# Bunny DNS 38 Hacker News commenters recommended Bunny DNS and 17 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 1 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Fast, 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. ## Why people recommend it - DNS queries now free (4 comments): "One of the services, that would previously have incurred a cost, now does not. It is free." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660350)) "I'm glad to hear the queries are free now! ... so thanks Bunny!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657805)) "DNS itself no longer incurs any usage-based charges." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658717)) - Responsive, helpful support (2 comments): "both times they replied within an hour and resolved things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48121383)) "They have awesome community and support is top-notch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47087061)) - Fast, reliable DNS (2 comments): "I've found it solid. Good latency and fast propagation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46882995)) "Only positive experiences - fast & rock solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46884922)) - Scriptable with an API (2 comments): "I can finally automate our wildcard certs. Our current DNS host doesn’t have an API." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660349)) "Their DNS is also scriptable, it's not just a name server" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657667)) ## What people warn about - Requires $1/month minimum spend (4 comments): "it is $1/month minimum spend. Big difference between a one-time cost vs. a recurring cost." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669912)) "There is no option to pay only what you've used, but the minimum necessary is a 10er." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658826)) "Besides $1 means you need to give them your credit card from day one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658513)) - Confusing billing, can go negative (4 comments): "My website traffic was a couple megabytes per month. I paid them for about 3 years for neglegible usage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659118)) "Why should it be my problem that they have problems understanding billing and building billing systems?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48661431)) "It's not purely prepaid otherwise I wouldn't be charged into negative" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659898)) - Privacy policy inconsistencies (3 comments): "Make your privacy policy less shady so we're sure you're not sending data to Hyperscalers subject to Cloud Act" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663315)) "Their privacy page even says they'll remove data if you withdraw consent, but they don't ask for consent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658294)) "it shows that what Bunny says can't be taken at face value" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658371)) - Zone import and export problems (2 comments): "the import from a zone file can drop records silently, and the export will fail to export some of your records" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657850)) "really excited for bunny, i am sure things (dns import) would be fixed eventually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660759)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [deSEC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/desec.md): 20 recommend - [Amazon Route 53](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-route-53.md): 16 recommend - [Amazon Route 53](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aws-route53.md): 6 recommend - [Hurricane Electric DNS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hurricane-electric-dns.md): 5 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://bunny.net/dns/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Bunny DNS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bunny-dns/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).