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Comparison

Cloudflare DNS vs CoreDNS

No leader: the top candidate CoreDNS has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Cloudflare DNS full profile →CoreDNS full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Cloudflare DNS52
CoreDNS58
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare DNS52 / 100medium · 62%
CoreDNS58 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS✓
Model
Cloudflare DNSfreemium
CoreDNSopen_source
Price level
Cloudflare DNSmid
CoreDNSfree
Starting price
Cloudflare DNS$20
CoreDNS–
Transparent
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS✓
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare DNS2
CoreDNS4
Security
Gdpr
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS–
Pci
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS–
Scorecard
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS8.2
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare DNS100
CoreDNS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS1,324
Github stars
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS14,279
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS91
Release
Cadence days
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS39
History
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS20 items
License
Spdx
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNSApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNSGo
Market
Availability

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare DNS

A nameserver system that converts domain names to IP addresses using a global network infrastructure to deliver rapid, resilient query responses. Includes a fully-featured, unrestricted API for infrastructure-as-code automation.

Independently observed

CoreDNS

An open-source DNS server designed for containerized and cloud-native deployments, offering DNS resolution and service discovery through a plugin-based architecture. Provides direct integration with Kubernetes and support for major cloud platforms.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare DNS

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available; paid plans from $20/month billed annually

  • FreeFree
    • Fast DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
  • Pro$20/month (annual) or $25/month (monthly)
    • Fast DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +6 more
  • Business$200/month (annual) or $250/month (monthly)
    • Fast DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +6 more
  • ContractContact sales
as of verify ↗

CoreDNS

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS✗
Linux
Cloudflare DNS✗
CoreDNS✓
CLI
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS✓
Self-hosted
Cloudflare DNS✗
CoreDNS✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudflare DNS

2 total
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
Independently observed

CoreDNS

4 total
  • Kubernetes
  • etcd
  • Microsoft Azure DNS
  • GCP Cloud DNS
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.