# Infoblox Threat Defense: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/infoblox-threat-defense

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 14% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Infoblox Threat Defense if your company already has a strong DDI/DNS infrastructure focus" (GPT-5.4 mini, DNS filtering)
- "Best for Complex Hybrid / On-Premises Networks: Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "Best for companies with complex hybrid/multi-cloud environments" (MiniMax M2.5, DNS filtering)
- "Best for DNS infrastructure teams: Infoblox Threat Defense." (Perplexity Sonar, DNS filtering)

## And against it

- "Better for larger enterprises... They can be overkill (and more expensive) for pure mid-sized needs." (Grok 4.20, DNS filtering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Infoblox Threat Defense, from 44 of the 51 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- powerdmarc.com: 29
- dnsfilter.com: 24
- insight.tmcnet.com: 19
- dope.security: 16
- motocms.com: 14
- umbrella.cisco.com: 14
- cisco.com: 12
- controld.com: 12
- infoblox.com: 12 (its own site)
- comparitech.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://powerdmarc.com/best-dns-security-solutions: 28
- https://insight.tmcnet.com/insight/buyers-guide/categories/dns-filtering-and-protective-dns-services: 18
- https://dnsfilter.com/: 16
- https://motocms.com/blog/en/best-enterprise-dns-security-tools: 14
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/dns-filtering-tools: 11
- https://itdaily.com/news/network/adv-best-dns-filtering-solutions-for-enterprise-networks: 11
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-dns-security-solutions: 8
- https://dope.security/post/dns-security-solutions-compared-2026: 8

## In its own words

What Infoblox Threat Defense's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Quickly deploy hybrid DNS-layer security everywhere (https://infoblox.com/)
- For: enterprise (https://infoblox.com/)
- Price stated: Infoblox token-based licensing (https://www.infoblox.com/pricing)
- Customers named: UC Davis, City and County of San Francisco, Stupp Bros.

## What it publishes

Every page infoblox.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 11435 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1864 pages, 40 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- case study: 140 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-11
- webinar or virtual event: 123 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- conference or event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-19
- report or ebook: 184 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-13
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-18
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 93 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-14
- podcast or video: 204 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- news or press: 272 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Celebrating the partners driving customer impact and growth across the americas https://www.infoblox.com/blog/community/celebrating-the-partners-driving-customer-impact-and-growth-across-the-americas/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 webinar or virtual event: Ams protecting your brand when seasonal attacks scale https://www.infoblox.com/webinar-registration/ams-protecting-your-brand-when-seasonal-attacks-scale
- Recent: 2026-09-28 webinar or virtual event: Apj protecting your brand when seasonal attacks scale https://www.infoblox.com/webinar-registration/apj-protecting-your-brand-when-seasonal-attacks-scale
- Recent: 2026-09-28 webinar or virtual event: Emea protecting your brand when seasonal attacks scale https://www.infoblox.com/webinar-registration/emea-protecting-your-brand-when-seasonal-attacks-scale
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Preempt attack surface exploitation https://www.infoblox.com/resources/use-case-brief/preempt-attack-surface-exploitation
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Infoblox on infoblox how dns forward proxy dfp gives us unified security and visibility across hybrid networks https://www.infoblox.com/blog/security/infoblox-on-infoblox-how-dns-forward-proxy-dfp-gives-us-unified-security-and-visibility-across-hybrid-networks/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.