BuddyNS vs easyDNS Secondary DNS

BuddyNS8.9Visit easyDNS Secondary DNS8.8Visit

Higher score BuddyNS #4 in Secondary DNS Services 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit BuddyNS

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easyDNS Secondary DNS #5 in Secondary DNS Services 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit easyDNS

• BuddyNS fits best

  Affordable AXFR secondary DNS

• easyDNS Secondary DNS fits best

  Mature paid secondary DNS

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Side by side

Feature	BuddyNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗	easyDNS Secondary DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Secondary DNS Services	#5 in Secondary DNS Services
Best for	Affordable AXFR secondary DNS	Mature paid secondary DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3/mo	$20/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BuddyNS 2/4 · easyDNS Secondary DNS 4/4
Health checks	✓	✓
DNSSEC support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	✓	✓
IPv6 support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Transfer protocols	Not checked yet	Axfr_and_ixfr
Zone limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Secondary nameservers	Not checked yet	15 nameservers
Our review
Pros	Free secondary DNS replication with commercial use permitted REST API, health checks, SyncNOW, IPv6, and notifications Anycast, DNSSEC, MFA, and DDoS protection on higher tiers	AXFR and IXFR support for third-party zone transfers DNSSEC, failover monitoring, and SOA and TTL controls 24 global DNS nodes plus Route 53 and Linode integrations
Cons	Anycast and DNSSEC start at the Astronaut plan Advanced support and infrastructure require higher-tier plans Enterprise pricing is substantially higher than Pro and Astronaut	No free plan; the service is paid after the 30-day trial DNS Pro lists the same core highlights as DNS Standard Enterprise costs $149.50/year, above the other annual plans
Our verdict	BuddyNS provides secondary DNS replication from an existing primary DNS server using AXFR and related DNS mechanisms. It is aimed at individuals, small businesses, organizations, ISPs, and enterprises that need authoritative DNS continuity… Read the review →	easyDNS Secondary DNS provides authoritative secondary DNS while an organization keeps an external primary nameserver. It relays and serves zone data through easyDNS infrastructure, making it suited to IT professionals, small businesses,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BuddyNS — where it wins

  • Free secondary DNS replication with commercial use permitted
  • REST API, health checks, SyncNOW, IPv6, and notifications
  • Anycast, DNSSEC, MFA, and DDoS protection on higher tiers

  Where it doesn't

  • Anycast and DNSSEC start at the Astronaut plan
  • Advanced support and infrastructure require higher-tier plans
  • Enterprise pricing is substantially higher than Pro and Astronaut

• easyDNS Secondary DNS — where it wins

  • AXFR and IXFR support for third-party zone transfers
  • DNSSEC, failover monitoring, and SOA and TTL controls
  • 24 global DNS nodes plus Route 53 and Linode integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the service is paid after the 30-day trial
  • DNS Pro lists the same core highlights as DNS Standard
  • Enterprise costs $149.50/year, above the other annual plans

• BuddyNS8.9/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost AXFR secondary DNS service with a useful free tier and scalable upgrades.

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• easyDNS Secondary DNS8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  A paid secondary DNS service with transfers, failover monitoring, DNSSEC, and API access.

  Visit easyDNSFull verdict →