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CIRA Canadian Shield vs DNSFilter

CIRA Canadian Shield

cira.ca

DNSFilter

dnsfilter.com

Side by side

FigureCIRA Canadian ShieldDNSFilter
Price from—$1/mo
Free plan——
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published03
Spec score · DNS Filtering Services6.4 (#38)9.0 (#5)
Spec score · Internet Filtering Software6.5 (#57)9.1 (#4)
Founded1998DNSFilter says it was founded in October 2015 by Ken Carnesi and Brian Gillis.
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, CanadaThe company lists Washington, District of Columbia as headquarters.

Plans

CIRA Canadian Shield

No plans published.

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DNSFilter

  • Core$1 a month
  • Plus$2.25 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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In their own words

CIRA Canadian Shield

CIRA Canadian Shield has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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DNSFilter

DNSFilter provides protective DNS and content filtering for organizations managing threats and workplace internet use. It categorizes billions of domains with Webshrinker machine-learning categorization, while AppAware can block more than 100 risky applications. DNSFilter says its real-time threat categorization can identify threats 10 days faster than other threat feeds. Deployments include network configuration, a DNS relay, and roaming clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome. Listed controls include DNS encryption such as DNS-over-TLS, custom blocklists, safe search, filtering schedules, and advanced activity reports. Active Directory Sync Tool supports up to 500,000 users and applies policies by user or group. Integrations include Microsoft Entra, Active Directory, Zapier, API access, and an MCP Connector. Data Export supports Amazon S3 and Splunk, with Microsoft Sentinel also named. API access is included in all plans, with rate limits but no overall usage cap. Pricing starts at $1/mo (annual), with a 14-day trial and no free plan.

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