HALO Recognition vs. WhoisXML API Enterprise API and Data Feed Packages

UNHS is located in a rural area in southern Utah, and the nearest town in any one direction is 50-60 miles away. The gift card program with HALO addressed the need of our employees to order items from major stores and to have those items delivered to our facilities or to their homes. This saved employees from having to drive a great distance to use their cards.

Incentivized

In general, the enterprise APIs are relevant for organizations that need access to various and compatible sources of domain and IP intelligence for a large number of queries. That is opposed to using each product in the packages separately, which is also possible but less advantageous when scaling up use. Similarly, the enterprise feed packages are useful for users who want access to various types of domain and IP data but prefer to avoid API calls. Users who only need access to one type of said data, however, may prefer not to use the package.

• Choice of different items
• Easy to use administrative website
• Great communication from account reps

Incentivized

• The products allow us to validate the information from our own data-gathering efforts.
• Packages are customizable. Available credits can be used on any of the APIs. The databases come in a series of tiers for domain WHOIS data or IP data only or all-inclusive.
• The APIs and data feeds both enrich our data and help us protect our own network.
• Because the APIs give results in JSON and XML, we were able to make them work with our existing systems without hassle. The same is true for the data feeds as they are available in both JSON and CSV formats, which are suitable for pretty much any general or specialized software.

• Our HALO program fits our needs due to the expertise of the HALO representatives

Incentivized

• It took us a bit of time to understand which APIs and feeds were the most relevant to us at first. Fortunately, documentation is available and someone from WhoisXML API helped us understand each service better.

There is not much to say here. The support team is accessible by email and phone. Upon purchasing the packages, the databases were promptly delivered to us and we didn't see the need to interact much with the support team.

I have not personally utilized other companies. The only experience I have is in providing employees with a Rolex Watch at 10 years which were purchased by administrative assistants and then handled outside of HR to deal with the taxes. This was at a company where there were thousands of employees. Other companies where I have worked have just provided gift certificates. Working with HALO is really the first time I have utilized an outside company to manage a program like this.

Incentivized

• Increased employee morale
• Instant recognition when someone went beyond the call of duty
• HALO helped design a program portal to recognize employees who dealt with COVID-19 cases.

Incentivized

• A better understanding of the high-level domain and IP spaces
• Detection and avoidance of dangerous threat actors