PowerDNS
Open-source and commercial DNS infrastructure software for large-scale service providers
- Also known as
- powerdns
Available worldwide
What is PowerDNS?
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.
PowerDNS 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.
Starting at $8,330/year. Open-source versions available.
Cloud Control
Cloud-based DNS management solution
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
PowerDNS 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%
- Cloudflare DNSAn ultra-fast, reliable domain name service available at no costmedium · 62%
- 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%
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 PowerDNS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.08 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
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