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This is a list of notable managed DNS providers in a comparison table. A managed DNS provider offers either a web-based control panel or downloadable software that allows users to manage their DNS traffic via specified protocols such as: DNS failover, dynamic IP addresses, SMTP authentication, and GeoDNS.
Provider
Domicile
# of PoPs
IP Anycast
IPv6
DNSSEC
Platform
GeoDNS
SLA
APIs
Akamai Edge DNS
US
+200[1]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Proprietary
Yes
100%
REST[2]
Amazon Route 53
US
63[3]
Yes
Yes
Yes
non-BIND
Yes
100%
REST
Azure DNS
US
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No[4]
Microsoft DNS
Yes
100%
REST
CDNetworks
US
48[5]
Yes
No
?
BIND Compatible
Yes
100%
REST
Cloudflare
US
200 [6]
Yes
Yes
Yes[7]
Proprietary
Yes
100%
REST
deSEC
Germany
15 [8]
Yes
Yes
Yes (default)
PowerDNS
No
?
REST
DigitalOcean
US
Unknown
?
Yes
No
non-BIND
No
99.99%
REST[9]
Dyn
US
18
Yes
Yes
?
BIND Compatible
Yes
100%
REST/SOAP[10]
easyDNS
Canada
25[11]
Yes
Yes
?
Unknown
Yes
100%
REST
Google Cloud DNS
US
12
Yes
Yes
Yes
non-BIND
No
100%
REST
No-IP
US
102
Yes
Yes
?
non-BIND
No
100%
REST
Telindus
Belgium
Unknown
Yes
Yes
?
non-BIND
Yes
100%
REST/SOAP
UltraDNS
US
30
Yes
Yes
Yes
non-BIND
Yes
100%
REST/SOAP
Alibaba Cloud DNS
Cayman Islands
20
Yes
Yes
Yes
BIND compatible
Yes
100%
REST
Oracle Cloud DNS[12]
US
18
Yes
Yes
No
BIND compatible
Yes
100%
REST
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