Securly Filtering - Solutions Comparison and Compatibility

This article presents a comparison of Securly's four filtering methods: Extension, SmartPAC, SmartDNS, and GuestDNS. If you plan to implement more than one solution.

Key features and their availability:

1. Google Chat Scanning: Available only for Extension.

2. User Authentication: Supported by Extension, SmartPAC, and SmartDNS, but not by GuestDNS.

3. Off-Campus Filtering: Offered by Extension and SmartPAC, but not by SmartDNS or GuestDNS.

4. Decryption (Requires Certificate): Supported by SmartPAC and SmartDNS, but not by Extension or GuestDNS.

5. Think Twice (Securly Aware): Exclusive to Extension.

6. Wellness Widget (Securly Aware): Available only for Extension.

7. Full YouTube Controls: Available only for Extension.

8. Uncategorized Site Blocking: Both Securly Extension and SmartPAC.

9. Guardrails in third-party AI chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT, enforced as per Filter policies (Securly AI Chat): Available only for Extension.

Solution Comparison Chart

Device compatibility:

1. Extension: Chromebook, PC, and Mac (Chrome).

2. SmartPAC: PC, iPad, and Mac.

3. SmartDNS: All device types.

4. GuestDNS: All device types.

Browser compatibility:

1. Extension: Chrome, Edge.

2. SmartPAC: All browsers*

3. SmartDNS: All browsers*

4. GuestDNS: All browsers*

*Please note that all browsers does NOT include browsers with built-in VPNs that can be used to circumvent the filter.