Cloudflare DNS
An ultra-fast, reliable domain name service available at no cost
- Also known as
- cloudflare-dns
Available worldwide
What is Cloudflare DNS?
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.
Cloudflare DNS 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.
Free tier available; paid plans from $20/month billed annually
Free
FreePersonal or hobby projects that aren't business-critical
- Fast DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
Pro
Professional websites that aren't business-critical
- 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
Business
Small businesses operating online
- 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
Contract
Contact salesMission-critical applications that are core to your business
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- Terraform
- Ansible
Cloudflare DNS alternatives
Other dns management we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AWS Route 53Cloud-based DNS and domain management with intelligent traffic routinglow · 29%
- CoreDNSlow · 28%
- Technitium DNS Serverlow · 8%
- Unboundlow · 16%
- IBM NS1 ConnectA DNS management service that intelligently routes traffic in real-time with a 100% service level agreementlow · 33%
- Google Cloud DNSDNS management and resolution across Google's global network with high availability and low latencylow · 26%
Compare Cloudflare DNS
Side by side against other dns management, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Cloudflare DNS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.07 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.05 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 20 | 0.07 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sla pct | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |