ScoutDNS Review (2026)
- Starting price
- $0.92/user/mo
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Best for
- MSPs and multi-site businesses wanting a focused, transparently-priced DNS filter with strong reporting
Our verdict
ScoutDNS earns 7.9/10 in our review, weighted from 4.9/5 (~56 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. A focused, well-priced DNS filter with surprisingly deep reporting and an MSP-friendly FLEX model — a strong value alternative to Webroot/Umbrella for multi-site shops. Best for MSPs and multi-site businesses wanting a focused, transparently-priced DNS filter with strong reporting. Starting price: $0.92/user/mo.
Backed by 4.9★ · 56 reviews on G2.
Pros & cons
✓ Pros
- Transparent low per-seat pricing
- MSP FLEX usage-based model
- Strong reporting + full message inspection
✕ Cons
- Small vendor/brand
- Fewer integrations than enterprise leaders
- MSP tier pricing requires a quote
Key features
- DNS-layer content + threat filtering
- 67 content categories + safe search
- Multi-site single-pane management
- Windows/macOS roaming clients
- Entra ID/AD-based policies + SSO
- Searchable 30-day logs + SIEM export
How ScoutDNS compares
| ScoutDNS | Cisco Umbrella | DNSFilter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0.92/user/mo | Custom quote | $1/user/mo |
| Pricing model | per user | quote | per user |
| Free trial / tier | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days |
| Best for | MSPs and multi-site businesses wanting a focused, transparently-priced DNS filter with strong reporting | Enterprises wanting DNS-layer security that scales up into a full secure internet gateway (SIG) | MSPs and SMBs wanting fast, transparently-priced DNS filtering with strong multi-tenancy |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| G2 rating | 4.9/5 (56) | 4.4/5 (274) | 4.6/5 (239) |
| Capterra rating | — | — | — |
| Our score | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Full review
ScoutDNS review — 7.9/10
A focused, well-priced DNS filter with surprisingly deep reporting and an MSP-friendly FLEX model — a strong value alternative to Webroot/Umbrella for multi-site shops. Our score weights 4.9/5 (~56 G2 reviews) against feature breadth and pricing value.
Pricing value
ScoutDNS starts at $0.92/user/mo on a per user model after a 14 days free trial. See the full pricing breakdown.
Who should buy ScoutDNS
Best for MSPs and multi-site businesses wanting a focused, transparently-priced DNS filter with strong reporting. If that is not you, weigh the alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
- Is ScoutDNS worth it?
- ScoutDNS earns 7.9/10 in our review, weighted from 4.9/5 (~56 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. A focused, well-priced DNS filter with surprisingly deep reporting and an MSP-friendly FLEX model — a strong value alternative to Webroot/Umbrella for multi-site shops. Best for MSPs and multi-site businesses wanting a focused, transparently-priced DNS filter with strong reporting. Starting price: $0.92/user/mo.
- What does ScoutDNS cost?
- From $0.92/user/mo — see the pricing page.
Based on aggregated third-party ratings (4.9/5 (~56 G2 reviews)) and ScoutDNS's published feature and pricing data. Hands-on testing notes are added as we trial each tool — see how we test.