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Azure DNS pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Azure DNS integrates seamlessly with other Azure services and provides strong security features, including Defender for DNS.
Azure DNS offers options for DNS selection, including native, private, or custom DNS, enhancing flexibility.
Azure DNS automatically creates records when resources are created, simplifying administration.
It provides scalability and reliability with features like end-to-end P2P connectivity, improving security.
Migration to Azure DNS enhances operational consistency and reduces management effort across multiple environments.

CONS

Visibility in terms of troubleshooting needs improvement, especially in tracking packet travel and network destinations.
Azure DNS lacks scalability and does not scale well in multi-cloud or hybrid environments.
The DNSSEC feature is not available and needs to be added to Azure DNS.
There are issues with performance and latency that require improvements.
Pricing and licensing costs should be more competitive and improved.
 

Azure DNS Pros review quotes

Anand Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Technical support at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jun 4, 2026
Azure DNS has positively impacted the organization by simplifying DNS administration, improving operational consistency, and reducing the effort required to manage DNS across multiple customer environments.
VR
Works at Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co.
Dec 19, 2024
Azure DNS provides end-to-end P2P connectivity and enhances security, making it more secure and reliable.
Tushar-Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Hexaware Technologies Limited
Feb 7, 2024
It is a very stable solution.
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Virimai Mare - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Engineer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Apr 11, 2024
The tool is easy to manage and use.
Srinivas Reddy Katta - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at IdeaBytes
Apr 5, 2024
Integration with other Azure services is good.
DineshKumar25 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Rackspace Technology
Mar 1, 2024
Can be configured to achieve a hundred percent reliability
Santhosh Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Director - Cloud Security at Mastercard
Nov 8, 2022
The initial setup is straightforward and not that complex.
ChandraSekhar2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solution Architect at Tynbryl (IBM)
May 26, 2023
The most valuable features of Azure DNS are the DNS forwarder and the DNS additional record editions.
Vidyasagar Guntupalli - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at a security firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 21, 2023
I like the feature where I can add multiple DNS records for the same subdomain.
VS
Senior analyst at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Jun 26, 2023
We use the solution to host IP addresses, sites like microsites.
 

Azure DNS Cons review quotes

Anand Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Technical support at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jun 4, 2026
Azure DNS could be improved with more advanced DNS analytics, richer auditing reporting, and better visibility into DNS query patterns and troubleshooting data.
VR
Works at Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co.
Dec 19, 2024
I did not see any improvements required.
Tushar-Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Hexaware Technologies Limited
Feb 7, 2024
The support from Microsoft in India is an area of concern where improvements are required.
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Virimai Mare - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Engineer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Apr 11, 2024
The web interface to manage the solution must be made easier.
Srinivas Reddy Katta - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at IdeaBytes
Apr 5, 2024
The solution should provide better pricing.
DineshKumar25 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Rackspace Technology
Mar 1, 2024
While it's stable, there's always room for improvement to ensure it remains reliable.
Santhosh Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Director - Cloud Security at Mastercard
Nov 8, 2022
The technical support can be more knowledgeable.
ChandraSekhar2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solution Architect at Tynbryl (IBM)
May 26, 2023
Azure DNS sticks mostly with the Azure native solution and doesn't scale well in a multi-cloud or hybrid environment.
Vidyasagar Guntupalli - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at a security firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 21, 2023
Domain registration is one of the problems. We need to go to application services or web apps to purchase the domain instead. If that were to be equivalent to AWS's Route 53 that would be good. But, it is not as flexible as that.
VS
Senior analyst at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Jun 26, 2023
I would like to see more security features and protection.