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Comparison

Cloudflare DNS vs CoreDNS

No leader: the top candidate CoreDNS has only 0.26 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 →
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Cloudflare DNS46
CoreDNS52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudflare DNS46 / 100medium · 62%
CoreDNS52 / 100low · 26%
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
CoreDNS1
Security
Certifications
Cloudflare DNSPCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
CoreDNS–
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS✓
Gdpr
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS–
Pci
Cloudflare DNS✓
CoreDNS–
Scorecard
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS8
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare DNS100
CoreDNS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS1,324
Github stars
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS14,367
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloudflare DNS–
CoreDNS60
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
Content
Faq
Cloudflare DNS6 items
CoreDNS6 items

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

A configurable DNS server with native Kubernetes support and multiple plugin options for various deployment scenarios and protocol handling.

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
Still deciding?

Cloudflare DNS or CoreDNS: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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