ClouDNS vs DNSimple

ClouDNS8.7Visit DNSimple8.6Visit

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

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DNSimple #8 in Managed DNS Services 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit DNSimple

• ClouDNS fits best

  Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic

• DNSimple fits best

  Individuals and teams seeking low-cost hosted-zone DNS

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Side by side

Feature	ClouDNS 8.7/10 Visit ↗	DNSimple 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Managed DNS Services	#8 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic	Individuals and teams seeking low-cost hosted-zone DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$2.95/mo	$0.50/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	4 integrations	3 integrations
Features ClouDNS 4/4 · DNSimple 3/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓ (best)	—
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
Specs
Included zones	5 (best)	0
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	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	Solo has no base fee; zones cost $0.50 each per month Supports DNSSEC, Anycast DNS and AXFR-based secondary DNS Regional and POOL records plus REST API access
Cons	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	Solo includes 100 DNS records per zone Solo includes 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly POOL records rely on manual endpoint removal, not health checks
Our verdict	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 →	DNSimple provides managed primary and secondary DNS alongside domain-management services for individuals, developers, startups and engineering teams. Its Solo plan charges by hosted zone without a base subscription fee, making it a fit for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• DNSimple — where it wins

  • Solo has no base fee; zones cost $0.50 each per month
  • Supports DNSSEC, Anycast DNS and AXFR-based secondary DNS
  • Regional and POOL records plus REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Solo includes 100 DNS records per zone
  • Solo includes 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly
  • POOL records rely on manual endpoint removal, not health checks

• ClouDNS8.7/10 · Free plan

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

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• DNSimple8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Low-cost per-zone DNS with DNSSEC, Anycast and secondary DNS.

  Visit DNSimpleFull verdict →