easyDNS Failover DNS vs DNS Made Easy

easyDNS Failover DNS8.8Visit DMDNS Made Easy8.6Visit

Higher score easyDNS Failover DNS #5 in DNS Failover Services 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit easyDNS

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DM DNS Made Easy #7 in DNS Failover Services 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit DNS Made Easy

• easyDNS Failover DNS fits best

  Very inexpensive single-host failover

• DNS Made Easy fits best

  Managed DNS with rich failover features

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Side by side

Feature	easyDNS Failover DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗	DMDNS Made Easy 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#5 in DNS Failover Services	#7 in DNS Failover Services
Best for	Very inexpensive single-host failover	Managed DNS with rich failover features
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$15.30/device/yr	30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features easyDNS Failover DNS 1/2 · DNS Made Easy 1/2
API access	✓	✓
Terraform provider	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monitored endpoints	1 endpoints	Not checked yet
Check interval	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Failover methods	Dns record	Not checked yet
Check regions	7 regions	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Monitors HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, ping, and SSH/SFTP Supports response matching, thresholds, rollback, and URL redirection Connects with AWS Route 53, Linode, DigitalOcean, and CIRA D-Zone	Monitors services over TCP, UDP, HTTP, or HTTPS for DNS failover Combines geographic routing, DNSSEC, analytics, and query logging Supports secondary DNS, zone transfers, and HMAC-authenticated REST API
Cons	No free plan is available Failover depends on DNS record updates Pricing scales with the number of monitored hosts	No free plan is available Paid access follows a 30-day trial Administration is limited to web and API platforms
Our verdict	easyDNS Failover DNS is a cloud service for monitoring web, mail, FTP, ping, and SSH/SFTP services, then directing traffic to a backup IP address or redirect destination when a failure occurs. It is suited to small teams, mid-market… Read the review →	DNS Made Easy is a managed authoritative DNS service for businesses managing domains, DNS zones, and online services. It provides centralized zone and record management, secondary DNS, service-monitoring failover, geographic routing… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• easyDNS Failover DNS — where it wins

  • Monitors HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, ping, and SSH/SFTP
  • Supports response matching, thresholds, rollback, and URL redirection
  • Connects with AWS Route 53, Linode, DigitalOcean, and CIRA D-Zone

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Failover depends on DNS record updates
  • Pricing scales with the number of monitored hosts

• DNS Made Easy — where it wins

  • Monitors services over TCP, UDP, HTTP, or HTTPS for DNS failover
  • Combines geographic routing, DNSSEC, analytics, and query logging
  • Supports secondary DNS, zone transfers, and HMAC-authenticated REST API

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Paid access follows a 30-day trial
  • Administration is limited to web and API platforms

• easyDNS Failover DNS8.8/10 · Paid

  A low-cost failover service for monitoring one or more hosts.

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• DMDNS Made Easy8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed DNS service with failover monitoring, traffic steering, DNSSEC, and API access.

  Visit DNS Made EasyFull verdict →