AWS Route 53
Managed DNS routing and domain registration service
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Also known as
- aws-route-53
Available worldwide
What is AWS Route 53?
A fully managed DNS service that handles domain name resolution, traffic routing policies, and health monitoring for cloud and on-premises resources. Enables automatic failover, traffic distribution, and integrates with AWS services and external endpoints.
AWS Route 53 pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $0.50/month for hosted zones plus usage charges for queries, health checks, and advanced features. 30-day free trial for DNS filtering.
Hosted Zones
- records
- 10,000 per zone
Additional Records
DNS Queries
Health Checks
Traffic Flow
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- Elastic Load Balancers
- CloudFront
- Elastic Beanstalk
- API Gateway
- VPC Endpoints
- S3 (website endpoints)
- AppRunner
- AppSync
- OpenSearch
- Global Accelerator
- S3•
- LightSail•
AWS Route 53 FAQ
Common questions about AWS Route 53, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is AWS Route 53?
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. It is indexed under DNS Management.
What platforms does AWS Route 53 support?
AWS Route 53 supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can AWS Route 53 be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AWS Route 53, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does AWS Route 53 integrate with?
We have confirmed 10 integrations for AWS Route 53, including Elastic Load Balancers, CloudFront, Elastic Beanstalk, API Gateway, VPC Endpoints, S3 (website endpoints), AppRunner and AppSync, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does AWS Route 53 have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for AWS Route 53. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AWS Route 53 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is AWS Route 53 available?
AWS Route 53 is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
AWS Route 53 alternatives
Other dns management we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- IBM NS1 ConnectA DNS service that automatically routes users to optimal endpoints based on live application performance and availability.low · 32%
- Technitium DNS ServerA self-hosted DNS server for enhanced privacy and securitylow · 15%
- CoreDNSA DNS server engine designed for cloud-native infrastructurelow · 26%
- UnboundAn open source DNS resolver with privacy-focused features and support for modern internet standardslow · 15%
- Google Cloud DNSCloud-hosted domain name service on Google's global server networklow · 14%
- Cloudflare DNSA high-speed, globally-distributed domain name system with automatic DDoS protectionmedium · 62%
Compare AWS Route 53
Side by side against other dns management, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 100 | 0.12 | 11.5 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.06 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 31 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 11 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
| Fedramp | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
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