Akamai Edge DNS vs Neustar UltraDNS comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Edge DNS
Ranking in Managed DNS
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Domain Name System (DNS) Security (10th)
Neustar UltraDNS
Ranking in Managed DNS
13th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of Akamai Edge DNS is 1.3%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Neustar UltraDNS is 0.5%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed DNS
Unique Categories:
Domain Name System (DNS) Security
0.8%
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Featured Reviews

HI
Oct 16, 2023
A very stable solution with strong security features and an easy initial setup phase
One thing that I wanted and was expecting from Akamai Edge DNS was CNAME flattening. CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support. Apart from Akamai, the other DNS providers support CNAME flattening. CNAME flattening is basically a feature to give you a short summary wherein your naked domain or naked record has CNAME associated with it. Ideally, only subdomains can have a CNAME as per the RFC protocol, but for special cases, if you want your naked domain or top-level domain to be associated with a CNAME instead of an IP, you can do it with CNAME flattening. In a way, it is good that Akamai doesn't have CNAME flattening and follows RFC protocol. It is important to consider that there are many use cases where it could have been easier to deal with them if Akamai had the feature named CNAME flattening. I would also like to see something like APEX's sentry function in Akamai Edge DNS.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
8%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Media Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai Edge DNS?
It is a very stable solution since it has a security feature that allows you to recover zone files if you accidentally delete them.
What needs improvement with Akamai Edge DNS?
One thing that I wanted and was expecting from Akamai Edge DNS was CNAME flattening. CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support. Apart from Akamai, the other DNS providers support C...
What is your primary use case for Akamai Edge DNS?
There is not much of a big use case related to the solution in our company. In our company, we have the DNS for all the domains configured in Akamai Edge DNS. The only use cases I can see with Akam...
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Also Known As

Akamai Fast DNS
UltraDNS
 

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Sample Customers

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