# AWS Route 53 vs Google Cloud DNS

| Attribute | AWS Route 53 | Google Cloud DNS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.5 (29% (low)) | 39.4 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":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. | Google Cloud DNS is a managed domain name service that uses a worldwide network of anycast servers to resolve DNS queries reliably. It supports domain registration through Cloud Domains and integrates with Google Cloud services like Kubernetes Engine for cloud-native DNS management. |
| integrations.count | 10 | 3 |
| 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":"Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)"},{"name":"Cloud Domains"},{"name":"Cloud IAM"}]` |
| 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}` |
| 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":"usage","summary":"Free $300 credit for new customers; Cloud Domains registration (.com/.net) starts at $12; Cloud DNS pricing based on volume","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/dns","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:36:54.933Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:09:57.467Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*