Device42 vs Infoblox BloxOne DDI comparison

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Device42 and Infoblox are both solutions in the IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools category. Device42 is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while Infoblox is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.4. Device42 holds a 8.5% mindshare in IT, compared to Infoblox’s 6.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Device42 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Infoblox users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

Infoblox BloxOne DDI

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Device42 and Infoblox BloxOne DDI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Device42 vs. Infoblox BloxOne DDI

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Categories and Ranking

Device42

Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (3rd), Configuration Management Databases (1st), Data Center Infrastructure Management (1st)

Infoblox BloxOne DDI

Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools

5th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed DNS (7th), DDI (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools category, the mindshare of Device42 is 8.5%, up from 8.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox BloxOne DDI is 6.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Device42	8.5%
Infoblox BloxOne DDI	6.7%
Other	84.8%

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Featured Reviews

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

Granular discovery has ensured confident workload migration and optimized cloud move group planning

Device42 offers the best features for workload assessment, particularly useful for cloud-to-cloud workload or on-premise data center workload, especially when planning for workload migration to the public cloud. For application and infrastructure discovery, Device42 has enabled me to know the number of machines running in the on-premise environment and has managed to capture complete utilization metrics or trends of their utilization. This has benefited me in right-sizing systems for my public cloud total cost of ownership (TCO) planning, providing me granularity to right-size these systems while planning a migration to the public cloud. Device42 has positively impacted my organization by providing granularity toward application discovery compared to other assessment tools, which is a differentiator since none of the other tools provide such granularity, leading to better decision-making for my migration to the public cloud. Device42 has improved my migration projects by providing granularity around system dependencies that gave me confidence knowing which systems communicate with each other parked in a particular move group. My move group planning became so robust that I am not leaving any system behind in the on-premise data center from my planning, which saves a lot of time and effort, leading to cost optimization—a value addition.

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Domenico Iandoli

Network Security Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

Centralized DNS and DHCP management has strengthened security and simplified threat detection

I am working with Infoblox Secure DNS, which is called Threat Defense, or BloxOne Threat Defense, even though they change the name frequently. I am not only working with BloxOne Threat Defense but also with the DDI part. Typically, Threat Defense is just an extension. Even if it could be provided as its own solution, it is typically part of a DDI migration project, and then the security is just an add-on. The anomaly, I would say, is malware or an attack. They can find out if there is an ongoing attack. For example, if you have malware that has not been detected, this malware typically will call home. When it calls home, it makes a DNS request because it needs to resolve a name to an IP. Infoblox BloxOne DDI could anticipate other security tools because this means that the malware has not been detected but is going to make requests to call home. Since the threat intelligence is dynamic, they collect this data worldwide. Their approach is to have a policy where you can decide if certain categories or requests have to be blocked, passed, or just monitored. In this case, the anomaly means that, for example, there could be an increase in requests for some category or domain, and you can highlight this using the tool. DNS is also sometimes used to feed malware with data because it is open on the firewall as it is the basic part. This tool could provide functionality to find out if some data, some malware data, is piggybacked on the DNS protocol.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Asset management is a difficult, time consuming thing, however, Device42 has helped me streamline that so I can focus on other areas that need improvement."

"The Insights+ component is useful for us because it does business application mapping and helps us visualize it. It saves us time because we don't have to hunt for data."

"Device42 saves a significant amount of time, with onboarding and discovery being reduced significantly, specifically around understanding how to build out a client's circuits and network topology."

"It has agentless discovery; you don't need to put agents on your servers. You can open one or two ports to discover all your infrastructure."

"It has generally been a really solid and useful tool."

"A big plus for Device42 was the auto-discovery. With it, we have updated devices, updated systems, and up-to-date systems."

"The topology layout is the most valuable feature."

"The way the solution’s automatic IT asset discovery and inventory functionality works is you set up a discovery job, then you can schedule it to run. I schedule all of the runs daily at different times so nothing is interfering with anything else. It's nice to know that you can set up the scan, schedule it, and sit back. You can check them every day and make sure everything ran, making sure nothing had errors, then you're good to go. Anything new is going to automatically be discovered, which is nice. It takes some of the stress off because you don't have to know, "If this team opened new servers, we need make sure now it will automatically pick them up." It is one less thing to worry about. It gathers a lot of data points."

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"Infoblox BloxOne DDI has positively impacted our organization by providing a drastic change in our DNS capability and management on a global level; it provides a single pane of glass for visibility and management, it's a SaaS-based solution, allowing anyone to access it over the internet without a VPN, and it's highly user-friendly with a customizable user interface."

"It actually prevents a lot of false alarms because if a link is blocked by antivirus, it creates an alert for the IT risk team to investigate. By not resolving the IP for a malicious link, it stops many issues before they escalate. This has improved our security posture significantly."

"The most valuable features of Infoblox BloxOne DDI are its ability to manage all DDI services effectively and monitor them in real-time."

"In my experience, I am satisfied with the functionality; there is no lack of functions, and it is a very powerful solution because they work with this technology, so they are probably number one."

"When we compare, if we spend 200,000 to 250,000 every year or every second year on security compliance, that is money we could transfer into the licensing for a SaaS service such as Infoblox BloxOne DDI, then we get all of the continuous patching, threat analysis, and that type of capability coming through without having to maintain such skilled staff."

"The overall product rating is ten out of ten."

"A valuable feature is blocking domain generation, which automatically generates domains to protect the internal network."

Cons

"Price-wise, from what I understand from my leadership, Device42 has some cost and it is a bit high compared to other discovery tools such as BMC Discovery or BMC Helix."

"However, the documentation has not been updated in a while, so it needs updates."

"For the iPhone, the device diagram cannot be downloaded. You have to go to each device and download the device diagram for that device. E.g., suppose there are a 1000 or 2000 servers. You cannot go to each server or device to download a device diagram for each device. There should be a one-click solution for downloading all device diagrams."

"Device42 is a main part of our processes. We need reliability, not only in terms of the data but with the solution itself. It's really difficult when we have 10 minutes of Device42 downtime because none of our teams can work for those 10 minutes, and it's more time lost if there is longer downtime. An improvement would be to have a cluster implementation of Device42 to have high-availability and ensure that we don't have downtime in case of failure."

"Since I was focused on deploying connectors and getting all the servers to be scanned, one of the biggest pains was when a job would fail, then the output (logging) was poor. For example, "Why did it fail?" In these cases, you get a generic error. It doesn't point you in the right direction and tell you why you got the error, which is really annoying. There have been times I asked, "Is there somewhere I can see a better log as to why is this failing?" That would be a really nice improvement."

"If I want to delete an asset from a cabinet it does take a while. And if I'm doing it in bulk — say, for example, if we have one cabinet that has 20 servers in — if I want to remove all 20 servers, I have to do them individually, which is a bit time-consuming. If there were a way that I could just bulk-remove everything from there, that would definitely save some time."

"In my experience I believe that the key concern is the pricing strategy of the solution. Instead other solutions such as lanweber are much more cost effective. Previously, Device42 operated on perpetualysis without any fees. But recently they have altered the pricing model to include a subscription fee which I see as a very costly affair. Therefore I would like to suggest that they evaluate their pricing strategy and licence scheme, conduct a market research and ensure that they provide the right product in the market at the right price."

"Device42 can be improved by adding more reporting features and architectural diagrams."

More Device42 cons

"I would add that Infoblox support can be more impactful in high emergency cases, as there are times they take considerable time to find the problem, which impacts the infrastructure, so they can improve their support structuring."

"At this stage, we are struggling to use some of the DNS features of the platform, which are more about protecting your domain from hijacking and similar threats."

"There is a need for a comprehensive database on DNS."

"Infoblox BloxOne DDI is good to use, but there could be improvements in its visualization and dashboarding UI."

"Infoblox BloxOne DDI would not be for smaller companies. I think if you are under 1,200 staff, you probably want to look for a professional service or something that is integrated into the platforms you have already got."

"There are probably some strict agreements, and the answers are probably not so rapid. The responsiveness could at least be improved, but I have not had many cases, just a few."

"Infoblox is fairly expensive for my customers. I am unsure if this is a general comment or specific to my situation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

"On a yearly basis, our licensing is $10,000. However, our license is now nearly full with devices. We need the next bigger license with 5,000 devices, which will cost us $19,000. We pay for a set of licenses, a maximum number of devices, and a maximum number of IP addresses. We have the smallest amount of features, which is enough for us at this time."

"The problem with using other vendor, like BMC, is the pricing. The price is so horrible and nobody wants to pay this money."

"I am not involved in its pricing, but I have seen their plans during a discussion with the customer. For 500 servers, they were asking 50,000 USD. The cost of BMC Discovery was less than half. For the same thing, they were charging only 10,000 USD. Its pricing needs to be improved. As compared to other discovery tools, such as BMC Discovery and ServiceNow Discovery, its price is a little bit higher."

"It's in the top-three most expensive solutions in terms of cost, but it has all the features that are needed."

"Functionality-wise, Device42 is on par with industry standards, but price-wise, the solution is expensive. I'm rating the pricing for the solution as eight out of ten."

"The product cost is low. It is quite cheap."

"We pay $100,000 per year."

"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, with ten being very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Outsourcing Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	20

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Device42?

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Device42 are relatively cost-effective and affordable. I do not know if a small organization would be able to afford it, but I presume it would also be co...

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What needs improvement with Device42?

I think Device42 can be improved by adding more features around the CMDB aspect and lifecycle management. I do not think many people use it for that functionality, but if they were to expand the su...

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What is your primary use case for Device42?

My main use case for Device42 is that we use it as a CMDB and affinity map to check out network topology or determine when we need to decom something in a life cycle. We use it for many different p...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne DDI?

Infoblox is fairly expensive for my customers. I am unsure if this is a general comment or specific to my situation. Customers wonder if discounts or promotions are available.

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What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne DDI?

The only improvement I would like to see with Infoblox BloxOne DDI appliances is to support SNMP, and I heard that they have started doing that, so that's good; overall, the platform and the pr...

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What is your primary use case for Infoblox BloxOne DDI?

We are using Infoblox BloxOne DDI to host the enterprise level DNS, DHCP, and IPAM infrastructure for one of our customers. Our customer has internal domain hosting which they use for their interna...

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Overview

Device42 empowers enterprises with automatic IT asset discovery, application dependency mapping, and agentless discovery, streamlining asset management, improving decision-making, and supporting migration initiatives.

Device42 automates network discovery and provides comprehensive IT data management, making it indispensable for asset and infrastructure management. The platform’s integration capabilities, such as with ServiceNow, allow seamless management of physical and virtual environments. Its application dependency mapping is a critical feature for efficient cloud migration, while advanced search and dashboards enhance operational tasks. Device42's ease of deployment coupled with integration into cloud services offers robust operational insights and simplifies onboarding.

What are Device42's key features?

Automatic IT Asset Discovery: Enables detailed information collection on hardware and software.
Application Dependency Mapping: Facilitates tracking of application dependencies for effective cloud migration.
Agentless Discovery: Assists in uncovering assets without the need for specialized agents.
Network Topology Visualization: Assists in visual representation of network connections.
Cloud Integration: Simplifies the integration with cloud services for enhanced insights.

What benefits should be evaluated in Device42?

Improved Decision-Making: Optimizes resource utilization and boosts strategic initiatives.
Seamless Integration: Enhances connectivity with platforms like ServiceNow.
Efficiency in Auditing: Eases compliance and auditing processes.
Simplified Onboarding: Streamlines initial setups and deployment.
Enhanced Operational Insights: Supports better management through comprehensive data visualization.

Device42 is widely used across sectors for IT asset and infrastructure management, where automation in inventory and documentation aids compliance and resource optimization. It excels in industries requiring integration with existing systems and comprehensive network solutions. Application dependency mapping bolsters cloud migration efficiency in enterprise environments.

Device42

Infoblox BloxOne DDI is an advanced service that integrates DNS, DHCP, and IP address management capabilities, designed to streamline network operations and scalability.

Infoblox BloxOne DDI is tailored for cloud-first architectures, offering flexible deployment options across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. It addresses the complexities of modern networks, enabling dynamic scaling and automating core network services. The system supports best-in-class security features and provides centralized control through a single platform, ensuring high performance across distributed networks. Its adaptability is crucial for organizations seeking to enhance network management efficiency.

What are the key features of Infoblox BloxOne DDI?

Integrated DNS, DHCP, IPAM: Offers seamless integration to manage and automate network services.
Cloud-Native Architecture: Enables efficient deployment across cloud environments.
Scalability: Supports dynamic scaling to accommodate growing network demands.
Centralized Management: Provides a unified platform for streamlined operations.
Security Features: Protects against DNS-based threats with robust security protocols.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Improved Efficiency: Reduces manual tasks with automation features.
Cost Savings: Optimizes resource allocation through scalable network management.
Enhanced Security: Reduces risk with integrated protection against cyber threats.
Adaptability: Supports industry-specific configurations and compliance needs.

Implemented across sectors such as healthcare, education, and finance, Infoblox BloxOne DDI provides industry-specific customization and compliance, addressing unique challenges like regulatory requirements in healthcare, vast IP space in education, and secure transactions in finance.

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Sample Customers

Computershare, Concur, Doosan, Fitch Ratings Inc., Fujitsu, HomeAway, Jasper Wireless, Mercedes-Benz, Square, Twitch, UCSB, Zayo Group Inc.

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