The best dns hosts, according to hackers
5 dns hosts recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All dns hosts
- Bunny DNSFast, solid DNS with an API, scripting and load balancing, and queries are now free. Critics point to a $1/month minimum spend and a credit card requirement.38recommend
- deSECFree DNS hosting with DNSSEC, scoped API tokens for certificate validation, and broad record type support. Critics mention slow propagation, a rough web UI and API, and email-based support.20recommend
- Amazon Route 53Recommended for resilient, globally distributed DNS with a 100% SLA, easy DNSSEC and granular API permissions. Caveat: AWS charges for nearly everything, and critics point to circular dependencies.16recommend
- Amazon Route 53Recommended as a DNS host and registrar that integrates well with the rest of AWS and infrastructure-as-code tooling.6recommend
- Hurricane Electric DNSRecommended as a free secondary DNS service for redundancy and geographic spread, though critics find the login primitive and wildcard CNAMEs are not allowed.5recommend