DNS Redirector - Feature Comparison Chart
 
  DNS Redirector Norton DNS Google DNS DNS Advantage OpenDNS Basic OpenDNS Home VIP OpenDNS Enterprise
Publicly available since July, 2003 May, 2010 Dec, 2009 Dec, 2007 July, 2006 June, 2011 Oct, 2009
Installs behind your firewall Yes            
Works regardless of ISP Yes            
NXDomain response Yes, by default   Yes       Can be enabled
Supports native IPv6 Yes   Yes   Beta    
Installation by IT admin (1) by anyone by anyone by anyone by anyone by IT admin by IT admin
Use with DNS Redirector Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trust, Privacy, and Redundancy
Knows where you surf Nope Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Knows when bypassing the block page Nope           Yes
Redundancy Yes, run it on
multiple servers
Yes, anycast Yes, anycast Yes, anycast Yes, anycast Yes, anycast Yes, anycast
Filtering and Security
Web content filtering 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 Yes
Malware site protection Yes Yes         Yes
Control
Whitelist/blacklist domains Unlimited       Up to 25 Up to 50 Up to 500
Whitelist-only mode (block everything) Yes         Yes Yes
Customizable block page 100% your HTML       Some limitations Some limitations Some limitations
Block page redirect Yes           Yes
Block page bypass Yes
(sites resolve direct)
          Some limitations
(via proxy)
Block page bypass using existing
Active Directory or LDAP credentials
Yes            
Block differently on some computers,
don't block at all on others
Yes            
Block differently (or everything)
during certain times of the day
Yes            
Provide network down
or emergency message
Yes            
Typo correction by IT admin (2)       Yes Yes Yes
Shortcuts by IT admin (2)       Yes Yes Yes
Insight and Reporting
Log detail incl. internal client IP Yes            
Detailed reports and stats by IT admin (2)       Yes Yes Yes
Email reports by IT admin (2)           Yes
Archived stats and logs Log until you're
out of disk space
      2 weeks 1 year 2 years
Support
Standard support Online, Email Online Online, IVR phone Online, Email Online Online, Email Online, Email
Premium support Phone,
Screen-sharing
          Available
Cost
Price Starting at $21.00
(no recurring fees)
Free Free Free Free $19.95/yr per
household
Starting at
$1500.00/yr
 
More information...
DNS Redirector is used everywhere
FAQ 49: What makes DNS Redirector different/better?
FAQ 70: DNS Redirector vs. SaaS DNS offerings
 
(1) Installation can also be done by our staff in about 20 minutes, per server, remotely via screen-sharing.
(2) Not a built-in function but can be achieved with scripts, by adding code to our sample pages, or with third party software.
 
Data in the table above was collected from each company's public website.  Accurate as of the last update of this page on 01/27/2012.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice, contact the company offering service for the latest information.