ClouDNS vs Netnod Secondary DNS

ClouDNS9.4Visit Netnod Secondary DNS8.5Visit

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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Netnod Secondary DNS #8 in Secondary DNS Services 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Netnod

• ClouDNS fits best

  Broad secondary DNS with automation

• Netnod Secondary DNS fits best

  Enterprise global secondary DNS

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Side by side

Feature	ClouDNS 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Netnod Secondary DNS 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Secondary DNS Services	#8 in Secondary DNS Services
Best for	Broad secondary DNS with automation	Enterprise global secondary DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$2.95/mo	Pricing on request · 60-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features ClouDNS 2/4 · Netnod 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	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	80+ anycast nodes across six continents IXFR distribution with TSIG-authenticated zone transfers DNSSEC, IPv6, monitoring, DDoS mitigation, and APIs
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	Pricing is sales-led rather than publicly listed The 60-day free period is tied to the partner program Focused on managed secondary DNS rather than broader DNS needs
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 →	Netnod Secondary DNS is a managed slave DNS service delivered through Netnod’s DNSNODE service. It is designed for partners, enterprises, public-sector organisations, and top-level domains that need authoritative secondary infrastructure… 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

• Netnod Secondary DNS — where it wins

  • 80+ anycast nodes across six continents
  • IXFR distribution with TSIG-authenticated zone transfers
  • DNSSEC, IPv6, monitoring, DDoS mitigation, and APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than publicly listed
  • The 60-day free period is tied to the partner program
  • Focused on managed secondary DNS rather than broader DNS needs

• ClouDNS9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Netnod Secondary DNS8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A global, API-enabled secondary DNS service for enterprise and public-sector environments.

  Visit NetnodFull verdict →