Jamf Safe Internet vs OpenBLD

Jamf Safe Internet provides cybersecurity and web filtering for schools and colleges. It combines on-device threat prevention with real-time intelligence to block malware, phishing, cryptojacking and other threats across networks. Administrators can select categories to block, restrict high-bandwidth or nonproductive sites, and create custom rules with defined scope. Filtering can also apply Google SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted Mode and on-device content controls. The service supports Apple, Chrome and Windows devices, with listed operating systems including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, Windows and ChromeOS. Its portal can integrate with Jamf Pro, Jamf School, Microsoft Intune and Google Admin Console. iOS and iPadOS deployments require both the Jamf Trust app and in-network vectoring; partial deployment is unsupported. Jamf for K-12 pricing is available by contacting the company, and customers can request a free 14-day trial. The offering includes Standard Support by chat, email or phone; Jamf recommends Premium Services for onboarding and implementation.

OpenBLD provides protective DNS to block malware, phishing, tracking and unwanted domains. It supports classic DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS. The free service can be configured on phones, browsers, computers and routers without installing an agent or additional software. Its ADA profile is adaptive for most users, while RIC applies stricter filtering that may affect some services. OpenBLD Free is presented for personal use, home networks and small offices, and is billed Free forever with about 100,000 DNS queries per day and a limit of 100 requests per second per IP. OpenBLD Plus is aimed at companies, security teams and managed service providers. It adds organization-specific policies, centralized DNS analytics, security events and corporate DNS integrations. Deployment options are Managed Cloud, Dedicated DNS and On-Premise; the On-Premise option keeps DNS traffic, events and analytics within customer infrastructure. The documentation says there is no Service Level Agreement for OpenBLD DNS, while Plus lists SLA options. The service was founded in 2019.