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| Product | Cisco Umbrella by Cisco View product | DNSFilter by DNSFilter View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives. | DNSFilter is a cloud-delivered AI DNS threat protection & content filtering for protective DNS filtering and roaming endpoint security. See features and SWG alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway Platform | Cloud-Delivered AI DNS Threat Protection & Content Filtering |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services | Education, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, MSPs, Retail, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platform | Cloud SaaS; Roaming Agent; Cloud SaaS; Global Anycast DNS; Roaming Client Agent |
| Data residency | Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy compliance | Global Anycast Points of Presence (United States, Europe, APAC) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Cloudremote endpointsbranch SD-WAN edgecorporate networks | Corporate NetworksGuest Wi-FiRoaming LaptopsMobile Devices |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Authorized | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPACIPA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure EndpointCisco SD-WANCisco MerakiCisco Secure ClientMicrosoft 365AWSSplunkQRadar | ConnectWiseDattoNinjaOneMicrosoft Entra IDActive DirectorySplunk |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseSMBEducationHealthcareRetail+1 more | EducationEnterprise ITHealthcareMSPsRetailFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | DNSFilter |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives.DNSFilter
DNSFilter is a cloud-delivered AI DNS threat protection & content filtering for protective DNS filtering and roaming endpoint security. See features and SWG alternatives.Product type
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway PlatformDNSFilter
Cloud-Delivered AI DNS Threat Protection & Content FilteringBest for
Cisco Umbrella
Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial ServicesDNSFilter
Education, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, MSPs, Retail, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Umbrella
Contact VendorDNSFilter
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Umbrella
Free trial: yesDNSFilter
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Umbrella
SaaSCloud
DNSFilter
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platformDNSFilter
Cloud SaaS; Roaming Agent; Cloud SaaS; Global Anycast DNS; Roaming Client AgentData residency
Cisco Umbrella
Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy complianceDNSFilter
Global Anycast Points of Presence (United States, Europe, APAC)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Umbrella
- Recursive DNS security
- Cloud-delivered secure web gateway (SWG)
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Cloud-delivered firewall (CDFW)
- Interactive threat intelligence
- SSL/TLS decryption
- Shadow IT discovery
- Secure web browsing
DNSFilter
- Real-time AI domain classification
- Ransomware and phishing blocking
- Anycast global DNS network
- Roaming client agents
- Multi-tenant MSP console
- Protective DNS filtering
- Automated phishing and ransomware blocking
- Roaming endpoint security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Umbrella
API access: yesDNSFilter
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Umbrella
SSO: yesDNSFilter
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Umbrella
RBAC: yesDNSFilter
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Umbrella
Multi-tenant: yesDNSFilter
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Umbrella
Mobile app: yesDNSFilter
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Cisco Umbrella
Cloudremote endpointsbranch SD-WAN edgecorporate networks
DNSFilter
Corporate NetworksGuest Wi-FiRoaming LaptopsMobile Devices
Compliance
Cisco Umbrella
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Authorized
DNSFilter
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPACIPA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Secure EndpointCisco SD-WANCisco MerakiCisco Secure ClientMicrosoft 365AWSSplunkQRadar
DNSFilter
ConnectWiseDattoNinjaOneMicrosoft Entra IDActive DirectorySplunk
Industries
Cisco Umbrella
Cross-industryEnterpriseSMBEducationHealthcareRetail+1 more
DNSFilter
EducationEnterprise ITHealthcareMSPsRetailFinancial Services
Regions
Cisco Umbrella
Global
DNSFilter
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Umbrella
CiscoDNSFilter
DNSFilterHeadquarters
Cisco Umbrella
San Jose, California, USADNSFilter
Washington, D.C., USACompany size
Cisco Umbrella
80,000+DNSFilter
201-500Founded
Cisco Umbrella
1984DNSFilter
2015