Cisco Umbrella vs. IBM NS1 Connect
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Cisco Umbrella | Score8.7 out of 10 | N/A | Cisco now offers OpenDNS Umbrella Web Filtering. Cisco acquired OpenDNS in August 2015, and rebranded the product as Cisco Umbrella. | N/A |
 IBM NS1 Connect | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | IBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience. | $250 per month |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | Optional | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | Options include IBM NS1 CONNECT FREE DEVELOPER ACCOUNT The IBM® NS1 Connect® free developer account showcases IBM's authoritative DNS capabilities, allowing users to start using it in minutes. Although traffic scale is limited, the full API is available for unlimited usage. It can be used in production as a primary or secondary solution. IBM NS1 CONNECT ESSENTIALS Scaled for growing businesses, the Essentials plan offers features to ensure fast, reliable connections to end-users. Available for purchase on IBM.com or AWS. IBM NS1 CONNECT PREMIUM NS1 Connect Premium is for businesses needing scalable authoritative DNS. Pricing is based on query volume and DNS records. Additional services are also priced through query volume. Enterprise plans offer customizable support and professional services. *(Calculated prices are estimates provided for planning purposes only taking into account potential IBM discounts, and are not a formal offer from IBM or an IBM Business Partner. The estimation may reflect the total discounted price. Certain factors such as configuration, add-ons, or additional requirements will affect final price. IBM Business Partners set and provide their own IBM NS1 Price Estimator pricing, and neither IBM nor IBM Business Partners are bound by the provided estimate.) | ||||||||||||||
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| Cisco Umbrella | IBM NS1 Connect | |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.0 | - |
| Usability | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Availability | 8.7 | - |
| Performance | 8.0 | - |
| Support Rating | 6.9 | - |
| Online Training | 8.0 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 9.5 | - |
| Ease of integration | 9.5 | - |
| Product Scalability | 8.0 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 8.0 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | 8.0 | - |