Infoblox NIOS vs Infoblox BloxOne DDI

Infoblox NIOS8.7Visit Infoblox BloxOne DDI8.4Visit

Higher score Infoblox NIOS #5 in DHCP Management Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Infoblox

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Infoblox BloxOne DDI #8 in DHCP Management Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Infoblox

• Infoblox NIOS fits best

  Mature appliance-based enterprise DDI

• Infoblox BloxOne DDI fits best

  Cloud-managed distributed DDI

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Side by side

Feature	Infoblox NIOS 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Infoblox BloxOne DDI 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#5 in DHCP Management Software	#8 in DHCP Management Software
Best for	Mature appliance-based enterprise DDI	Cloud-managed distributed DDI
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Infoblox NIOS 0/5 · Infoblox BloxOne DDI 0/5
Reservation management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
DHCPv6 support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
DHCP failover	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
REST API	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unifies DNS, DHCP and IP address management in one DDI platform Supports HA pairs, DNS Anycast and DHCP failover Automates provisioning with Terraform, Ansible and OpenAPI	Centralizes DNS, DHCP and IPAM across distributed locations Supports zero-touch provisioning for remote appliances Offers Ansible automation and REST API access
Cons	Pricing requires a conversation with Infoblox sales No free plan is offered Its appliance-based Grid model may exceed smaller teams' needs	Pricing uses token-based licensing and requires sales contact Focused on DDI services rather than broader IT operations Distributed deployments require planning for local site survivability
Our verdict	Infoblox NIOS is an enterprise DDI platform for organizations managing DNS, DHCP and IP address services across on-premises, virtualized, cloud and hybrid environments. It is aimed at complex enterprise, data-center, service-provider and… Read the review →	Infoblox BloxOne DDI is a cloud-managed platform for DNS, DHCP and IP address management across data centers, cloud environments, branch offices and remote locations. It is aimed at mid-sized organizations and large distributed enterprises… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Infoblox NIOS — where it wins

  • Unifies DNS, DHCP and IP address management in one DDI platform
  • Supports HA pairs, DNS Anycast and DHCP failover
  • Automates provisioning with Terraform, Ansible and OpenAPI

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a conversation with Infoblox sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its appliance-based Grid model may exceed smaller teams' needs

• Infoblox BloxOne DDI — where it wins

  • Centralizes DNS, DHCP and IPAM across distributed locations
  • Supports zero-touch provisioning for remote appliances
  • Offers Ansible automation and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses token-based licensing and requires sales contact
  • Focused on DDI services rather than broader IT operations
  • Distributed deployments require planning for local site survivability

• Infoblox NIOS8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature DDI platform for complex enterprise and multi-cloud network environments.

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• Infoblox BloxOne DDI8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A centralized DDI platform for organizations managing distributed sites and remote appliances.

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