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Compare DNSFilter and SafeDNS web content filtering service 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.15 1 User Per Month
Starting at $0.90 Per Month
DNSFilter
Star Rating
(262)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.15 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSafeDNS web content filtering service
Star Rating
(19)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $0.90 Per Month
Browse all 7 pricing plansDNSFilter vs SafeDNS web content filtering service
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SafeDNS web content filtering service easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with DNSFilter overall.
- Reviewers felt that DNSFilter meets the needs of their business better than SafeDNS web content filtering service.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that DNSFilter is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DNSFilter over SafeDNS web content filtering service.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DNSFilter
Basic Plan
$1.15
1 User Per Month
Ideal for basic filtering.
- Network-level filtering/reporting
- Desktop roaming clients (Windows / MacOS)
SafeDNS web content filtering service
Basic Plan
Starting at $0.90
Per Month
- Cyber Threat protection
- Policy Per Individual
- Statistics and Network Reports
Free Trial
DNSFilter
Free Trial is available
SafeDNS web content filtering service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
183
8.6
14
Ease of Use
9.2
183
9.3
14
Ease of Setup
9.2
172
8.8
13
Ease of Admin
9.3
168
9.4
13
Quality of Support
9.1
169
8.8
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
166
9.0
13
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
172
7.1
12
Features by Category
Protection
9.0
105
9.3
9
9.1
127
9.2
8
9.0
107
Not enough data
9.1
103
9.3
7
9.0
95
9.2
6
8.8
92
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
133
9.3
7
8.8
125
8.8
7
9.0
111
9.0
7
Administration
9.3
137
9.4
9
9.3
136
9.5
7
8.5
116
8.6
7
8.7
116
9.4
8
9.1
111
9.2
6
Web Content and Traffic Filtering - Secure Web Gateways
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Protection and Loss Prevention - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access Control and Authentication - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance and Management - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DNSFilter and SafeDNS web content filtering service are categorized as DNS Security Solutions
Unique Categories
DNSFilter is categorized as Secure Web Gateways
SafeDNS web content filtering service has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DNSFilter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SafeDNS web content filtering service
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.6%
Computer & Network Security
16.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
9.3%
Education Management
4.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.4%
Other
43.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Primary/Secondary Education
10.5%
Utilities
5.3%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Staffing and Recruiting
5.3%
Other
52.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Would you ever consider attempting to take the top most frequently blocked sites/urls across all of your educational institution clients and within the filtering system suggest these in the blacklist portal for policy editing? This could help us all stay on the same page in regards to the popular trends/games the students are into at that time and be a little more proactive for our administration. For example, there was a hit game called surviv.io that was blocked by the gaming policy but could be found at ~10 diff URLs across the web, making it hard to block completely. I'm sure this feature would require a lot but just a wondering for the future :)
2 Comments
SR
Hi Amy, thanks for your question! We have a feature we call bucket domains planned which will provide a one-click allow or block for a whole set of domains...Read more
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