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Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense vs Symantec Proxy comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.1
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense enhances data protection and offers significant ROI by reducing SecOps efforts and preventing threats.
Sentiment score
6.2
Users find Symantec Proxy beneficial for security but costly for small businesses, with mixed opinions on ROI.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is one of the best industry standards and one of the easiest tools to operate in the DDI and DNS security field.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
For supercritical businesses, there should be a return on investment due to the enhanced security features and resilience.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense support receives mixed reviews, with praise for expertise but concerns about response times and clarity.
Sentiment score
4.9
Symantec Proxy support varies post-Broadcom, with mixed reviews on response time, expertise, and improvement efforts acknowledged by users.
They responded quickly and effectively when we experienced some over-blockings recently.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Customer support is good, but sometimes there is a lack of clarity that the technical assistant team struggles to deliver.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate my experience with their technical support above ten.
Security Engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
Support services are lagging and not very responsive.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.3
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense offers seamless cloud-based scalability, efficiently supporting diverse enterprises, multiple devices, and thousands of users.
Sentiment score
7.4
Symantec Proxy is generally scalable, with cloud setups preferred for ease, handling varying users well but needing model updates.
Since it is a SaaS solution, Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is highly scalable, allowing us to configure users to use DNS firewall policies and protect their DNS queries regardless of their location.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is highly rated for its stability and reliability, with minimal downtime and strong user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.4
Symantec Proxy is stable and reliable, but some users report glitches, hardware issues, and occasional high latency.
The stability of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is near perfect at a rating of ten.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Stability depends on the platform on which it is deployed and the number of users.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Infoblox BloxOne needs better UI, improved integration, updated documentation, and competitive pricing for enhanced user experience.
Symantec Proxy struggles with SSL inspection, user interface, performance, and needs improvements in security features and AI capabilities.
If Infoblox invests in network observability, especially from the perspective of DNS and IP address observability, it could be a significant improvement.
Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
Having too many restrictions in a platform is not a good thing for the developers.
Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
The knowledge of the support staff needs to be refreshed regularly, and they should be able to respond quickly when a case is locked with them.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The product needs improvement in support services, as they are lagging and not very responsive when we raise concerns or queries, especially in terms of significant impact.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense pricing varies by license duration and active users, with additional costs for implementation and regional differences.
Symantec Proxy is seen as costly, with complex renewals and significant financial commitment, prompting users to explore alternatives.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is quite expensive, especially due to the significant increase in the subscription fee after the first year.
Systems Analyst at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense can be expensive for the commercial sector, particularly in Egypt.
Senior Cybersecurity Presales at a university with 11-50 employees
I find the pricing of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense reasonable.
Security Engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense enhances cybersecurity with DNS security, threat intelligence, analytics, and real-time threat and policy management.
Symantec Proxy offers caching, URL filtering, policy creation, and advanced security features, highly regarded for ease, stability, and integration.
The threat intelligence feature, specifically predictive threat intelligence, is one of the core selling features of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense.
Security Engineer at Secure Networks Ltd
The threat analytics tools in the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense improve security response through integration with another platform, allowing you to gain insights on your own data happening within your own Infoblox BloxOne.
Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
A unique feature in Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is the ability to identify look-alike domains, where we can input our own domains and public domains that may confuse users.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable features are content inspection, caching, SSL encryption, decryption, WAN optimization, and more.
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The integration with FireGlass has been essential since both solutions are from Broadcom, enhancing compatibility.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Def...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Domain Name System (DNS) Security (7th)
Symantec Proxy
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense and Symantec Proxy aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is designed for Domain Name System (DNS) Security and holds a mindshare of 4.7%, up 4.7% compared to last year.
Symantec Proxy, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Web Gateways (SWG), holds 1.7% mindshare, down 2.0% since last year.
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense4.7%
Cisco Umbrella18.1%
Palo Alto Networks DNS Security8.7%
Other68.5%
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Proxy1.7%
Zscaler Internet Access10.3%
Cisco Umbrella10.2%
Other77.8%
Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
 

Featured Reviews

Sanchit Makkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Advanced DNS defense has blocked malicious domains and has improved threat investigation
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense offers a wide range of security feeds including malware, ransomware, domain generation algorithms, and many more types of feeds, along with security over category blocking of domains. A unique feature in Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is the ability to identify look-alike domains, where we can input our own domains and public domains that may confuse users. Security feeds such as malware, ransomware, and domain generation algorithms have helped our organization when an end user received a spam email containing a non-secure URL or a malicious domain, which was successfully blocked by Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, protecting our assets.
Ganesh Basappa - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Granular control for web traffic with enhanced content inspection, but support needs improvement
There are many use cases in terms of content inspection, such as having granular control for file type extensions when trying to download file types by default. It depends on the requirements, and based on that, we customize policies. We have deployed it in an Azure infrastructure, and we have…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
While customer support is pretty good, the knowledge of the support staff needs to be refreshed regularly, and they should be able to respond quickly when a case is locked with them, as I have noti...
What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
If I had to think of an area of improvement for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, it would be for the support team to be more proactive, as normal questions could often be answered by a level one su...
What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?
Our main use case for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is blocking malicious domains over the internet for our customers. A specific example of how we use Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense to block ma...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Proxy?
Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component. Forcepoint sold only proxies, which w...
What needs improvement with Symantec Proxy?
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting. These would make the tool more effective.
What is your primary use case for Symantec Proxy?
I use Symantec Proxy for surfing the internet from internal to external networks. My endpoints do not have direct access to the internet, and if they need to access it, the proxy is used for that r...
 

Also Known As

BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud
Blue Coat Encrypted Traffic Management, ProxySG Appliance
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Council Rock School District, EagleView, Schneider Electric, Baptist Memorial Health Care, American University
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