# AWS Route 53 vs Cloudflare DNS

| Attribute | AWS Route 53 | Cloudflare DNS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.5 (29% (low)) | 51.7 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A managed DNS service that translates domain names to IP addresses and intelligently directs user traffic across global infrastructure. Includes domain registration, health monitoring, and policy-based routing for optimizing application availability and performance. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 10 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Elastic Load Balancers"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Elastic Beanstalk"},{"name":"API Gateway"},{"name":"VPC Endpoints"},{"name":"S3 (website endpoints)"},{"name":"AppRunner"},{"name":"AppSync"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Global Accelerator"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Ansible"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"From $0.50/hosted zone/month (first 25) or $0.10/additional; plus per-query charges ($0.40–$0.80 per million depending on region/query type); health checks $0.50–$1.00/month; domain registration annual pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:37:30.649Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["Fast DNS","Unmetered DDoS Protection","CDN","Universal SSL Certificate","Free Managed Ruleset"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Personal or hobby projects that aren't business-critical","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month (annual) or $25/month (monthly)","features":["Fast DNS","Unmetered DDoS Protection","CDN","Universal SSL Certificate","Free Managed Ruleset","Lossless Image Optimization","Accelerated Mobile Pages","PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance","100% Uptime SLA","1x Uptime Service Credits","SSO Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD","plus_note":"billed annually"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Professional websites that aren't business-critical","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$200/month (annual) or $250/month (monthly)","features":["Fast DNS","Unmetered DDoS Protection","CDN","Universal SSL Certificate","Free Managed Ruleset","Lossless Image Optimization","Accelerated Mobile Pages","PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance","100% Uptime SLA","10x (Standard) or 25x (Premium) Uptime Service Credits","SSO Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD","plus_note":"billed annually"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Small businesses operating online","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Contract","summary":"Custom pricing, billed annually","commitment":"annual","description":"Mission-critical applications that are core to your business","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available; paid plans from $20/month billed annually","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:37:17.966Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 100 |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:33:34.724Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*