SOLIDserver DDI platform and modules
One platform manages DNS, DHCP and IP address space across your whole estate. Modules extend it for DNS security, cloud visibility and application traffic. Compare them before you open a product page.
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Start with the problem you came here to solve
I need one source of truth for DNS, DHCP and IP space
One record set for every subnet, address and DNS entry you run, on-premises and in cloud: SOLIDserver DDI.
I need to stop attacks that arrive through DNS
Detection, filtering and exfiltration control at the resolver, covered by the DNS security modules.
I need visibility across on-prem and cloud
What DNS and IP space actually look like on both sides, through the observability and cloud modules.
I need to steer traffic between sites and clouds
Health-aware routing that sends each user to the site or region still answering, using DNS GSLB.
The platform: SOLIDserver DDI
SOLIDserver DDI is the platform every module plugs into. It manages DNS, DHCP and IP address space as one system, across data centers, remote sites and cloud accounts, with an API for the automation you already run.
SmartArchitecture manages multi-vendor DNS and DHCP from the same console.
Explore SOLIDserver DDI
[Diagram: DNS · DHCP · IPAM on one platform, modules plugging in around it]
What it manages
DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and the network object data the rest of the stack reads from.
How it is deployed
Hardware or virtual appliance on VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Proxmox or OpenStack, or as public cloud images on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
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Products by what they do
Four product groups run on the platform. Filter by what you need them to do, or by how you plan to run them.
Function
Deployment
Unified Core Networking Services
DNS
Keeps users connected to the applications and services the business depends on.
High-performing, resilient and secure DNS with one control plane across data centres, clouds and edge.
DHCP
Assigns and tracks addresses reliably across every site and cloud.
Integrated with DNS and IPAM so every lease is recorded once and visible everywhere.
IP Address Management
One record of every subnet, address and allocation you run.
The source of truth that DNS, DHCP and automation workflows read from and write to.
Multi-vendor DNS & DHCP Overlay Management
Manages Microsoft, BIND and cloud DNS and DHCP under one policy without replacing them.
Brings existing DNS and DHCP services, including Route 53, Azure DNS and Google Cloud DNS, under centralized management.
DDI Observability Center
Shows DNS and DDI health across every appliance, and where an anomaly started.
Cloud dashboards of query volume, recursion time and cache hit ratio per appliance, with root cause traced to the device or client.
Network Visibility and Automation
Network & Cloud Discovery
Finds what is running on-premises and in your clouds, and records what changed.
Discovers switches, routers, connected devices and AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware and Meraki resources, then reconciles them with IPAM.
Asset Inventory
One inventory of every network object, kept current by discovery.
Objects, relationships and ownership in a single place that automation and security tools can rely on.
APIs and Integrations
Puts DNS, DHCP and IPAM inside the workflows you already run.
REST APIs, ServiceNow, Terraform, Ansible, cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
AI-driven DNS Security
DNS Threat Intelligence
Shows what your DNS traffic is talking to, and feeds current threat intelligence into policy.
AI-curated threat feed and a near-real-time view of DNS threats, shared with SIEM, SOAR, NAC and TIP tools.
DNS Threat Protection
Blocks malicious destinations and stops data leaving over DNS.
Real-time DNS transaction inspection, response policy enforcement and per-client filtering inside the resolver.
DNS DDoS Protection
Absorbs volumetric DNS floods without dropping legitimate queries.
High-rate DNS engines delivered as hardware or virtual appliances.
AgenticOps & AI Security
Agentic Network Operations
Lets agents run routine network operations from a trusted source of truth.
Moves day-to-day DNS, DHCP and IPAM changes toward autonomous operation under policy.
MCP Server
Gives AI assistants and agents accurate network context.
Exposes SOLIDserver data and actions to AI tools through the Model Context Protocol.
Shadow AI Governance
Shows which AI services are in use across the network and controls access to them.
DNS-level visibility of AI traffic with policies you set per user, group or application.
AI Attack Detection
Spots AI-driven attacks earlier through DNS behaviour.
Detection models tuned to automated and machine-speed attack patterns.
Integrations and ecosystem
IPAM for Microsoft
Windows DNS and DHCP managed from one console.
Brings existing Microsoft infrastructure under SOLIDserver policy without migration.
IPAM for Linux
BIND and ISC DHCP under one policy.
Centralized management of open-source DNS and DHCP services.
DNS GSLB
Routes users to the healthiest site or cloud region automatically.
GSLB built into the recursive DNS server itself, with continuous health checks and per-user response-time and geolocation routing.
Identity Manager
Shows who is behind each IP address.
Links addresses to users and devices for investigation and policy.
Compare the family
Compare what each product covers, where it runs, and what it needs from the platform.
Matrix uses legacy module names (DNS Guardian, NetChange, SPX…) while cards above use new product names. Mapping to be confirmed with EfficientIP before build.
| Product | Capability area | Deployment models | Requires SOLIDserver DDI | Primary use case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||||
| SOLIDserver DDI | DNS, DHCP and IPAM platform | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Is the platform | One console and one data source for DNS, DHCP and IP address management |
| Secure DNS | ||||
| DNS Guardian | DNS security: behavioural detection | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, runs on SOLIDserver DNS | Stop DNS tunnelling, data exfiltration and zero-day DNS attacks |
| DNS Firewall | DNS security: domain blocking | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, runs on SOLIDserver DNS | Block known malicious and restricted domains at the resolver |
| DNS Blast | DNS DDoS protection | ApplianceVirtual | Yes, a SOLIDserver DNS appliance | Keep DNS answering through volumetric floods |
| DNS Client Query Filtering | DNS security: per-client policy | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, runs on SOLIDserver DNS | Apply different filtering policies to clients, users and applications |
| DNS Threat Pulse | Threat intelligence feed | Cloud | No, RPZ feed works with any DNS firewall | Feed current malicious-domain intelligence into filtering |
| DNS Intelligence Center | DNS security analytics | Cloud | Yes, analyses SOLIDserver DNS traffic | Give the SOC near-real-time visibility of DNS threats |
| Automate and control the estate | ||||
| NetChange | Network discovery and change tracking | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Discover multi-vendor devices and track where each one has been |
| IPAM for Microsoft | DDI management for Windows servers | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Manage Windows DNS and DHCP centrally without agents |
| IPAM for Linux | DDI management for open-source servers | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Manage BIND and ISC DHCP centrally under one policy |
| Network Object Manager | Network inventory and source of truth | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Hold one accurate inventory of every network object for automation |
| Identity Manager | Identity to IP mapping | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Know which user is behind an IP address, from where and when |
| SmartArchitecture | DNS and DHCP architecture automation | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, built into SOLIDserver | Deploy and run resilient DNS and DHCP architectures as a single entity |
| SPX | Public IP space and RIR management | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, a SOLIDserver module | Automate RIPE declarations and public address planning |
| Cloud and observability | ||||
| DNS Cloud | Public cloud DNS management | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, managed from SOLIDserver IPAM | Manage Route 53, Azure DNS and Google Cloud DNS alongside on-premises DNS |
| Cloud Observer | Cloud asset discovery | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, reconciles into SOLIDserver IPAM | Discover cloud-provisioned resources and reconcile them with IPAM |
| DDI Observability Center | DDI performance analytics | Cloud | Yes, reads SOLIDserver telemetry | Monitor DNS and DDI health per appliance and find root cause |
| Application traffic | ||||
| DNS GSLB | Application traffic routing | ApplianceVirtualCloud | Yes, built into SOLIDserver recursive DNS | Route each user to the healthiest, closest application instance |
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1,600+
Enterprise networks running on EfficientIP today.
~30% lower
Run cost measured against the incumbent DDI platform.
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