Google Cloud DNS vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS

Google Cloud DNS8.9Visit Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8Visit

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

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS #6 in Managed DNS Services 8.8/10 From $1.11 ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Oracle DNS

• Google Cloud DNS fits best

  Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS fits best

  Teams routing public and private DNS across regions

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud DNS 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Managed DNS Services	#6 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Google Cloud teams needing public and private DNS	Teams routing public and private DNS across regions
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.20/mo	From $1.11
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Google Cloud DNS 3/4 · Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 4/4
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	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	Steers traffic by geography, IP prefix, ASN, weights, and priority Supports DNSSEC, health-check failover, and load balancing Offers primary and secondary configurations with zone transfers
Cons	No free plan Zone and query usage are billed separately Does not include secondary DNS support	Requires a paid OCI account; there is no product free plan Traffic management queries are priced separately Focused on DNS management rather than a broader application platform
Our verdict	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 →	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS is a managed service for public, internet-facing DNS and private DNS for internal name resolution. It is suited to organizations operating applications across regions that need DNS-based traffic distribution… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS — where it wins

  • Steers traffic by geography, IP prefix, ASN, weights, and priority
  • Supports DNSSEC, health-check failover, and load balancing
  • Offers primary and secondary configurations with zone transfers

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a paid OCI account; there is no product free plan
  • Traffic management queries are priced separately
  • Focused on DNS management rather than a broader application platform

• Google Cloud DNS8.9/10 · From $0.20/mo

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

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• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8/10 · From $1.11

  Usage-priced DNS with advanced traffic steering, failover, and zone-transfer support.

  Visit Oracle DNSFull verdict →