Control D Description
Control D is a customizable DNS filtering and traffic redirection platform that leverages Secure DNS protocols like DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-QUIC, with support for Legacy DNS.
With Control D you can: block malicious threats, block unwanted types of content network wide (ads & trackers, IoT telemetry, adult content, socials, and more), redirect traffic using transparent proxies and gain visibility on network events and usage patterns, with client level granularity.
Think of it as your personal Authoritative DNS resolver for the entire Internet that gives you granular control over what domains get resolved, redirected or blocked.
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Pricing
Business plans: $0.5-4/user/month.
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Protect networks from malicious attacks
Product Details
Control D Features and Options
Web Content Filtering Software
Managed DNS Service
Network Security Software
Proxy Servers
Control D User Reviews
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Modern DNS that doesn't waste my time Edited: Jan 20 2024
Summary: I am pleasantly surprised with the service. Never heard of ControlD before and was recommended by a co-worker. Didn't dig it initially but it really grew on me, especially since there is an update every week with something new. I plan to use this long term.
Positive: Been using the business beta for about 3 months now after being a user of the consumer service for 8 months. The service is very different from other DNS platforms I used before (Umbrella, dnsfilter) and there is a bit of a learning curve but after you "get it" there is no going back.
DNS resolution is very fast I'm seeing about ~5ms and DNS-over-HTTPS3 is supported. I don't know any other DNS service that has this.
Onboarding was very straight forward, we use Ninja and the provided tutorial was very useful. I onboarded 250 clients in a manner of minutes, seriously.
We use this for malware blocking and some general content filtering and it does the job. No false positives so far.Negative: UI is very opinionated initially, but there may be a method to the madness. Its like the Cybertruck, at first you go WTF, but then you love it.
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One thing thats missing is is SIEM integration which would be nice to have. -
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Exellent DNS service Date: Aug 31 2023
Summary: We've used other DNS platforms like NextDNS and DNSfilter before, and Control D is by far our favorite. Performance is the same as Cloudflare (fast!) and the features are great too. The community is very active, and you can even talk to the devs and owners directly in their Discord. There is something new being released almost every week. I hope they don't stop this cadence.
Positive: This is a very highly customizable DNS platform, that is not overly complicated. Can block malware, trackers and even ads! Browsing with it enabled makes browsing the Internet a lot more palatable. Works on mobile without any software and the redirection feature is quite excellent as it eliminated the need for VPNs for our company.
Router deployment was especially easy. We use Ubiqiti, and the process was copying a single command and running it in SSH on the router. A+Negative: Honestly, can't think of any. Would love to have a monthly report of all activity being emailed to me, but the devs say it's already on the roadmap.
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