Amazon Route 53 vs Managed DNS Services comparison

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We performed a comparison between Amazon Route 53 and Managed DNS Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Amazon Route 53 is a DNS resolution service that helps you to map your hostname to another hostname.""We use Amazon Route 53 for dynamic naming and routing policy.""The solution effectively monitors the health of resources and provides good identity access management.""The scalability is the most valuable feature.""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.""Technical support from Amazon is very good...Overall, the product is stable.""We haven't faced any outages or issues directly related to Route 53. It has been 100% stable for me.""The most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features."

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"It is a very robust and stable solution."

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Cons
"The multiple routing policies present in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required.""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 product could improve its price.""The solution’s pricing and technical support could be improved.""The solution should include more robust and secure services for hardening sites.""The product should improve its automation.""The solution should have a more user-friendly user interface.""It is difficult to manage the product if the person involved in the setup process doesn't know much about the solution."

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"The tool fails to offer load-balancing options compared to products like Azure or Amazon Route 53."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing depends on usage and is moderate."
  • "The price of Amazon Route 53 is reasonable."
  • "The price of the solution could be a little bit lower compared to Google DNS, which has more features than Amazon."
  • "We pay per use."
  • "Amazon Route 53 is not an expensive solution."
  • "The price of the product is perfectly fine in my opinion."
  • "Amazon Route 53 is an expensive solution."
  • "Amazon Route 53 is not that expensive."
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  • "The tool offers paid services at a very cost-effective rate."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Azure DNS is a hosting service of DNS domains. It has excellent operating time and performance, resulting in fast resolution. We like the ability to view everything in the Azure portal - this makes… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing could be reduced.
    Top Answer:It is a very robust and stable solution.
    Top Answer:The product is a very cost-effective tool. The tool offers paid services at a very cost-effective rate.
    Top Answer:The tool fails to offer load-balancing options compared to products like Azure or Amazon Route 53. The tool needs to offer load-balancing options. The product provides failover options, but there are… more »
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    Also Known As
    Route 53
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    Overview

    Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service. It is designed to give developers and businesses an extremely reliable and cost effective way to route end users to Internet applications by translating names like www.example.com into the numeric IP addresses like 192.0.2.1 that computers use to connect to each other. Amazon Route 53 is fully compliant with IPv6 as well.

    DNS Made Easy's Managed DNS service provides everything you need to keep your DNS online. All Managed DNS services are configured through our intuitive control panel, APIs, or with the many tools that have been developed to utilize our REST API.

    Sample Customers
    Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company43%
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Retailer14%
    Engineering Company14%
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    Educational Organization21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise41%
    Large Enterprise23%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise31%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Managed DNS
    April 2024
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    Amazon Route 53 is ranked 3rd in Managed DNS with 19 reviews while Managed DNS Services is ranked 11th in Managed DNS with 1 review. Amazon Route 53 is rated 8.6, while Managed DNS Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Amazon Route 53 writes "Provides clear documentation, easy to understand, simplifies management and efficiently handles our domain-related configurations and DNS records". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Managed DNS Services writes "Cost-effective and helpful in the updation of DNS records". Amazon Route 53 is most compared with Azure DNS, Cloudflare DNS, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella and Akamai Edge DNS, whereas Managed DNS Services is most compared with .

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