IBM NS1 Connect vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS

IBM NS1 Connect9.1Visit Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8Visit

Higher score IBM NS1 Connect #3 in Managed DNS Services 9.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Try IBM NS1 Connect

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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

• IBM NS1 Connect fits best

  Enterprise traffic steering and DNS automation

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS fits best

  Teams routing public and private DNS across regions

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Side by side

Feature	IBM NS1 Connect 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Managed DNS Services	#6 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Enterprise traffic steering and DNS automation	Teams routing public and private DNS across regions
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$99/mo	From $1.11
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features IBM NS1 Connect 4/4 · Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 4/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Steers traffic by performance, availability, geography and policy Health checks can trigger automated failover Supports DNSSEC, zone versioning and primary-secondary DNS	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; paid Essentials starts at $99 per month Essentials includes only 2 health check monitors Essentials includes just 1 traffic filter chain	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	IBM NS1 Connect is a managed authoritative DNS service for organizations that need traffic control, DNS resilience and API-driven operations. Its global anycast network provides the foundation for routing based on performance,… 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

• IBM NS1 Connect — where it wins

  • Steers traffic by performance, availability, geography and policy
  • Health checks can trigger automated failover
  • Supports DNSSEC, zone versioning and primary-secondary DNS

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid Essentials starts at $99 per month
  • Essentials includes only 2 health check monitors
  • Essentials includes just 1 traffic filter chain

• 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

• IBM NS1 Connect9.1/10 · 30-day trial

  Managed authoritative DNS with traffic steering, failover and API-driven automation.

  Try IBM NS1 ConnectFull verdict →
• 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 →