Alibaba Cloud DNS vs ClouDNS

Alibaba Cloud DNS9.2Visit ClouDNS8.7Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud DNS #2 in Managed DNS Services 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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ClouDNS #7 in Managed DNS Services 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ClouDNS

• Alibaba Cloud DNS fits best

  Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price

• ClouDNS fits best

  Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud DNS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ClouDNS 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Managed DNS Services	#7 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price	Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7/site/yr	$2.95/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Features Alibaba Cloud DNS 4/4 · ClouDNS 4/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	5
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Free public DNS and Personal Edition from $7 per domain per year Routing by geography, region, ISP, custom IP ranges, weight, and latency API and SDK access, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and traffic analysis	Free DNS includes 1 zone, 50 records, and 500K monthly queries GeoDNS, Anycast, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and failover are supported HTTP API and integrations include Terraform, OctoDNS, and WHMCS
Cons	Free Edition has a daily query limit and no SLA guarantee Global Traffic Manager health checks and routing are separately billed Enterprise-verified users cannot buy new Personal Edition instances	Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 records Premium S includes only 1 DNS failover check Paid-tier zone, record, query, and check limits vary by plan
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud DNS provides managed authoritative DNS for individuals, developers, and enterprises. It covers public and private zones, DNS record management, traffic analysis, monitoring, and programmatic management through APIs and SDKs.… Read the review →	ClouDNS provides managed DNS for businesses and organizations that host domains and route domain traffic. Its web interface handles DNS zones and records, while an HTTP API offers another way to manage zones and related resources. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud DNS — where it wins

  • Free public DNS and Personal Edition from $7 per domain per year
  • Routing by geography, region, ISP, custom IP ranges, weight, and latency
  • API and SDK access, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and traffic analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition has a daily query limit and no SLA guarantee
  • Global Traffic Manager health checks and routing are separately billed
  • Enterprise-verified users cannot buy new Personal Edition instances

• ClouDNS — where it wins

  • Free DNS includes 1 zone, 50 records, and 500K monthly queries
  • GeoDNS, Anycast, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and failover are supported
  • HTTP API and integrations include Terraform, OctoDNS, and WHMCS

  Where it doesn't

  • Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 records
  • Premium S includes only 1 DNS failover check
  • Paid-tier zone, record, query, and check limits vary by plan

• Alibaba Cloud DNS9.2/10 · Free plan

  Free DNS and paid plans from $7 per domain yearly, with advanced routing options.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →
• ClouDNS8.7/10 · Free plan

  Managed DNS with routing, failover, and DNSSEC, from a free plan to paid tiers.

  Visit ClouDNSFull verdict →