Akamai Edge DNS vs Verisign Public DNS comparison

Akamai and Verisign are both solutions in the Managed DNS category. Akamai is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5, while Verisign is ranked #15. Akamai holds a 1.5% mindshare in MDP, compared to Verisign’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Akamai users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai Edge DNS

Ranking in Managed DNS

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Domain Name System (DNS) Security (10th)

Verisign Public DNS

Ranking in Managed DNS

15th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of Akamai Edge DNS is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Verisign Public DNS is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed DNS Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Akamai Edge DNS	1.5%
Verisign Public DNS	0.6%
Other	97.9%

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Yaser Alakeel

Head of Service Delivery at onme

Ensures global distribution and DDoS protection while offering seamless integration and low latency DNS responses

For user experience, Akamai Edge DNS should allow notes to be added for each record, as this is something Infoblox supports. Without notes, managing changes in DNS records can be difficult, especially for large companies with over 1,000 records, as they may not know who requested changes without proper documentation. I requested this feature two years ago, but it has not been added yet. Akamai Edge DNS could also improve its AI capabilities.

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Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Akamai Edge DNS?

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What is your primary use case for Akamai Edge DNS?

As a reseller company for Akamai, my typical use case for Akamai Edge DNS is its distribution worldwide, providing DDoS attack prevention which is crucial in current times.

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What advice do you have for others considering Akamai Edge DNS?

I recommend Akamai Edge DNS and rate the overall solution a ten out of ten. Akamai Edge DNS should improve its AI more to enhance the product's capabilities.

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Overview

Discover Akamai DNS and its benefits of high availability and performance, and resilience against DDoS attacks backed by a fully guaranteed uptime SLA.

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Verisign Public DNS is a free DNS service that offers improved DNS stability and security over other alternatives. And, unlike many of the other DNS services out there, Verisign respects your privacy. We will not sell your public DNS data to third parties nor redirect your queries to serve you any ads.

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Sample Customers

Otto Group

Nexternal, GoGrid, Viber

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