Compare CIRA DNS Firewall and DNSFilter 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free no commitment
$1.15 1 User Per Month
CIRA DNS Firewall
Star Rating
(18)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free no commitment
Browse all 2 pricing plansDNSFilter
Star Rating
(239)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.15 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that DNSFilter excels in its Ease of Setup with a score of 9.2, while CIRA DNS Firewall shines even brighter with a perfect score of 9.9, making it easier for users to get started quickly.
- Reviewers mention that DNSFilter offers robust BYOD Protection with a score of 9.0, but CIRA DNS Firewall outperforms it with a score of 9.8, indicating a stronger capability to secure personal devices on the network.
- G2 users highlight that DNSFilter's Continuous Monitoring feature is rated at 9.1, which is slightly better than CIRA DNS Firewall's score of 8.9, suggesting that DNSFilter may provide more effective real-time oversight.
- Users on G2 appreciate CIRA DNS Firewall's Guest Network Protection with a high score of 9.7, compared to DNSFilter's score of 9.1, indicating that CIRA offers superior security for guest access.
- Reviewers say that both products perform well in Threat Intelligence, with DNSFilter scoring 8.9 and CIRA DNS Firewall at 9.1, but CIRA's slightly higher score suggests a more comprehensive threat detection capability.
- Users report that DNSFilter's Quality of Support is rated at 9.0, while CIRA DNS Firewall has a higher score of 9.3, indicating that users may find CIRA's customer support to be more responsive and helpful.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CIRA DNS Firewall
CIRA Canadian Shield
Free
no commitment
The CIRA Canadian Shield takes the threat feed from our commercial service and makes it available to all households and individuals in Canada. Available as a private and open recursive DNS service with or without threat blocking.
DNSFilter
Basic Plan
$1.15
1 User Per Month
Ideal for basic filtering.
- Network-level filtering/reporting
- Desktop roaming clients (Windows / MacOS)
Free Trial
CIRA DNS Firewall
Free Trial is available
DNSFilter
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
12
9.2
167
Ease of Use
9.6
12
9.2
167
Ease of Setup
9.9
13
9.2
156
Ease of Admin
9.5
13
9.2
154
Quality of Support
9.3
12
9.0
155
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
10.0
14
9.3
152
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
14
8.9
156
Features by Category
Protection
9.0
12
8.9
90
8.9
9
9.1
115
Feature Not Available
8.9
93
9.7
10
9.1
91
9.8
8
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.7
81
Functionality
9.0
13
9.3
120
9.1
11
8.9
113
9.0
7
9.0
99
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
122
9.0
14
9.3
122
8.1
13
8.5
104
Feature Not Available
8.7
103
9.3
10
9.1
98
Web Content and Traffic Filtering - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Protection and Loss Prevention - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access Control and Authentication - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance and Management - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CIRA DNS Firewall and DNSFilter are categorized as DNS Security Solutions
Unique Categories
CIRA DNS Firewall has no unique categories
DNSFilter is categorized as Secure Web Gateways
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CIRA DNS Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
DNSFilter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Primary/Secondary Education
23.5%
Higher Education
23.5%
Government Administration
17.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Education Management
11.8%
Other
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.5%
Computer & Network Security
16.2%
Primary/Secondary Education
10.0%
Education Management
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.3%
Other
43.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
CIRA DNS Firewall
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
As part of our multi layer approach to security, CIRA DNS was an easy fit to provide an additional layer of security at the DNS layer for the entire organization. We like that it is cloud based, easy to setup and seamless for our end users. The interface...
Most Helpful Critical Review
DNSFilter
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ike C.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Ease of use. Easy to configure policies. Whitelisting or blacklisting response is quick.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Mental Health Care
We used the service so little that when the price hike hit, it was no longer worth the subscription price
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
As part of our multi layer approach to security, CIRA DNS was an easy fit to provide an additional layer of security at the DNS layer for the entire organization. We like that it is cloud based, easy to setup and seamless for our end users. The interface...
Ike C.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Ease of use. Easy to configure policies. Whitelisting or blacklisting response is quick.
Verified User in Mental Health Care
We used the service so little that when the price hike hit, it was no longer worth the subscription price
Alternatives
Discussions
CIRA DNS Firewall has no discussions with answers
Would you ever consider attempting to take the top most frequently blocked sites/urls across all of your educational institution clients and within the filtering system suggest these in the blacklist portal for policy editing? This could help us all stay on the same page in regards to the popular trends/games the students are into at that time and be a little more proactive for our administration. For example, there was a hit game called surviv.io that was blocked by the gaming policy but could be found at ~10 diff URLs across the web, making it hard to block completely. I'm sure this feature would require a lot but just a wondering for the future :)
2 comments
SR
Hi Amy, thanks for your question! We have a feature we call bucket domains planned which will provide a one-click allow or block for a whole set of domains...Read more
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