Hurricane Electric DNS
Ranked 5 of 5 DNS hosts by recommenders
Recommended as a free secondary DNS service for redundancy and geographic spread, though critics find the login primitive and wildcard CNAMEs are not allowed.
Recommended as a free secondary DNS service for redundancy and geographic spread, though critics find the login primitive and wildcard CNAMEs are not allowed.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Login system is primitive
“their login system is every bit as primitive as the free stuff”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “DNS-Persist-01: A New Model for DNS-Based Challenge Validation” No wildcard CNAME support
“they don't allow wildcard CNAMEs”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “deSEC – Free Secure DNS”
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The four most recommended other DNS hosts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny DNS | 38 | 17 | 69% | 6 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| deSEC | 20 | 6 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Amazon Route 53 | 16 | 10 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Amazon Route 53 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Hurricane Electric DNSThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they don't allow wildcard CNAMEs”
“hurricane electric is still serving my records so the domain keeps resolving fine”
“their login system is every bit as primitive as the free stuff”
“I think the Hurricane Electric Free DNS might actually fit.”
“Each record can have its own secret.”
“If you want redundancy/geographical distribution, Hurricane Electric has a free secondary/slave DNS service”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.