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Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection vs VMware NSX comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Domain Name System (DNS) Security (2nd)
VMware NSX
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Network Virtualization (2nd), Cloud and Data Center Security (1st), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (7th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (7th), Network Automation (5th), Microsegmentation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and VMware NSX aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is designed for Domain Name System (DNS) Security and holds a mindshare of 22.5%, up 20.4% compared to last year.
VMware NSX, on the other hand, focuses on Network Virtualization, holds 45.8% mindshare, down 46.4% since last year.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
Network Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

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…
Tarek Nader - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2022
It extends Layer-2 scalability on Layer 3
NSX is used with vCloud Director to provide networking as a service or extend the capabilities of the load balancer, VPN, firewall, etc. There are two types of NSX. VMware's latest version is a product called NSX-T. It's a universal solution used across the VMware lineup and products like Hyper-V…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like that Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is one hundred percent good, performance-wise."
"It enhances DNS security and integrates with the IPAM system. It provides robust IP management and DNS security. One of its key features is the automatic response to malicious or incorrect domains."
"The most valuable features of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection are the services, DHCP, and debugging. Additionally, we can use APIs and ansible scripts."
"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 most valuable feature of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is its performance and visibility."
"The main advantages with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection are the dashboards, the reporting system, and they have the GUI interface."
"The solution helps to identify and mitigate DNS attacks."
"The security of the solution is perfect. It's very good at protecting us from attacks."
"One significant advantage of VMware NSX is the ability to provide advanced security at the micro-level, focusing on securing applications and workloads rather than just the network structure or virtualization-based network security."
"Though I haven't been working a lot on VMware NSX, it's good to have. What I like the most about it is that its console is good, and it doesn't take a lot of effort in terms of doing my daily tasks on it or what it's meant for. VMware NSX is still a preferred product in the market."
"NSX can reduce costs and has good service. It is easy for you and your users to use."
"The most valuable features of VMware NSX are the tight integration with the VMware Hypervisor natively and the management console. We have a lot of other integrations where you are able to see the virtual machine's end-to-end visibility."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and user interface."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"During our experience, the solution has been stable."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ease of use and its user friendly. For example, it is simple to change the subnet masks."
 

Cons

"I think only the technical documentation and administration of box could be a little bit improved."
"One challenging aspect of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection pricing for the integrator is the difficulty of estimating the cost after the initial presentation, particularly in relation to the company's size."
"The solution's logging could be improved."
"There is a steep learning curve to be able to use Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection well."
"There is room for improvement in some parts since it could be better in enhancing DNS Security."
"There should be better alerts for when attacks are happening."
"The price could be reduced to improve the solution."
"They are not supporting high query logging. They have a very limited size for the syslog, so they are usually asking for external storage, external network, and integration in order to keep the syslog. If you are considering the high volume traffic of the carrier-grade, then the syslog will hold for around five to 10 minutes. This is not enough time and it is being rotated. This is the main issue and the main limitation that we face with them that they need to work on."
"We would like tenant segmentation available in future releases."
"They have some limitations in the firewall features as compared to the on-prem or dedicated hardware appliance. They can add more features, such as IPS and IDS, to the cloud firewall."
"There are always issues integrating with Cisco."
"The ticket support response time from VMware could be improved. Often, callbacks are delayed, which can be problematic if the servers are in production."
"It might be nice to have more AI in the future."
"The support from VMware NSX could improve."
"The integration with other brands is not the best."
"Occasionally the licensing is not very clear. They should make it easier to understand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no additional costs to the standard licensing price of the solution."
"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is a little more expensive than other vendors."
"The price of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be reduced, it is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"I am not sure about the price of the solution, but I heard it is expensive."
"You can scale NSX if you have the resources, but it's usually expensive and complex to scale up."
"The solution is very expensive."
"There is a license required for this solution, we pay annually."
"There is a license required for this solution and there is also a support license available. The price of the solution could be better."
"The price is pretty high."
"Pricing and licensing could be improved as we are a government entity. Lower pricing could always help."
"The price of this product is too high."
"I was not involved in the purchase of the solution but I hear it is on the expensive side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
There are some very major differences between both the Products and to name a few. -Cisco ACI have physical network gear (9K Switches) where the Code runs in ACI Policy Mode & the UCS server wh...
What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
Once you know your way around the Cisco ecosystem, using Cisco ACI is not so difficult. It is a global product, so when you change one interface, changes are automatically reflected on every switch...
What do you like most about VMware NSX?
The product has valuable features for security and network extension.
 

Also Known As

Infoblox Secure DNS
VMware Nicira, Lastline Defender
 

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Sample Customers

Colruyt Group, Council Rock School District, Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, The Hershey Company 
City of Avondale, Lumeta, Kroll Ontrack, Heartland Payment Systems, Baystate Heallth, Exostar, Tribune Media, iGATE, NTT Communications, Synergent, California Natural Resources Agency, Bloomington Public Schools, Columbia Sportswear, Join Experience S.A, Schuberg Philis
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