Comparison

Cloudflare DNS vs Technitium DNS Server

No leader: the top candidate Technitium DNS Server has only 0.15 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.

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Cloudflare DNS46

Technitium DNS Server52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cloudflare DNS	Technitium DNS Server
vioscaleAI score	46 / 100medium · 62%	52 / 100low · 15%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$20	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=obeone%2Ftechnitium-dnsserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	100	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	10,112
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	-	10 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	GPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Cloudflare DNS46 / 100medium · 62%

Technitium DNS Server52 / 100low · 15%

Pricing

Free tier

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server✓

Model

Cloudflare DNSfreemium

Technitium DNS Serveropen_source

Price level

Cloudflare DNSmid

Technitium DNS Serverfree

Starting price

Cloudflare DNS$20

Technitium DNS Server–

Transparent

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server–

Integrations

Count

Cloudflare DNS2

Technitium DNS Server–

Security

Certifications

Cloudflare DNSPCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Technitium DNS Server–

Gdpr

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server–

Pci

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server–

Trust center

Cloudflare DNShttps://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/security

Technitium DNS Server–

Vulnerabilities

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS ServerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=obeone%2Ftechnitium-dnsserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Cloudflare DNS100

Technitium DNS Server–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS Server0

Github stars

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS Server10,112

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS Server100

Release

Cadence days

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS Server6

History

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS Server10 items

License

Spdx

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS ServerGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

Cloudflare DNS–

Technitium DNS ServerC#

Market

Availability

Cloudflare DNSAvailable worldwide

Technitium DNS Server–

Content

Faq

Cloudflare DNS6 items

Technitium DNS Server5 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

Technitium DNS Server

An open-source DNS server you can deploy on your own infrastructure to replace your ISP's DNS with a privacy-focused alternative, offering network-wide ad blocking and encrypted DNS protocols.

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 2026-08-18verify ↗

Technitium DNS Server

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cloudflare DNS	Technitium DNS Server
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server✓

macOS

Cloudflare DNS✗

Technitium DNS Server✓

Windows

Cloudflare DNS✗

Technitium DNS Server✓

Linux

Cloudflare DNS✗

Technitium DNS Server✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cloudflare DNS✓

Technitium DNS Server✗

Self-hosted

Cloudflare DNS✗

Technitium DNS Server✓

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

Technitium DNS Server

Not documented yet.

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