DNS Redirector - Feature Comparison Chart
 
  DNS Redirector Google DNS ScrubIT DNS Advantage OpenDNS Basic OpenDNS Deluxe OpenDNS Enterprise
Publicly available July 8, 2003 Dec 3, 2009 ~ Mar 2, 2007 ~ Dec 7, 2007 July 10, 2006 Oct 21, 2009 Oct 21, 2009
Installs behind your firewall Yes            
Works regardless of ISP Yes            
NXDomain response Yes, by default         Can be enabled Can be enabled
Trust/privacy concerns Nope, we don't know
where your surfing
           
Installation by IT Admin(1) easy/anyone easy/anyone easy/anyone easy/anyone by IT Admin by IT Admin
Use with DNS Redirector Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Filtering/Security
Web content filtering Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ad-free guide and block pages Yes         Yes Yes
Advertisement blocking Yes            
Proxy/anonymizer blocking Yes       Yes Yes Yes
Phishing protection Yes     Yes Yes Yes Yes
Botnet protection Yes       Yes Yes Yes
Malware site protection Yes     Yes     Yes
Control
Whitelist/blacklist domains Unlimited       Up to 25 domains Up to 50 domains Up to 500 domains
Whitelist-only mode (block everything) Yes         Yes Yes
Customizable block page 100% Customizable       Basic Advanced Advanced
Block page bypass Yes,
per IP device!
        Additional fee Included,
some limitations
Block page redirect Yes           Yes
Block page bypass using
Active Directory/LDAP credentials
Yes            
Block differently on some computers,
don't block at all on others
Yes            
Provide network down
or emergency message
Yes            
Block everything during a certain time Yes            
Insight and Reporting
Detailed reports and stats by IT Admin(2)       Yes Yes Yes
Email reports by IT Admin(2)           Yes
Archived stats and logs Log for as long as
you have disk space
      2 weeks 1 year Indefinitely
Intelligent Navigation
Typo correction by IT Admin(2)       Yes Yes Yes
Shortcuts by IT Admin(2)       Yes Yes Yes
Support
Standard support Online Readme,
FAQ, Email
Google Groups,
Twitter channel,
Automated phone
Email Email Online KB,
Forums
Email Email
Premium support Phone, Screen-sharing           Available
SLA n/a         Available Yes
Costs
Price Starting at $5.00
(no subscription)
Free Free Free Free $9.95/yr family pack
(up to 5 users)
or $5/user/yr
Starting at $2,000/yr
(K-12 specials
available)
 
(1) Installation can be done by our staff in about 25 minutes (remotely via screen-sharing, which doesn't require any special firewall rules).
(2) Not a built-in function of the software but can be achieved with scripts, by adding code to our sample pages, or with third party software.
 
More reading...
FAQ 49: What makes DNS Redirector different/better?
FAQ 70: DNS Redirector vs. SaaS DNS offerings
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Data in the table above was collected from each company's public website.  Accurate as of the last update of this page on Jan 5, 2010.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice, contact the company offering service for the latest information.