Cloudflare DNS vs ClouDNS

Cloudflare DNS9.4Visit ClouDNS8.9Visit

Higher score Cloudflare DNS #1 in Anycast DNS Services 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Cloudflare

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ClouDNS #4 in Anycast DNS Services 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit ClouDNS

• Cloudflare DNS fits best

  Teams seeking managed anycast DNS and API automation

• ClouDNS fits best

  Low-cost DNS with broad routing features

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Side by side

Feature	Cloudflare DNS 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ClouDNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Anycast DNS Services	#4 in Anycast DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking managed anycast DNS and API automation	Low-cost DNS with broad routing features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/mo	$2.95/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	2 integrations	4 integrations
Features Cloudflare DNS 4/5 · ClouDNS 4/5
DNSSEC signing	✓	✓
Geo-based steering	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
DNS health checks	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Anycast locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes DNS and authoritative record management Supports DNSSEC, CNAME flattening, and DNS analytics API automation plus Terraform and Ansible integrations	Free plan with 1 DNS zone and 500K monthly DNS queries Anycast, GeoDNS, DNS failover, DNSSEC, and secondary DNS API and integrations including Terraform, OctoDNS, and SAML SSO
Cons	Health checks and traffic steering require the Load Balancing add-on Secondary DNS is available to Enterprise customers Pro and Business are billed annually at their listed prices	Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 DNS records Paid plans scale by zones, records, queries, and failover checks Enterprise pricing and configuration are custom rather than fixed
Our verdict	Cloudflare DNS provides authoritative DNS hosting and record management, serving responses through Cloudflare’s global network. It is suited to teams that want managed anycast DNS, DNSSEC, analytics, and API automation, with a free plan… Read the review →	ClouDNS is a managed DNS platform for businesses and organizations that host and route domain traffic. It combines web-based DNS zone and record management with Anycast DNS, GeoDNS geolocation routing, DNS failover checks, DNSSEC,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cloudflare DNS — where it wins

  • Free plan includes DNS and authoritative record management
  • Supports DNSSEC, CNAME flattening, and DNS analytics
  • API automation plus Terraform and Ansible integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Health checks and traffic steering require the Load Balancing add-on
  • Secondary DNS is available to Enterprise customers
  • Pro and Business are billed annually at their listed prices

• ClouDNS — where it wins

  • Free plan with 1 DNS zone and 500K monthly DNS queries
  • Anycast, GeoDNS, DNS failover, DNSSEC, and secondary DNS
  • API and integrations including Terraform, OctoDNS, and SAML SSO

  Where it doesn't

  • Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 DNS records
  • Paid plans scale by zones, records, queries, and failover checks
  • Enterprise pricing and configuration are custom rather than fixed

• Cloudflare DNS9.4/10 · Free plan

  Free authoritative DNS with advanced steering and failover through a separate add-on.

  Visit CloudflareFull verdict →
• ClouDNS8.9/10 · Free plan

  Low-cost managed DNS with Anycast, traffic steering, failover, and API access.

  Visit ClouDNSFull verdict →