--- title: Webroot DNS Protection Reviews meta\_title: 'Webroot DNS Protection Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 86 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Webroot DNS Protection works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 86 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Network Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/network-security --- # Webroot DNS Protection Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Webroot DNS Protection but has limited features. Are you part of the Webroot DNS Protection team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! What if you could stop up to 88% of known malware BEFORE it hit endpoints and networks? Well, you can. Webroot® DNS Protection works at the DNS layer to prevent malicious traffic and block malware before it infiltrates your networks, endpoints, and end users. Plus, it’s the first DNS filtering product on the market to combine privacy and security by handling DNS over HTTPS (DoH) requests. Here’s a real-world testimonial from a Webroot partner case study: “We blocked 135,470 risky DNS lookups in the first 30 days.” – Bobby Sowder, Director of Client Success, Greystone Technology With over 5000 endpoints under management, Greystone Technology has seen first-hand how a layered approach to cybersecurity makes their business and customers more resilient against cyber threats. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Powered by the proprietary Webroot® Platform, our proprietary threat intelligence architecture that is trusted by industry-leading network and security providers worldwide, DNS Protection is a lightweight, easy-to-implement domain filtering service designed to improve security with more granular control over internet access. Get the visibility and control you need to successfully stop cyberattacks at the DNS layer — before they hit your business or clients. * * * Seller [OpenText](https://www.g2.com/sellers/opentext) Discussions [Webroot DNS Protection Community](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Keenan Humphrey (Webroot Community Specialist) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Cisco Umbrella](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cisco Umbrella") Cisco Umbrella 4.4/5(284) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-umbrella/reviews) [ ![DNSFilter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DNSFilter") DNSFilter 4.6/5(272) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dnsfilter/reviews) [ ![WebTitan Web Filter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WebTitan Web Filter") WebTitan Web Filter 4.3/5(85) ](https://www.g2.com/products/webtitan-web-filter/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 86 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/9/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Best Internet protection" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? It is easy to use and manage with great tools for it techs to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? So far I haven’t discovered anything I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Check pricing and features compared to similar products that offer what you need. Webroot is a great package Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? We have clients that need peace of mind that their network connection is safe and secure, Webroot DNS Protection clearly provides this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/26/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") AC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/18/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Does the job well with a little administrative clunkiness" 4/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The ease of managing multiple customers, for example having a single 'base' policy pushed to all your clients is a huge win. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? What you get in scaled management you lose out in micro-management. Creating an exception for a single device for example is incredibly difficult, if not impossible to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Going back to the positive point is that we needed a web protection solution that was simple to roll out (very simple since we use Webroot AV as well) and scaled well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Biotechnology](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Biotechnology") AB Verified User in Biotechnology Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/19/2019 "Prevent your users going to the wrong places" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? Once set up, you can forget about it; users won't get to those dangerous places - they get blocked at the DNS level. So your network and other lines of defense don't even have to deal with it. And the laptops, on the road or at home, will get the protection whichever WiFi network they are on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? Setting up with some sensible defaults works pretty well, but you'll always have some exceptions to add to the rules. Category-based filters inevitably aren't perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: If you are already using other Webroot products, you get to mange them on the same management console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? It is very low maintenance, and adds an extra layer to our security for endpoints at home, on the road or in the office. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/3/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Teri M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Teri M.") TM Teri M. IT Solution Specialist and Sr. Account Executive Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/19/2019 "DNS Protect is protection from hackers when on public or unsecured wifi" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? I like that this is a solution that protects users when they are on public wifi. It is easy to use and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? The user interface could be a little simpler to use, but you get used to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: I recommend the entire suite of Webroot product. They've all protected our networks for several years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Internet protection on public wifi like Starbucks or Panera, etc. Keeping ill-intended hackers from accessing personal data when on public wifi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/11/2021 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Joe R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Joe R.") JR Joe R. Service Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/20/2019 "Easy to deploy and just works" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The fact that this fails open instead of failing closed has been great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? Would be better for customisation for end users rather than controling all from GSM Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Webroot works really well and if you already use it as an AV then deployment of this is super easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Things like malware and adware on web pages are no longer a concern for us. This has meant that we can focus on user education instead of firefighting constantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/3/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite EU Etienne U. Senior System and Network Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/10/2021 "The best companion to today's security challenges in fleet management" 3/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? Having my fleet of computer in the wild, on the road or at home, and still protected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? Trusting a deploy'n'forget solution in a security challenge can be hard to overcome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? With more and more working from home and mobile users, i now have a solution that protects my devices even when they are not behind enterprise grade security solution in the office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Martin V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Martin V.") MV Martin V. Senior Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/26/2021 "Webroot DNS Protection" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? It integrates on the firewall level, not only the device level. In the world, as we know it, BYOD is massive, as well as visitors, and protecting your assets (being your data) is at the forefront. Thus DNS Protection is of utmost importance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? No local webroot dns servers available in SA as of yet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Easy to set up and use, and really works well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? BYOD protection. Guest protection. Additional layers of security on firewall level not only device level Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/27/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Toby F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Toby F.") TF Toby F. Remote support engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/3/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Webroot DNS" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The ability to block/allow categories and then from here block/allow specific URLs. It makes catering to customers needs very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? Occasionally when the service stops on a machine it will fall over. From here the machine has no internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? We are able to secure home working users that don't have the protection of a UTM by blocking certain categories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") UC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/3/2021 "webroot dns protection" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? simple to add to current endpoint protection, same per seat cost as endpoint protection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? I dislike that the endpoint also requires webroot endpoint protection to be able to add dns protection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? looking to add addtional protection to the enviroment in addtion to current firewall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/13/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign AD Ash D. Tech Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/8/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Webroot's DNS Protection is above all else" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The protection runs very light on usage so for the many less technical clients we have with older machines it doesn't slow them down it works seamlessly in the background. Also the customisation of each clients end point so we can block specific URL's etc case by case Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? I haven't come across any errors, problems or faults within the system so I have no negative points Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves every security threat that hits ours or our clients end points. There's that added layer of security that is very beneficial Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Questions about Webroot DNS Protection? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Webroot DNS Protection ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discussions/new) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 6 years ago Who is Webroot SecureAnywhere® DNS Protection for? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/who-is-webroot-secureanywhere-dns-protection-for) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 6 years ago Do I need to install an agent to manage DNS Protection? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-i-need-to-install-an-agent-to-manage-dns-protection) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 9 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/pricing) Webroot DNS Protection Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_17d330a37bc2914fb3e2655da70c7a34/cisco-umbrella.png "Product Avatar Image") Cisco Umbrella 4.4/5(284) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cisco-umbrella-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0c2a1c4d49999e3fd307b8ab0b1fe7af/dnsfilter.jpg "Product Avatar Image") DNSFilter 4.6/5(272) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/dnsfilter-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_373119eef0e7e070946a2605069e12a7/webtitan-web-filter.png "Product Avatar Image") WebTitan Web Filter 4.3/5(85) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/webtitan-web-filter-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ##### ##### Webroot DNS Protection Features Protection DNS Protection Quarantine Continuous Monitoring Functionality DNS Lookups Threat Intelligence Advanced Traffic Filtering Administration Whitelisting Policy Enforcement Incident Reports [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/features) ##### Categories on G2 [DDoS Protection](https://www.g2.com/categories/ddos-protection)[DNS Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/dns-security-solutions) ##### Explore More [What are the most popular payroll software options?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-popular-payroll-software-options)[Top-rated AI tools for creating training videos](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-top-rated-ai-tools-for-creating-training-videos-for-small-businesses)[Popular data observability tools](https://www.g2.com/discussions/popular-data-observability-tools) [What's the best value employee identity theft protection app for remote workers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-value-employee-identity-theft-protection-app-for-remote-workers)[Best audit management software for small businesses](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-audit-management-software-for-small-businesses)[What K-12 student information systems are easiest to use for teachers and non-technical administrative staff?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-k-12-student-information-systems-are-easiest-to-use-for-teachers-and-non-technical-administrative-staff) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)