Akamai Edge DNS vs Google Cloud DNS

Akamai Edge DNS9.0Visit Google Cloud DNS8.9Visit

Higher score Akamai Edge DNS #4 in Managed DNS Services 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Akamai

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Google Cloud DNS #5 in Managed DNS Services 8.9/10 From $0.20/mo ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Google Cloud DNS

• Akamai Edge DNS fits best

  Large enterprises needing global DNS infrastructure

• Google Cloud DNS fits best

  Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai Edge DNS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud DNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#4 in Managed DNS Services	#5 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Large enterprises needing global DNS infrastructure	Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.20/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Features Akamai Edge DNS 4/4 · Google Cloud DNS 3/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Supports primary, secondary and alias zones with AXFR and IXFR transfers Combines Anycast, DNSSEC, health-based failover and traffic routing Offers API and Terraform automation with DNS traffic and security analytics	Supports public zones and private zones for selected Google Cloud VPC networks Offers DNSSEC, forwarding, health checks, and advanced routing policies Provides REST API access and Google Kubernetes Engine integration
Cons	Pricing is handled through sales rather than a public price list No free plan is offered Its enterprise DNS scope may exceed the needs of smaller deployments	No free plan Zone and query usage are billed separately Does not include secondary DNS support
Our verdict	Akamai Edge DNS provides authoritative DNS for organizations managing internet-facing applications and APIs. Its global IP Anycast infrastructure and support for primary, secondary and alias zones make it a fit for large enterprises that… Read the review →	Google Cloud DNS is a managed authoritative DNS service for publishing and resolving domain records. It suits organizations running workloads on Google Cloud that need public internet-facing zones alongside private zones for selected VPC… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai Edge DNS — where it wins

  • Supports primary, secondary and alias zones with AXFR and IXFR transfers
  • Combines Anycast, DNSSEC, health-based failover and traffic routing
  • Offers API and Terraform automation with DNS traffic and security analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through sales rather than a public price list
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its enterprise DNS scope may exceed the needs of smaller deployments

• Google Cloud DNS — where it wins

  • Supports public zones and private zones for selected Google Cloud VPC networks
  • Offers DNSSEC, forwarding, health checks, and advanced routing policies
  • Provides REST API access and Google Kubernetes Engine integration

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Zone and query usage are billed separately
  • Does not include secondary DNS support

• Akamai Edge DNS9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise DNS with traffic steering, failover and automation; pricing is sales-led.

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• Google Cloud DNS8.9/10 · From $0.20/mo

  Cloud-native DNS with private zones, routing policies, DNSSEC, and health checks.

  Try Google Cloud DNSFull verdict →