FlashStart

FlashStart

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About

DNSFilter is a cloud-based security solution that provides DNS-level protection against online threats and unwanted content. Leveraging its proprietary AI engine, Webshrinker, DNSFilter continuously scans and categorizes over 180 million websites, enabling real-time blocking of malicious domains, phishing sites, and inappropriate content. The platform offers flexible deployment options, including agentless setups and roaming clients for various operating systems, ensuring comprehensive coverage for both on-site and remote users. With features like intuitive reporting, customizable filtering policies, and compliance with regulations such as CIPA, DNSFilter serves diverse sectors, including education, healthcare, and enterprise environments. Additionally, its global Anycast network ensures rapid DNS resolution, enhancing both security and performance for its users.

About

FlashStart is a global, cloud-based cyber security platform that specializes in DNS filtering with the support of artificial intelligence. It protects against malware and unwanted contents by classifying domains into eighty-five categories, using machine learning with high predictive capability and incorporating government blacklists and warnings for high-risk sites. It offers global coverage, thanks to Anycast Network, which is among the fastest and most stable in the world. It presents advanced and exclusive features, like geographically based protection. Easy installation, centralized multi-tenant management, filter customization, and maximum cost-effectiveness make FlashStart the optimal cloud solution for businesses, PAs, schools, households, etc.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Audience

DNSFilter is ideal for businesses, schools, and organizations seeking real-time DNS security, content filtering, and threat protection for both on-premise and remote users

Audience

ISP & WISP, MSP, Retailers

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$20/month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$0.90/month
Pricing Model: Per User
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 3.5 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • AI enabled first-seen ability to scan a website in real-time for unknown websites; great filtering and extremely fast resolver. Offers DNS relay servers with DoT. DoH is now offered for routers. Customer support representatives are very friendly, engaged, and extremely helpful. They work until there is a resolution. DNS relay server app was recently upgraded to include management ability, which has helped tremendously instead of needing to self-install.
  • + Easy to use + One-click CIPA compliance + Users can submit unblock requests directly from the block page + Changes to block lists take effect instantly + The interface is fast and intuitive + Excellent support

Cons

  • Has fallen behind other resolvers with filters. No geographical blocking (only top-level domains; cannot block by regional IPs). DNSSEC support is limited (they actively discourage it). DNSSEC support is non-existent for DoH resolver. Many filter lists do not compare to competitors. IPv6 support is behind other resolvers. NAT addresses only allow you to specify an v6 or v4 address -- not both, which severely limits ability to use non-encrypted resolvers. No v6 support for the DNS relay server software, but they are supposedly developing it.
  • We'd like to have different filtering policies based on which VLAN the user is on. This can be done but it's a bit complex if you use Active Directory integrated DNS as we do.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It's easy to configure, works fine and efficiently. This product covers almost every content that we wanted to block. Since we've installed FlashStart, our students had never seen bad web content again.
  • This was a very easy setup. Just added to my router and it started working right away. Had a couple websites that it was blocking that we used and adding them to the allow list was quick and simple. Glad I found the website. Much simpler than trying to setup my own filter.
  • Tool well-built and simple to use. Possibility of implementation at network level or directly at endpoints. Anycast network with excellent performance in all major locations. Fast and efficient support. Current technology integrated with artificial intelligence where we can really guarantee security. Collection method and attractive prices.
  • FlashStart is set up in a few minutes and is a high value solution for our customers. Malware Protection works at its best. As a customer, you retrieve reports every week showing nicely how effectively protection works. The team from FlashStart works close with its partners and is implementing ideas proposed by them.

Cons

  • Honestly there's nothing to me to be considered as a con.
  • Figuring out what package I needed to purchase. It's sold based of the number of devices connected and it took me awhile to figure that out as a school we get a lot of extra devices connected to our network at different times. It would be nice if the filter would of kept a tally of how many devices hit it during my trial.
  • So far everything is perfect, as expected. In occasional problems related to small details such as uncategorized local domains, we called support and were quickly attended to.
  • In five years of using FlashStart the service once was not available for about half an hour.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

DNSFilter
Founded: 2015
United States
www.dnsfilter.com

Company Information

FlashStart Group Srl
Founded: 2003
Italy
flashstart.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

SpamTitan

SpamTitan

TitanHQ
WebTitan

WebTitan

TitanHQ
OpenDNS

OpenDNS

Cisco Umbrella

Categories

DNS Filtering Supported
DNS Monitoring Supported
DNS Security Supported
Network Security Supported

Categories

Cloud Security Supported
Cybersecurity Supported
DNS Filtering Supported
DNS Security Supported
DNS Servers Supported

Web Content Filtering Features

Antivirus Not Supported
Automated Blacklist Supported
Browser-based Management Portal Supported
Category / Keyword Filters Supported
LDAP Integration Supported
Multi-Language Filtering Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Roles / Permissions Supported
SSL Inspection Supported
Time-based Controls Supported
VPN Blocking Supported
White Label Supported
Whitelisting Supported

Network Security Features

Access Control Not Supported
Analytics / Reporting Not Supported
Compliance Reporting Not Supported
Firewalls Not Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Supported
Intrusion Detection System Not Supported
Threat Response Not Supported
VPN Not Supported
Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported

Web Content Filtering Features

Antivirus Supported
Automated Blacklist Supported
Browser-based Management Portal Supported
Category / Keyword Filters Supported
LDAP Integration Not Supported
Multi-Language Filtering Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Roles / Permissions Supported
SSL Inspection Not Supported
Time-based Controls Supported
VPN Blocking Supported
White Label Supported
Whitelisting Supported

Artificial Intelligence Features

Chatbot Supported
For eCommerce Supported
For Healthcare Supported
For Sales Supported
Image Recognition Not Supported
Machine Learning Supported
Multi-Language Supported
Natural Language Processing Supported
Predictive Analytics Supported
Process/Workflow Automation Supported
Rules-Based Automation Supported
Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA) Not Supported

Cloud Security Features

Antivirus Supported
Application Security Supported
Behavioral Analytics Supported
Encryption Not Supported
Endpoint Management Supported
Incident Management Not Supported
Intrusion Detection System Supported
Threat Intelligence Supported
Two-Factor Authentication Supported
Vulnerability Management Supported

Cybersecurity Features

AI / Machine Learning Supported
Behavioral Analytics Supported
Endpoint Management Supported
Incident Management Supported
IOC Verification Not Supported
Tokenization Not Supported
Vulnerability Scanning Supported
Whitelisting / Blacklisting Supported

Integrations

Active Directory Supported
Microsoft Entra ID Supported
ThreatAware Supported
Workers by Delos Supported

Integrations

Active Directory Supported
Microsoft Entra ID Not Supported
ThreatAware Not Supported
Workers by Delos Not Supported
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