--- title: Webroot DNS Protection Reviews meta\_title: 'Webroot DNS Protection Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 86 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Webroot DNS Protection works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 86 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Network Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/network-security --- # Webroot DNS Protection Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Webroot DNS Protection but has limited features. Are you part of the Webroot DNS Protection team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! What if you could stop up to 88% of known malware BEFORE it hit endpoints and networks? Well, you can. Webroot® DNS Protection works at the DNS layer to prevent malicious traffic and block malware before it infiltrates your networks, endpoints, and end users. Plus, it’s the first DNS filtering product on the market to combine privacy and security by handling DNS over HTTPS (DoH) requests. Here’s a real-world testimonial from a Webroot partner case study: “We blocked 135,470 risky DNS lookups in the first 30 days.” – Bobby Sowder, Director of Client Success, Greystone Technology With over 5000 endpoints under management, Greystone Technology has seen first-hand how a layered approach to cybersecurity makes their business and customers more resilient against cyber threats. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Powered by the proprietary Webroot® Platform, our proprietary threat intelligence architecture that is trusted by industry-leading network and security providers worldwide, DNS Protection is a lightweight, easy-to-implement domain filtering service designed to improve security with more granular control over internet access. Get the visibility and control you need to successfully stop cyberattacks at the DNS layer — before they hit your business or clients. * * * Seller [OpenText](https://www.g2.com/sellers/opentext) Discussions [Webroot DNS Protection Community](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Keenan Humphrey (Webroot Community Specialist) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Cisco Umbrella](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cisco Umbrella") Cisco Umbrella 4.4/5(284) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-umbrella/reviews) [ ![DNSFilter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DNSFilter") DNSFilter 4.6/5(272) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dnsfilter/reviews) [ ![WebTitan Web Filter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WebTitan Web Filter") WebTitan Web Filter 4.3/5(85) ](https://www.g2.com/products/webtitan-web-filter/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 86 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) MD Mateusz D. Presales Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/30/2019 "Lightweight protection right from cloud" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? Best part of Webroot DNS protection is it's lightweight - I didn't see any impact on performance of the computers. Also, easy managing of the policies can me mentioned here! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? At the moment there is no option to get users/groups from AD, and I cannot assign policy per user (only per computer at the moment) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? There is a lot of people that chat's with theirs friends/family during work hours - thanks to Webroot DNS we can reduce impact of their productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite RB Rian B. Remote IT Services Executive Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/7/2018 "A Critical Addition to Antivirus Software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? \* Webroot DNS Protection is reasonably easy to implement as it's Centrally managed. \* It works seamlessly with Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection. \* It provides Protection on both a Device and Network Level if configured correctly. The reason why I like this is that you can have a base DNS Network Protection Policy in place that protects your whole network, but then you can create additional custom and more restricted policies for Groups or individual PC's by using their DNSP agent. This works great in a business environment with different requirements for various Departments. \* I provides Simple Policy Based Group Assignment to devices, or can be applied individually. \* The DNS Policies provide default Suggested Categories for protection, but it also has a large number of additional categories that can be configured for greater and tighter security. \* It provides reporting on Blocked Domains and Categories. \* It has a Whitelisting feature that one can use to allow certain websites through, if the URL is part of a Category that is being blocked. For example, if you block Social Networking, but only want to allow Facebook, then this can be done easily. \* It makes use of Webroot's BrightCloud Threat Intelligence which uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning to grow it's database and improve accuracy and protection. BrightCloud also has a website (https://www.brightcloud.com/tools/url-ip-lookup.php) where one can submit the URL of a website for review in case you feel it has not being categorised correctly. From experience I've found them to be reasonably quick to respond, usually within 24hours after they have reviewed it and have made changes, if they agree with your change request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? \* There's an unnecessary long delay before policies kicks into effect. I am however aware that Webroot is working on reducing this delay. \* Network Level Protection only works with a Static Public IP. For most business this is fine, but for a home business, this is not ideal if your ISP does not provide you with a Static IP. In this case you can simply just use the DNSP agent on each PC. \* No DNSP agent available for Mobile devices as yet, but they can be protected at a network level if you have a Static Public IP from your ISP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: If you haven't given this a try as yet, I'd highly recommend you do. It does have a trial version, so it's definitely worth trying. Don't be put off by any initial issues or bugs, push through, as it is definitely worth using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? \* Protects the whole Network at a higher level, meaning it blocks unwanted and malicious activity before it even enters your network. \* It's a great tool tool in a business environment to help employees stay focus on what they should be doing, when it's configured to block things like Social Networking, Video and Audio streaming websites, peer-to-peer sites and off course, adult and other inappropriate websites. \* It provides one with a great sense of security that you know that there's an additional layer of protection apart from your existing Antivirus and Anti-Malware software. \* Being centrally managed, makes it easy to maintain and monitor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic TN Thomas N. IT Apprentice Technician Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/1/2018 "Effective DNS protection for our customers " 4.5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The ability to block a wide range categorized sites based on what you want users to have access to. Allows us to easily protect our users from scams, phishing and malware as well as sites users should not be accessing on work time such as social media and shopping. The ability to completely block uncategorized sites gives a wall of first line defense against potential dodgy sites. Being able to block user access to the console prevents the common method of users turning off programs to access blocked sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? The web interface can be confusing and hard to navigate especially when navigating with multiple clients its easy to get lost or stuck on a clients dashboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: The DNS protection is a worthwhile investment to prevent a potentially costly infection on your network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Protecting our clients from users who unknowingly click on dodgy links in emails as the DNS protection often stops them getting to the site before they can get infected with a lot more effective results than built in DNS protection from browsers such as Chrome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic MH Morgan H. IT Technician Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/1/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "A great way of protecting techs and customers alike from Phisihing and Questionable websites" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? What I like best about Webroot's DNS protection, is when I get a call from a customer that is asking why a link they followed from an email is blocked, I ask them to forward it over and the link is flagged as uncatergorised, it lead to a phishing site for "microsoft". Its great to stop tinkerers and troublemakers for getting past the security, set up by technicians and downloading something from a website of questionable nature, whether it is lewd content or some content from a torrent website, Webroot DNS can block these users from getting to these websites and breaking company policy. The DNS protection also has protected against users from clicking on; dodgy websites for downloading "drivers", websites that pretends to be a legitimate purchasing site, harmful trojan sites, illegal and/or harmful information websites (like hatespeech or radical websites). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? There's not much to hate about this product, but there are a couple of things that could cause annoyance. Problems can arrise when a customer calls up to say their company's website has been blocked or a suppliers website they have been using for years, this can be rectified quite easily by adding it to the whitelist, but it can be an annoyance as there might be tons of websites to enter into the whitelist (a minor grievance for a lazy tech). The default DNS policies are not great for mass deployment or for a quick set up for a small business client before we talk to them and set them up a personalised policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: This product is easy to sell and to install, it's a no brainer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? We are solving the problem of users clicking on links that they should not be following, which can lead to a major infection on their network and preventing further infections and possible fraud attempts that can happen online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Charlie B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Charlie B.") CB Charlie B. IT Technician Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/29/2019 "Simple and brilliant. " 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? Any change you make to the DNS protection applies instantly! It's great I can make a change and instantly see a result whereas with other DNS protection I have used previously can take at least 48 hours to apply. This just makes my life so much easier! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? The main issue for me is the fact that if the DNS protection fails it tends to Force close rather than forcing open. This could be the way I have configured this but is the only problem I have with the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Monitoring of web traffic is so much easier and the reports have brilliant detail! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite JH John H. IT Consultant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/3/2018 "Great additional layer to compliment their already amazing endpoint protection" 4/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The best part is that it's very transparent with very little hand holding. You more or less set your policies, maybe a few exceptions/overrides, and you're done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? They need to hurry up and bring back the DHCP functionality to the GSM for this. The agent on the Windows machines is fine, but most users (even small businesses), don't have static IP's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Definitely get a hold of your rep @ Webroot and discuss getting a trial of this product/service to try for yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? It'll provide protection against malicious sites, unknown or uncategorized sites and it's also very easy to set policies for HR requirements in a business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Martin H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Martin H.") MH Martin H. Managing Director Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/19/2019 "Webroot DNS - Solid Product Overall" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? Having tried Cisco Umbrella preciously, we found the move to Webroot had some surprising benefits we weren’t expecting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? Admin console could be better. Sometimes find it doesn’t show all the threats that have been blocked. Sometimes you have to check the logs on the individual PC’s Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? The product adds an extra security layer to device - especially important for roaming users, once outside the protection of the corporate network/firewall Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/27/2018 "Webroot all the way" 5/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? I like best that it is an easy download, and it monitors itself. It's not hard to use. I love webroot and use my webroot pen, and tell everyone I can about it. After the kaspersky scare, I didn't know where to go or who to turn too, however, using webroot endpoint and webroot DNS is very simple and I highly reccomend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? I don't like that the interface is a lot to view. I think that it could be improved. I like the software, and I like downloading it and using it, however, I think when you have to go into the portal and view settings the interface is hard to operate. There are tooo many tabs, and bells and whistles, and it can be hard to find what you are looking for. As cool as the 2 step authentication is, it's annoying to have to remember your password AND your passcode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Do it! If you are thinking about it, go for it. It's amazing! Give it a try. I highly reccomend Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? With webroot DNS, I am keeping my clients safe. I think that I realized how superior of a product in use than any other product that I've tried in the past. The best benefit is that the product is easy to maintain, update, and provides a great service! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sterling W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sterling W.") SW Sterling W. Owner Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/2/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Maturing into a great product" 4/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The solutions was easily deployed. Installed on roughly 20 to 30 laptops within minutes. If changes are needed to be made, I login to the console and select what I am wanting to block or allow and apply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? The reporting needs improvement. I'd like an executive summary that I could provide to show the benefits of having the DNS protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Webroot DNS Protection on our mobile clients to prevent home use browsing habits. We have not had any problems since deploying the DNS protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/26/2019 "Webroot DNS" 4/5 What do you like best about Webroot DNS Protection? The speed of installation and updating policies and how easy it is to manage is a major benefit from an administration point of view. For our end-users it's that extra layer of security to protect them against malware and cyber-attacks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Webroot DNS Protection? The service sometimes needs a restart to get it working again especially after a computer has an unexpected shutdown. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Webroot DNS Protection: Do it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Webroot DNS Protection solving and how is that benefiting you? Real-time inbound and outbound malicious domain blocking. Comprehensive reporting, logging and real-time visibility. Protection and visibility for roaming users with off-network control Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ## Questions about Webroot DNS Protection? 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[ Ask about Webroot DNS Protection ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discussions/new) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 6 years ago Who is Webroot SecureAnywhere® DNS Protection for? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/who-is-webroot-secureanywhere-dns-protection-for) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 6 years ago Do I need to install an agent to manage DNS Protection? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-i-need-to-install-an-agent-to-manage-dns-protection) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 9 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/pricing) Webroot DNS Protection Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_17d330a37bc2914fb3e2655da70c7a34/cisco-umbrella.png "Product Avatar Image") Cisco Umbrella 4.4/5(284) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cisco-umbrella-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0c2a1c4d49999e3fd307b8ab0b1fe7af/dnsfilter.jpg "Product Avatar Image") DNSFilter 4.6/5(272) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/dnsfilter-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_373119eef0e7e070946a2605069e12a7/webtitan-web-filter.png "Product Avatar Image") WebTitan Web Filter 4.3/5(85) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/webtitan-web-filter-vs-opentext-webroot-dns-protection) ##### ##### Webroot DNS Protection Features Protection DNS Protection Quarantine Continuous Monitoring Functionality DNS Lookups Threat Intelligence Advanced Traffic Filtering Administration Whitelisting Policy Enforcement Incident Reports [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-webroot-dns-protection/features) ##### Categories on G2 [DDoS Protection](https://www.g2.com/categories/ddos-protection)[DNS Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/dns-security-solutions) ##### Explore More [What are the most popular payroll software options?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-popular-payroll-software-options)[Top-rated AI tools for creating training videos](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-top-rated-ai-tools-for-creating-training-videos-for-small-businesses)[Popular data observability tools](https://www.g2.com/discussions/popular-data-observability-tools) [What's the best value employee identity theft protection app for remote workers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-value-employee-identity-theft-protection-app-for-remote-workers)[Best audit management software for small businesses](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-audit-management-software-for-small-businesses)[What K-12 student information systems are easiest to use for teachers and non-technical administrative staff?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-k-12-student-information-systems-are-easiest-to-use-for-teachers-and-non-technical-administrative-staff) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)