Alibaba Cloud DNS vs Google Cloud DNS

Alibaba Cloud DNS9.2Visit Google Cloud DNS8.9Visit

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

• Alibaba Cloud DNS fits best

  Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price

• Google Cloud DNS fits best

  Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud DNS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud DNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Managed DNS Services	#5 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price	Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$7/site/yr	$0.20/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Features Alibaba Cloud 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	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	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	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	No free plan Zone and query usage are billed separately Does not include secondary DNS support
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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• Alibaba Cloud DNS9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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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 →