Akamai Edge DNS comparisons
Akamai Edge DNS is compared head-to-head with Gcore Managed DNS, Alibaba Cloud DNS and IBM NS1 Connect and more: 7 head-to-heads in Managed DNS Services, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Akamai Edge DNS head-to-head
- Akamai Edge DNS vs Gcore Managed DNS
- Akamai Edge DNS vs Alibaba Cloud DNS
- Akamai Edge DNS vs IBM NS1 Connect
- Akamai Edge DNS vs Google Cloud DNS
- Akamai Edge DNS vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS
- Akamai Edge DNS vs ClouDNS
- Akamai Edge DNS vs DNSimple
Akamai Edge DNS vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | DNSSEC support | DNS health checks | Traffic steering | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Akamai Edge DNS | No | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.0 | |
| 1 | Gcore Managed DNS | Yes | €2.49/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.3 |
| 2 | Alibaba Cloud DNS | Yes | $7/site/yr | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.2 |
| 3 | IBM NS1 Connect | No | $99/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.1 |
| 5 | Google Cloud DNS | No | $0.20/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.9 |
| 6 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS | No | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.8 | |
| 7 | ClouDNS | Yes | $2.95/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.7 |
| 8 | DNSimple | Yes | $0.50/mo | Yes | No | Advanced | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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