers

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