We performed a comparison between Akamai Edge DNS and Amazon Route 53 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in Managed 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."
"We haven't faced any outages or issues directly related to Route 53. It has been 100% stable for me."
"The feature for health check efficiently impacts the uptime and reliability of AWS servers including EC2 and EKS."
"Amazon Route 53 is a DNS resolution service that helps you to map your hostname to another hostname."
"You can host your zone and name servers here, and keeping track of records is easy."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"It stands out for its user-friendly interface, seamless integration with other AWS services, and ability to efficiently manage DNS, making it a valuable tool for various deployment scenarios, including those involving Kubernetes on AWS."
"The scalability is the most valuable feature."
"The initial setup is good and straightforward."
"CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support."
"Route 53 would be better if it had the ability to handle multiple requests at the same time because we have a lot of users. I would like that to be optimized in the next version."
"Streamlining and optimizing processes related to Procter, VPN workflows, and other subjects based on specific needs would allow for continual improvement and adaptation to the evolving requirements of the system."
"The multiple routing policies present in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The cost calculator for determining the cost of Route 53 is a little bit obscure."
"There are no detailed logs, and they should implement that in the solution."
"The solution’s pricing and technical support could be improved."
"The product should improve its automation."
"The product’s security and disaster recovery features need enhancement."
Akamai Edge DNS is ranked 9th in Managed DNS with 1 review while Amazon Route 53 is ranked 3rd in Managed DNS with 19 reviews. Akamai Edge DNS is rated 9.0, while Amazon Route 53 is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Akamai Edge DNS writes "A very stable solution with strong security features and an easy initial setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon Route 53 writes "Provides good DNS mapping, routing, and traffic flow features". Akamai Edge DNS is most compared with IBM NS1 Connect, Cloudflare DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Google Cloud DNS and Quad9, whereas Amazon Route 53 is most compared with Azure DNS, Cloudflare DNS, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella and IBM NS1 Connect.
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