Alibaba Cloud DNS vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS

Alibaba Cloud DNS9.2Visit Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8Visit

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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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS #6 in Managed DNS Services 8.8/10 From $1.11 ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Oracle DNS

• Alibaba Cloud DNS fits best

  Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS fits best

  Teams routing public and private DNS across regions

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud DNS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Managed DNS Services	#6 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking feature-rich DNS at a low entry price	Teams routing public and private DNS across regions
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$7/site/yr	From $1.11
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Alibaba Cloud DNS 4/4 · Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 4/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
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	Steers traffic by geography, IP prefix, ASN, weights, and priority Supports DNSSEC, health-check failover, and load balancing Offers primary and secondary configurations with zone transfers
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	Requires a paid OCI account; there is no product free plan Traffic management queries are priced separately Focused on DNS management rather than a broader application platform
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 →	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS is a managed service for public, internet-facing DNS and private DNS for internal name resolution. It is suited to organizations operating applications across regions that need DNS-based traffic distribution… 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

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS — where it wins

  • Steers traffic by geography, IP prefix, ASN, weights, and priority
  • Supports DNSSEC, health-check failover, and load balancing
  • Offers primary and secondary configurations with zone transfers

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a paid OCI account; there is no product free plan
  • Traffic management queries are priced separately
  • Focused on DNS management rather than a broader application platform

• 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 →
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8/10 · From $1.11

  Usage-priced DNS with advanced traffic steering, failover, and zone-transfer support.

  Visit Oracle DNSFull verdict →