Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS vs ClouDNS

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS8.8Visit ClouDNS8.7Visit

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

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ClouDNS #7 in Managed DNS Services 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ClouDNS

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS fits best

  Teams routing public and private DNS across regions

• ClouDNS fits best

  Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic

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Side by side

Feature	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 8.8/10 Visit ↗	ClouDNS 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#6 in Managed DNS Services	#7 in Managed DNS Services
Best for	Teams routing public and private DNS across regions	Teams managing domains and routing DNS traffic
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	From $1.11	$2.95/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 4/4 · ClouDNS 4/4
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
DNS health checks	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Secondary DNS	✓	✓
Specs
Included zones	Not checked yet	5
Traffic steering	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	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	Free DNS includes 1 zone, 50 records, and 500K monthly queries GeoDNS, Anycast, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and failover are supported HTTP API and integrations include Terraform, OctoDNS, and WHMCS
Cons	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	Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 records Premium S includes only 1 DNS failover check Paid-tier zone, record, query, and check limits vary by plan
Our verdict	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 →	ClouDNS provides managed DNS for businesses and organizations that host domains and route domain traffic. Its web interface handles DNS zones and records, while an HTTP API offers another way to manage zones and related resources. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• ClouDNS — where it wins

  • Free DNS includes 1 zone, 50 records, and 500K monthly queries
  • GeoDNS, Anycast, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and failover are supported
  • HTTP API and integrations include Terraform, OctoDNS, and WHMCS

  Where it doesn't

  • Free DNS is limited to 1 zone and 50 records
  • Premium S includes only 1 DNS failover check
  • Paid-tier zone, record, query, and check limits vary by plan

• 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 →
• ClouDNS8.7/10 · Free plan

  Managed DNS with routing, failover, and DNSSEC, from a free plan to paid tiers.

  Visit ClouDNSFull verdict →