Gcore Managed DNS vs Google Cloud DNS

Gcore Managed DNS9.3Visit Google Cloud DNS8.9Visit

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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Google Cloud DNS #5 in Managed DNS Services 8.9/10 From $0.20/mo ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Google Cloud DNS

• Gcore Managed DNS fits best

  Teams seeking low-cost DNS with advanced routing

• Google Cloud DNS fits best

  Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS

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Side by side

Feature	Gcore Managed DNS 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud DNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Managed DNS Services	#5 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams seeking low-cost DNS with advanced routing	Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€2.49/mo	$0.20/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Features Gcore Managed DNS 4/4 · Google Cloud DNS 3/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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.	Supports public zones and private zones for selected Google Cloud VPC networks Offers DNSSEC, forwarding, health checks, and advanced routing policies Provides REST API access and Google Kubernetes Engine integration
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.	No free plan Zone and query usage are billed separately Does not include secondary DNS support
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 →	Google Cloud DNS is a managed authoritative DNS service for publishing and resolving domain records. It suits organizations running workloads on Google Cloud that need public internet-facing zones alongside private zones for selected VPC… 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.

• Google Cloud DNS — where it wins

  • Supports public zones and private zones for selected Google Cloud VPC networks
  • Offers DNSSEC, forwarding, health checks, and advanced routing policies
  • Provides REST API access and Google Kubernetes Engine integration

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Zone and query usage are billed separately
  • Does not include secondary DNS support

• 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.

  Visit GcoreFull verdict →
• Google Cloud DNS8.9/10 · From $0.20/mo

  Cloud-native DNS with private zones, routing policies, DNSSEC, and health checks.

  Try Google Cloud DNSFull verdict →