Control D vs Diladele Web Safety

Control D is a configurable DNS filtering and traffic redirection service for controlling access to domains, services and browsing activity. Its filtering includes 20 content categories, custom rules and more than 1,000 premade services that users can block or allow. Malware protection uses threat intelligence feeds and machine learning, with selectable aggressiveness levels. DNS connections support DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC and DNS-over-HTTPS/3, as well as IPv4 and IPv6. Listed integrations cover Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, browsers, routers, RMM tools and Tailscale. API access includes generating and invalidating tokens. Raw query logs are retained for 30 days and lower-resolution analytics for up to one year; customers can choose analytics storage in New York, Amsterdam or Sydney. A free plan is available. The SMB plan costs $2 a month, billed per endpoint, and includes self-serve deployment and real-time analytics. Control D was founded in Toronto in 2021.

Diladele Web Safety is a web filter and secure web gateway for inspecting and filtering internet traffic across a network. It can decrypt, inspect, filter, and re-encrypt incoming and outgoing TLS traffic. Administrators can block sites through more than 50 regularly updated categories and manually recategorize them. The software also supports EasyList ad blocking and download restrictions based on filename, detected contents, MIME type, and file size. Traffic reports cover visited and blocked sites, user activity, bandwidth, and prohibited categories; reports can be saved locally, exported as CSV, or emailed. Proxy users can be grouped by IP address, subnet, username, or Microsoft Active Directory security group. Authentication options include Kerberos, NTLM, Basic LDAP, and Microsoft Entra ID Captive Portal. Deployment options include virtual appliances for VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Azure, and AWS, or installation on Ubuntu 26.04 hardware, with browser-based administration. The vendor describes home and school filtering uses, including Internet Watch Foundation prevention database support. A free small business license covers up to seven filtered devices or users; paid plans start at €299 a year.