DNSCrypt vs. Lightspeed Filter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DNSCrypt
Score 0.0 out of 10
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DNSCrypt is a protocol that authenticates communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver. It prevents DNS spoofing. It uses cryptographic signatures to verify that responses originate from the chosen DNS resolver and haven't been tampered with.N/A
Lightspeed Filter
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Lightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users make decisions to enhance technology use, report up administrators, present to your board, reassure concerned parents, empower teachers, and direct students on appropriate use. According to the vendor, Lightspeed Filter powers…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPriced per student device. Quote available upon request.
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DNSCrypt

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Lightspeed Filter
Chose Lightspeed Filter
I found GoGuardian more reliable when it came to Block and Allow lists and overall usability. I never had any glitches with those features. Furthermore, I found the scheduling much more flexible and intuitive.
Chose Lightspeed Filter
DNSFilter and Lightspeed Filter are great web filtering and security solutions that provide businesses with a secure way to filter and protect their network from unwanted content online, both software can be used to protect organizations of any size to block access to certain …
Chose Lightspeed Filter
We were already a [Lightspeed] customer so the transition was seamless to Relay. Their support and team at [Lightspeed] are top-notch. We have been with Lightspeed for over 20 years and have evaluated on occasions other options and [ended] up back with [Lightspeed] each time. …
Chose Lightspeed Filter
The Lightspeed filter has done a much better job with false-positive flagging. We have reduced the number of reported false-positive blocks by about 20% with Lightspeed. The Lightspeed interface is more intuitive and easy to navigate and configure than iBoss. The reporting with …
Chose Lightspeed Filter
This was a much easier platform to deploy and manage. Simple dashboard navigation. Easy reporting tools. Cross-platform (windows, chrome, apple). The agent used to manage is reliable and simple to deploy. After using all other products over the years this has been the most …
Chose Lightspeed Filter
Lightspeed has a long solid reputation in the EDU market for web filtering. That being said, they have the largest database of the categorized websites at the administrator's disposal during the configuration and operation. Safety Check is AI-based and Securely uses a live …
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User Ratings
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Lightspeed Filter is software that helps us work more efficiently and quickly.This platform helps us protect our access to suspicious content, unsafe websites, etc. In addition, it is recommended to implement it because it helps reduce bandwidth consumption and improves network performance. It is very easy to use, works very well in learning environments, giving educators full control and a positive experience over students. Although it does not offer direct integrations with other LMS platforms, it is really good and affordable.
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Pros
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  • Reduces bandwidth consumption.
  • Improves network performance.
  • It is compatible with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
  • It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks.
  • It can be installed in minutes and you can configure its settings with a few clicks.
  • Learning environments work.
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Cons
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  • In my experience, it is not intuitive and not as flexible as GoGuardian.
  • Worst of all, in my experience, there are ridiculous glitches. When I tried to update a block list that I created, I received a message that said "You can only edit lists that you created. Ask your co-teacher to update the list." Since I am the only teacher and there is no co-teacher, this message makes no sense to me.
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Usability
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It is unreliable and does not function as it is supposed to do so. As previously mentioned, there is a glitch when creating a block list.
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Alternatives Considered
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Lightspeed has a long solid reputation in the EDU market for web filtering. That being said, they have the largest database of the categorized websites at the administrator's disposal during the configuration and operation. Safety Check is AI-based and Securely uses a live in-person safety monitoring system. Securely can send local authorities to do a welfare check on students because of self-harm-related emergencies. Securly is priced a little cheaper but not too much. Linewiz will be our new system to test.
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Return on Investment
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  • The ROI we measure with the filter is in student productivity
  • It has reduced the time students have been on non-education sites by approximately 10% over our former filter because it does a better job with site categories (i.e., education games vs games).
  • The included Safety Check feature has helped us improve our response to mental health issues.
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ScreenShots

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