ClouDNS vs ice.domains Secondary DNS

ClouDNS9.4Visit ice.domains Secondary DNS9.2Visit

Higher score ClouDNS #1 in Secondary DNS Services 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit ClouDNS

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ice.domains Secondary DNS #2 in Secondary DNS Services 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ice.domains

• ClouDNS fits best

  Broad secondary DNS with automation

• ice.domains Secondary DNS fits best

  Unlimited free secondary DNS

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Side by side

Feature	ClouDNS 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ice.domains Secondary DNS 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Secondary DNS Services	#2 in Secondary DNS Services
Best for	Broad secondary DNS with automation	Unlimited free secondary DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$2.95/mo	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features ClouDNS 2/4 · ice.domains Secondary DNS 3/4
Health checks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
DNSSEC support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	✓	✓
IPv6 support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Transfer protocols	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Zone limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Secondary nameservers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Secondary DNS with Anycast, DNSSEC, monitoring, and backups GeoDNS, failover checks, and advanced traffic routing API access with WHMCS, Terraform, OctoDNS, and SAML SSO	Unlimited zones and records on the Free plan DNSSEC, REST API, Anycast, and edge DDoS mitigation Independent nameservers alongside a primary DNS provider
Cons	The Free DNS plan supports only 1 DNS zone and 50 DNS records Paid plans begin at Premium S, with 5 DNS zones and 1 failover check Plan capacity jumps from 400 zones on Premium L to unlimited on Enterprise	Records may require manual mirroring or REST API updates Primary-primary operation adds synchronization responsibility Health-check capabilities are not part of the listed feature set
Our verdict	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, DNS failover checks, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, monitoring,… Read the review →	ice.domains Secondary DNS provides independent authoritative nameservers alongside a primary DNS provider. It is designed for e-commerce businesses, SaaS companies, email-critical domains, developers, small businesses, and personal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ClouDNS — where it wins

  • Secondary DNS with Anycast, DNSSEC, monitoring, and backups
  • GeoDNS, failover checks, and advanced traffic routing
  • API access with WHMCS, Terraform, OctoDNS, and SAML SSO

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free DNS plan supports only 1 DNS zone and 50 DNS records
  • Paid plans begin at Premium S, with 5 DNS zones and 1 failover check
  • Plan capacity jumps from 400 zones on Premium L to unlimited on Enterprise

• ice.domains Secondary DNS — where it wins

  • Unlimited zones and records on the Free plan
  • DNSSEC, REST API, Anycast, and edge DDoS mitigation
  • Independent nameservers alongside a primary DNS provider

  Where it doesn't

  • Records may require manual mirroring or REST API updates
  • Primary-primary operation adds synchronization responsibility
  • Health-check capabilities are not part of the listed feature set

• ClouDNS9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad secondary DNS service with automation, routing, monitoring, and API access.

  Visit ClouDNSFull verdict →
• ice.domains Secondary DNS9.2/10 · Free plan

  A free secondary DNS service with unlimited zones, records, DNSSEC, API access, and Anycast.

  Visit ice.domainsFull verdict →