DNSimple review
Low-cost per-zone DNS with DNSSEC, Anycast and secondary DNS.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
DNSimple provides managed primary and secondary DNS alongside domain-management services for individuals, developers, startups and engineering teams. Its Solo plan charges by hosted zone without a base subscription fee, making it a fit for buyers who want to keep DNS costs tied to the zones they host. Web access and a REST API support managing domains, zones, records and certificates. The service also includes DNSSEC, Anycast DNS, DDoS defense and HTTP and HTTPS redirects.
Pricing separates low-volume use from collaboration and high-volume needs. Solo costs $0.50 per hosted zone per month and includes 100 DNS records and 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly; query-volume charges can also apply. Teams costs $29 per month, includes one seat, raises the per-zone allowances to 1,000 records and 500,000 queries monthly, and adds regional and POOL records plus scoped API tokens. Enterprise uses custom pricing for high-volume zones, with priority support and an optional 100% SLA. A free plan and 30-day free trial are offered.
DNSimple's traffic controls include regional records for geography-based responses and POOL records for randomized distribution and manual failover. However, POOL documentation describes manual endpoint removal rather than automatic health checks, so teams needing verified monitoring and automated failover should compare alternatives. Secondary DNS uses AXFR synchronization, and integrations include AWS Route 53, CoreDNS and GoDaddy. Choose DNSimple for inexpensive hosted zones, DNSSEC and API-managed DNS; look elsewhere if health-check-driven traffic management is essential.
DNSimple pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Solo has no base fee; zones cost $0.50 each per month
- Supports DNSSEC, Anycast DNS and AXFR-based secondary DNS
- Regional and POOL records plus REST API access
- Where it doesn't
- Solo includes 100 DNS records per zone
- Solo includes 50,000 DNS queries per zone monthly
- POOL records rely on manual endpoint removal, not health checks
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