Securly Filter
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Securly Filter, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Securly Filter's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Securly Filter | Priced on request | K–12 schools · demo/contact sales |
The facts
Each one read from Securly Filter's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI controls
- It supports custom topic-level policies for student AI interactions and provides prompt-level insights.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI filtering
- Administrators can set custom topic-level policies for student AI conversations and view prompt-level insights.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Securly Filter is a cloud-based web filter built for K–12 schools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- BYOD
- Securly says SmartDNS can apply filtering and visibility to unmanaged BYOD devices without an appliance.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Securly says it complies with GDPR, COPPA, FERPA, and CSPA, and holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification for its solutions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment methods
- Securly documents four filtering methods—Extension, SmartPAC, SmartDNS, and GuestDNS—with different feature availability.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Family controls
- Securly Home lets families view device activity, pause internet access, customize filtering rules, and receive safety alerts; the page says it is included free with Filter.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Securly's off-campus filtering guide names Google Admin Console, Microsoft Intune, Filewave, JAMF Pro, JAMF School, Airwatch, and Meraki for deployment or device management.checked 11 Oct 2026
- iPad filtering
- SmartPAC provides iPad filtering without agents, proxies, or on-premise appliances, with user-level reporting that does not require young students to log in.checked 11 Oct 2026
- iPad support
- SmartPAC filters iPads without agents, proxies, or on-premise appliances and can provide user-level reporting without student login.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The support comparison says off-campus filtering is offered by Extension and SmartPAC, but not SmartDNS or GuestDNS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Off-campus filtering
- Take-home policies control filtering when school devices are off-network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Policies
- Filter supports take-home, guest, and time-based policies, custom groups, and policy management without requiring Google or Azure directories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Proxy detection
- PageScan analyzes webpage text, metadata, images, and structure to detect and block proxy and circumvention sites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Securly Filter is a cloud-based web filter built for K–12 schools to block inappropriate content and protect students on and off campus.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The product provides activity feeds and reports that can be downloaded, scheduled, and emailed by organizational unit.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Securly describes AES-256 encryption for data at rest, TLS for data in transit, access controls, monitoring, vulnerability testing, and an incident response plan.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Securly says it holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification and iKeepSafe certification for FERPA, COPPA, CSPA, and relevant state privacy laws.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Student data
- Securly says it does not sell, rent, or trade student data, does not use it for targeted advertising, and retains logged data as directed by schools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Securly lists school support at [email protected] and by phone at 1 (855) 732-8759.checked 11 Oct 2026
- YouTube controls
- Filter offers customizable YouTube controls, including hiding thumbnails and blocking videos by category.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device and browser limits
- The compatibility guide says Extension supports ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS with Chrome or Edge; SmartPAC and SmartDNS do not support browsers with built-in VPNs that can bypass filtering.checked 11 Oct 2026
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