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Find out what your peers are saying about NS1, Cloudflare, Microsoft and others in Managed DNS."It is a scalable solution."
"The initial setup is straightforward and not that complex."
"The most valuable feature of Azure DNS is it works automatically after configuration. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"The best feature is the domain register. The other great feature is that whenever you create any resources, Azure DNS will automatically create a record for you."
"One of the key benefits of Azure DNS is its integration with other Azure services. As it is a solution developed by Microsoft, it is easy to integrate with other Azure offerings. Azure DNS also includes Defender for DNS, a feature that protects against anomalies and threats on the DNS. This added security is provided directly by Microsoft. The integration and security features of Azure DNS make it a valuable option for users of the Azure cloud platform."
"From a security perspective, Microsoft is much better than other cloud providers."
"The solution allows you to host DNS service without using Azure's servers."
"What I like about Azure DNS is that it doesn't have any issues and integrates quickly with other products. It has good integration, which is incredible. I also like that whenever you deploy private links and endpoints, Azure DNS gives you the option to select the Azure native DNS, private DNS, or go with the Azure custom DNS. It depends, but if you don't have any dependencies on the DNS, then, like many customers, you won't have DNS issues. Azure DNS is a very good solution that helps you with domains and other resources."
"Its most significant benefit to date is the speed with which it refreshes DNS records on the internet once you change it. If you are changing a website or registering a new record, it is very quick."
"The DNSSEC feature is not yet available on the DNS server so it needs to be added."
"The process of creating a virtual mission could be improved."
"What needs improvement in Azure DNS is visibility in terms of troubleshooting. It's similar to the area for improvement in Azure Network Watcher, where I can see how the source is going out if I'm troubleshooting a source destination. I can also see the destination. As for seeing how the packet travels, that's what should be improved. It's still lacking in visibility. Suppose I'm looking into backend machines, and if I'm hitting another NPM machine or any machine on the other side, there should be visibility. The tool should tell you that a specific machine is passing through a VPN gateway or route table, routing to a third-party firewall, and then dropping. Azure DNS should show an accurate answer to help the customers, which is its area for improvement."
"Azure DNS could improve by having more updates."
"Azure DNS does provide enhanced support for applications and includes several security features to protect against threats. One of the security features it offers is the ability to detect and prevent dangling DNS records, which can be used in cyber attacks. Dangling DNS records occur when a website owner creates a domain name but forgets to remove the CNAME record, leaving the domain vulnerable to takeover by malicious actors. Azure DNS includes security measures to identify and prevent such threats, helping to keep your DNS infrastructure secure. However, if Microsoft could add more security capabilities to the DNS, that would be great to detect and identify anomalies that are happening to prevent cyber threats."
"There are some latency issues that could be improved."
"The technical support can be more knowledgeable."
"The initial setup of this solution could be less complex and require less manual configurations."
"I believe they currently have this feature, but there will most likely be integration with APIs so we can control some features through API."
Azure DNS is ranked 3rd in Managed DNS with 8 reviews while Cloudflare DNS is ranked 2nd in Managed DNS with 1 review. Azure DNS is rated 8.6, while Cloudflare DNS is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Azure DNS writes "Beneficial integration and security, and highly stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare DNS writes "Offer good protection, user-friendly, reliable, and easy to manage". Azure DNS is most compared with Amazon Route 53, Cisco Umbrella, Google Cloud DNS, Akamai Edge DNS and Dyn, whereas Cloudflare DNS is most compared with Quad9, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Hurricane Electric Free DNS and Amazon Route 53.
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