Gcore Managed DNS vs DNSimple

Gcore Managed DNS9.3Visit DNSimple8.6Visit

Higher score Gcore Managed DNS #1 in Managed DNS Services 9.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gcore

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DNSimple #8 in Managed DNS Services 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit DNSimple

• Gcore Managed DNS fits best

  Teams seeking low-cost DNS with advanced routing

• DNSimple fits best

  Individuals and teams seeking low-cost hosted-zone DNS

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Side by side

Feature	Gcore Managed DNS 9.3/10 Visit ↗	DNSimple 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Managed DNS Services	#8 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking low-cost DNS with advanced routing	Individuals and teams seeking low-cost hosted-zone DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€2.49/mo	$0.50/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	4 integrations	3 integrations
Features Gcore Managed DNS 4/4 · DNSimple 3/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓ (best)	—
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	0
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Pro is priced at €2.49 per month, with a separate free plan. Includes DNSSEC, DDoS-protected Anycast DNS, and advanced traffic routing. Offers API access and integrations with Terraform, OctoDNS, and Kubernetes ExternalDNS.	Solo has no base fee; zones cost $0.50 each per month Supports DNSSEC, Anycast DNS and AXFR-based secondary DNS Regional and POOL records plus REST API access
Cons	Enterprise plan pricing is available by quotation. The advertised Pro price excludes VAT. The 14-day free trial is for Pro; the Free plan is not a trial.	Solo includes 100 DNS records per zone Solo includes 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly POOL records rely on manual endpoint removal, not health checks
Our verdict	Gcore Managed DNS provides authoritative DNS hosting for businesses and infrastructure teams that need traffic steering and health checks alongside DNS hosting. It combines Anycast DNS with DDoS protection, DNSSEC signing, IPv4/IPv6… Read the review →	DNSimple provides managed primary and secondary DNS alongside domain-management services for individuals, developers, startups and engineering teams. Its Solo plan charges by hosted zone without a base subscription fee, making it a fit for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gcore Managed DNS — where it wins

  • Pro is priced at €2.49 per month, with a separate free plan.
  • Includes DNSSEC, DDoS-protected Anycast DNS, and advanced traffic routing.
  • Offers API access and integrations with Terraform, OctoDNS, and Kubernetes ExternalDNS.

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise plan pricing is available by quotation.
  • The advertised Pro price excludes VAT.
  • The 14-day free trial is for Pro; the Free plan is not a trial.

• DNSimple — where it wins

  • Solo has no base fee; zones cost $0.50 each per month
  • Supports DNSSEC, Anycast DNS and AXFR-based secondary DNS
  • Regional and POOL records plus REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Solo includes 100 DNS records per zone
  • Solo includes 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly
  • POOL records rely on manual endpoint removal, not health checks

• Gcore Managed DNS9.3/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A low-cost managed DNS service with advanced routing, DNSSEC, health checks, and API access.

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• DNSimple8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Low-cost per-zone DNS with DNSSEC, Anycast and secondary DNS.

  Visit DNSimpleFull verdict →