List of managed DNS providers explained

This is a list of notable managed DNS providers in a comparison table. A managed DNS provider offers either a web-based control panel or downloadable software that allows users to manage their DNS traffic via specified protocols such as: DNS failover, dynamic IP addresses, SMTP authentication, and GeoDNS.

Provider Domiciledata-sort-type="number"
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Platform APIs
Akamai Edge DNS US+200[1] Proprietary 100% REST[2]
US63[3] 100% REST
Azure DNSUS[4] 100% REST
US48[5] BIND Compatible 100% REST
US200 [6] [7] Proprietary 100% REST
USnon-BIND 99.99% REST[8]
US18 BIND Compatible 100% REST/SOAP[9]
Canada25[10] [11] 100% REST
Google Cloud DNS US12 non-BIND 100% REST
US102 non-BIND 100% REST
Belgiumnon-BIND 100% REST/SOAP
US30 non-BIND 100% REST/SOAP
Alibaba Cloud DNSCayman Islands20BIND compatible100%REST
Oracle Cloud DNS[12] US18BIND compatible100%REST

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designing DNS for Availability and Resilience Against DDoS Attacks.
  2. Web site: Akamai Developer and DevOps.
  3. Web site: AWS - Products and Services by Region.
  4. Web site: Azure DNS FAQ . Microsoft Docs.
  5. Web site: cdnetworks DNS server implantation. 2013-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130425135017/http://www.cdnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DNS-Map-2012-121.png. 2013-04-25. dead.
  6. Web site: Cloudflare Network.
  7. Web site: Cloudflare DNSSEC Protection.
  8. Web site: DigitalOcean API reference.
  9. Web site: Dyn API Knowledge Base. https://archive.today/20140812041815/https://help.dynect.net/dns-api-knowledge-base/. dead. 2014-08-12.
  10. Web site: easyDNS Anycast DNS Nameservers. 2013-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042030/https://web.easydns.com/our_nameservers.php. 2011-05-14. dead.
  11. Web site: Set & Forget DNSSEC . easyDNS . 18 August 2024.
  12. Web site: 2021-03-10. Oracle cloud revenue misses as competition intensifies. 2021-03-11. Reuters. en-US.