easyDNS Secondary DNS vs Netnod Secondary DNS

easyDNS Secondary DNS8.8Visit Netnod Secondary DNS8.5Visit

Higher score easyDNS Secondary DNS #5 in Secondary DNS Services 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit easyDNS

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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

• easyDNS Secondary DNS fits best

  Mature paid secondary DNS

• Netnod Secondary DNS fits best

  Enterprise global secondary DNS

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Side by side

Feature	easyDNS Secondary DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Netnod Secondary DNS 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Secondary DNS Services	#8 in Secondary DNS Services
Best for	Mature paid secondary DNS	Enterprise global secondary DNS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/yr	Pricing on request · 60-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	60 days
Free trial length	30 days	60 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features easyDNS Secondary DNS 4/4 · Netnod Secondary DNS 4/4
Health checks	✓	✓
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
IPv6 support	✓	✓
Specs
Transfer protocols	Axfr_and_ixfr	Not checked yet
Zone limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Secondary nameservers	15 nameservers	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	AXFR and IXFR support for third-party zone transfers DNSSEC, failover monitoring, and SOA and TTL controls 24 global DNS nodes plus Route 53 and Linode integrations	80+ anycast nodes across six continents IXFR distribution with TSIG-authenticated zone transfers DNSSEC, IPv6, monitoring, DDoS mitigation, and APIs
Cons	No free plan; the service is paid after the 30-day trial DNS Pro lists the same core highlights as DNS Standard Enterprise costs $149.50/year, above the other annual plans	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	easyDNS Secondary DNS provides authoritative secondary DNS while an organization keeps an external primary nameserver. It relays and serves zone data through easyDNS infrastructure, making it suited to IT professionals, small businesses,… 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

• easyDNS Secondary DNS — where it wins

  • AXFR and IXFR support for third-party zone transfers
  • DNSSEC, failover monitoring, and SOA and TTL controls
  • 24 global DNS nodes plus Route 53 and Linode integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the service is paid after the 30-day trial
  • DNS Pro lists the same core highlights as DNS Standard
  • Enterprise costs $149.50/year, above the other annual plans

• 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

• easyDNS Secondary DNS8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  A paid secondary DNS service with transfers, failover monitoring, DNSSEC, 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 →