# AWS Route 53 vs PowerDNS

| Attribute | AWS Route 53 | PowerDNS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.8 (29% (low)) | 45.4 (18% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":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. | PowerDNS provides DNS server software used by telecom operators, hosting providers, and cloud service providers to manage domain name services. It offers multiple products including authoritative nameservers, recursive resolvers, and load balancing tools, available in both open-source and commercial editions. |
| 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":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":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":false,"name":"Cloud Control","summary":"From $8,330/year for up to 8 cores","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":8330,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-based DNS management solution","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Starting at $8,330/year. Open-source versions available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.powerdns.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:34:45.658Z","startingPrice":{"amount":8330,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":8330,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:44:56.029Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*