Dynu DNS Failover vs Failover.cc

Dynu DNS Failover9.2Visit Failover.cc8.5Visit

Higher score Dynu DNS Failover #2 in DNS Failover Services 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Dynu

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Failover.cc #8 in DNS Failover Services 8.5/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Failover.cc

• Dynu DNS Failover fits best

  Low-cost monitored DNS failover

• Failover.cc fits best

  Cloudflare failover with fast checks

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Side by side

Feature	Dynu DNS Failover 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Failover.cc 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#2 in DNS Failover Services	#8 in DNS Failover Services
Best for	Low-cost monitored DNS failover	Cloudflare failover with fast checks
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$9.99/yr	$4.95/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Enterprise
Features Dynu DNS Failover 1/2 · Failover.cc 1/2
API access	✓	✓
Terraform provider	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monitored endpoints	5 endpoints	10 endpoints (best)
Check interval	1-minute	1-minute
Failover methods	Dns record	Dns record
Check regions	4 regions (best)	3 regions
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes 3 monitors and full failover features Checks DNS, HTTP(S), SSL, ports, keywords and ping Automatic failover, failback, notifications and REST API	Checks website health from three locations Supports 30-second or 1-minute check intervals Adds automatic failover, alerts, and manual switchover
Cons	Failover is DNS-record based rather than application-level routing Paid plans require annual billing Capacity is organized around fixed monitor-count tiers	Failover is centered on Cloudflare DNS No permanent free plan API access is experimental
Our verdict	Dynu DNS Failover is a monitored DNS continuity service for organizations that need to detect outages and redirect traffic when an endpoint becomes unavailable. It monitors websites, servers, DNS services, ports, SSL certificates and other… Read the review →	Failover.cc is a cloud service for websites using Cloudflare. It monitors website hostnames from multiple locations, checks HTTP responses or page content, and can update Cloudflare DNS records automatically when a primary server becomes… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dynu DNS Failover — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 3 monitors and full failover features
  • Checks DNS, HTTP(S), SSL, ports, keywords and ping
  • Automatic failover, failback, notifications and REST API

  Where it doesn't

  • Failover is DNS-record based rather than application-level routing
  • Paid plans require annual billing
  • Capacity is organized around fixed monitor-count tiers

• Failover.cc — where it wins

  • Checks website health from three locations
  • Supports 30-second or 1-minute check intervals
  • Adds automatic failover, alerts, and manual switchover

  Where it doesn't

  • Failover is centered on Cloudflare DNS
  • No permanent free plan
  • API access is experimental

• Dynu DNS Failover9.2/10 · Free plan

  Low-cost monitored DNS failover with free coverage and broad monitor support.

  Visit DynuFull verdict →
• Failover.cc8.5/10 · 7-day trial

  A focused Cloudflare failover service with fast checks, alerts, and manual switching.

  Visit Failover.ccFull verdict →