# AWS Route 53 vs IBM NS1 Connect

| Attribute | AWS Route 53 | IBM NS1 Connect |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.5 (29% (low)) | 47.4 (33% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"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. | An intelligent DNS platform that uses real-time performance data and network conditions to dynamically route traffic to optimal endpoints, helping organizations reduce outages and latency through API-driven automation and infrastructure-as-code integration. |
| integrations.count | 10 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"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"]}` | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ns1.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T08:19:29.136Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 100 |
| 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 2026-09-01T17:14:51.520Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*