Cloudflare DNS Alternatives

Bunny DNS

Free tier

Ultra-fast DNS from the CDN provider

4.6 (148)

Bunny DNS is a highly performant DNS service from Bunny.net with an anycast network across 87 PoPs. Competitive with Cloudflare on speed. Integrated with Bunny CDN. From $0.005/1,000 queries.

Best for: Bunny CDN users who want integrated DNS management at competitive pricing

Cloudflare

Freemium

Global CDN and DDoS protection with object storage

4.4 (122)

Cloudflare provides distributed content delivery, DDoS mitigation, and R2 object storage. Designed for developers and enterprises needing reliable infrastructure with minimal latency.

Best for: Teams building web applications requiring global distribution, DDoS protection, and cost-efficient object storage without egress fees.

AWS Route 53

Free tier

AWS managed DNS with health checks and routing policies

4.4 (99)

AWS Route 53 is a scalable DNS service with health checks, traffic routing policies (latency, geolocation, failover), and domain registration. $0.50/hosted zone/month. Deep AWS integration.

Best for: AWS developers who need advanced DNS routing policies like latency-based routing and automatic failover

NS1

Freemium

Intelligent DNS with advanced traffic steering

4.1 (208)

NS1 (now IBM) provides intelligent DNS with filter chains for complex traffic steering. Pulsar performance insights, DDOS protection, and anycast routing. Used by LinkedIn, Yelp, and Dropbox.

Best for: Large enterprises needing intelligent DNS traffic steering with real-time performance optimization

DNSimple

From €6/mo

Developer-friendly DNS with one-click templates

4.0 (59)

DNSimple is a developer-focused DNS service with one-click service integrations (e.g., set up GitHub Pages with one click), excellent API, and Let's Encrypt automation. Great DX.

Best for: Developers who want the best DNS management UX with one-click service integrations and automation