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Product	WatchGuard DNSWatch by WatchGuard View product	Webroot DNS Protection by Webroot View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating WatchGuard DNSWatch? See how this SWG tool handles DNS filtering and automated phishing blocking, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	Webroot DNS Protection from Webroot focuses on secure web browsing. Key capabilities: DNS leak prevention. Compare it with the leading SWG alternatives.
Product type	Cloud DNS Filtering & Security Service	Cloud Secure Web Gateway (SWG) & DNS Filtering Service
Best for	Cross-industry, Education, Healthcare, Retail	Managed Service Providers (MSPs), SMBs, Education, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud-based DNS service	Cloud SaaS / Agent / Network Edge; Cloud SaaS / Endpoint DNS agent / Network DNS
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Global Anycast DNS network
Key features
What it offers	DNS filtering Automated phishing blocking URL redirection Security awareness training Real-time telemetry DNS Security SWG	Predictive DNS threat blocking BrightCloud domain categorization Content and category filtering Roaming laptop protection DNS leak prevention Multi-tenant administration Secure web browsing Malicious domain blocking
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Cloud DNSNetwork endpoints	WindowsmacOSCorporate LAN/WAN networks
Compliance	SOC 2GDPR	SOC 2HIPAACIPA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	WatchGuard FireboxWatchGuard CloudActive Directory	Webroot Endpoint AgentActive DirectoryRouter/DHCP DNS forwarders
Industries	Cross-industryEducationHealthcareRetail	Managed Service Providers (MSPs)SMBsEducationRetailHealthcareFinancial Services
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	WatchGuard	Webroot
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	20,000+ (parent: OpenText)
Founded	1996	1997

WatchGuard DNSWatch

by WatchGuard

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Webroot DNS Protection

by Webroot

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Overview

What it is

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Evaluating WatchGuard DNSWatch? See how this SWG tool handles DNS filtering and automated phishing blocking, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot DNS Protection from Webroot focuses on secure web browsing. Key capabilities: DNS leak prevention. Compare it with the leading SWG alternatives.

Product type

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cloud DNS Filtering & Security Service

Webroot DNS Protection

Cloud Secure Web Gateway (SWG) & DNS Filtering Service

Best for

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cross-industry, Education, Healthcare, Retail

Webroot DNS Protection

Managed Service Providers (MSPs), SMBs, Education, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services

Pricing

Pricing model

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Contact Vendor

Webroot DNS Protection

Contact Vendor

Free trial

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Deployment

Deployment options

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cloud

Webroot DNS Protection

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cloud; Cloud-based DNS service

Webroot DNS Protection

Cloud SaaS / Agent / Network Edge; Cloud SaaS / Endpoint DNS agent / Network DNS

Data residency

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Global; US; EU

Webroot DNS Protection

Global Anycast DNS network

Key features

What it offers

WatchGuard DNSWatch

DNS filtering
Automated phishing blocking
URL redirection
Security awareness training
Real-time telemetry
DNS Security
SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Predictive DNS threat blocking
BrightCloud domain categorization
Content and category filtering
Roaming laptop protection
DNS leak prevention
Multi-tenant administration
Secure web browsing
Malicious domain blocking

Platform & access

API access

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Single sign-on (SSO)

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Role-based access (RBAC)

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Multi-tenant

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Mobile app

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Webroot DNS Protection

Supported platforms

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cloud DNSNetwork endpoints

Webroot DNS Protection

WindowsmacOSCorporate LAN/WAN networks

Compliance

WatchGuard DNSWatch

SOC 2GDPR

Webroot DNS Protection

SOC 2HIPAACIPA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

WatchGuard DNSWatch

WatchGuard FireboxWatchGuard CloudActive Directory

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot Endpoint AgentActive DirectoryRouter/DHCP DNS forwarders

Industries

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Cross-industryEducationHealthcareRetail

Webroot DNS Protection

Managed Service Providers (MSPs)SMBsEducationRetailHealthcareFinancial Services

Regions

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Global

Webroot DNS Protection

Global

Vendor

Company

WatchGuard DNSWatch

WatchGuard

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot

Headquarters

WatchGuard DNSWatch

Seattle, Washington, USA

Webroot DNS Protection

Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Company size

WatchGuard DNSWatch

1,001-5,000

Webroot DNS Protection

20,000+ (parent: OpenText)

Founded

WatchGuard DNSWatch

1996

Webroot DNS Protection

1997