Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Amazon Route 53 vs Managed DNS Services comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Route 53
Ranking in Managed DNS
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Managed DNS Services
Ranking in Managed DNS
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of Amazon Route 53 is 11.0%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Managed DNS Services is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed DNS Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Route 5311.0%
Managed DNS Services0.5%
Other88.5%
Managed DNS
 

Featured Reviews

NV
Technical Lead - Cloud at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Security and monitoring features enhance website protection and DNS management effortlessly
For Amazon Route 53, improvements I see include the need for a DNS firewall and a domain-based SSL checker security feature. DNS security is the most important part for me. I feel that whenever you host any kind of website, the first and most important thing is to protect it with a valid SSL. The secure socket layer is essential for the HTTPS green lock in the browser. If I forget to deploy SSL on a website and if my domain hosting is under Amazon Route 53, there should be a mechanism that Amazon Route 53 protects the insecure website using SSL, a thing that the end user does not know whether the SSL certificate comes from the domain, meaning from Amazon Route 53 or from the website.
Vijay Muddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager server admin and security at Vivaconnect
Cost-effective and helpful in the updation of DNS records
I improve the uptime of my company's website by opting for free DNS-related services offered by Google and other vendors, which are available in the market. You need services like Amazon Route 53, AWS, or DNS Made Easy when you want fast resolutions and updates. I can use some free DNS services like GoDaddy if terms of request come into my website, but its resolution is slow. DNS Made Easy helps me with the DNS query in a very fast manner. DNS Made Easy works very fast if any changes I want to make, especially in scenarios where I change my server ID in the DNS records in GoDaddy. Within a fraction of a second, it globally updates the DNS records so that my new server can reach everywhere. The valuable feature of the product to manage high traffic volume stems from the fact that the DNS resolution part is good and very fast. The DNS updation part is also very fast. The DNS records are very quickly updated. The tool also provides a failover option. With the automatic failover option, users can configure the DNS automatic failover to multiple DNS records, where if one of my nameservers fails, it is possible to switch to another nameserver. I can add multiple IPs to my single domain, and if one of my IPs fails, it can use the automatic failover for my present IP. The product provides help during failovers and helps add multiple nameservers. The tool updates DNS records very fast while also serving the DNS queries at a fast rate. The GoDNS feature of the product has impacted my company's global website performance since it works at a very fast rate. As soon as you update any of the IPs, the GoDNS feature works at a drastically super fast speed. If I want to change my website's IP right away, the GoDNS feature takes only 10 seconds to update the IPs at a global level. The API integration is not an area I used to streamline our company's DNS management process since I prefer to use the dashboard manually. The product is very cost-effective compared to other products in the market, like AWS or Amazon Route 53. The transition time offered by the product is super fast. Those people who don't want to spend much money on cloud services offered by AWS or opt for other third-party services that may be very expensive can opt for DNS Made Easy since it is a fast and cost-effective solution. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was very easy."
"The solution has a user-friendly dashboard."
"The scalability is the most valuable feature."
"Route 53 is valued for its health check feature and reliability."
"The solution is used to manage servers, and its interface is easy to use."
"Route 53 is straightforward both via the console and API, providing ease of use."
"The feature for health check efficiently impacts the uptime and reliability of AWS servers including EC2 and EKS."
"Amazon's customer support is very good with a quick response time."
"It is a very robust and stable solution."
 

Cons

"The number of domain types available on AWS, such as the .br domain for Brazil, should be expanded."
"When you add a new DNS record instructing the solution to map one thing to another, it has to propagate to all the networks, which takes some time."
"Supporting DNS check is one feature missing in the solution."
"Amazon Route 53 should focus on timeliness and work towards better accuracy. They need to ensure that the threats reported on are actual threats, as the software might miss catching them timely."
"The limitations of the tool revolve around the area of monitoring location, especially since the performance and selection options offered by the product are limited."
"There are no detailed logs, and they should implement that in the solution."
"A general area for improvement with AWS services is that while AWS quickly releases new services, sometimes these services are not as mature as expected, which can be frustrating."
"The solution should include more robust and secure services for hardening sites."
"The tool fails to offer load-balancing options compared to products like Azure or Amazon Route 53."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It can be expensive compared to some other providers."
"Amazon Route 53 is not an expensive solution."
"Amazon Route 53 is an expensive solution."
"The price of Amazon Route 53 is reasonable."
"We pay per use."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"The pricing depends on usage and is moderate."
"The price of the product is perfectly fine in my opinion."
"The tool offers paid services at a very cost-effective rate."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Managed DNS solutions are best for your needs.
881,665 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise13
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Azure DNS or Amazon Route 53?
Azure DNS is a hosting service of DNS domains. It has excellent operating time and performance, resulting in fast resolution. We like the ability to view everything in the Azure portal - this makes...
What do you like most about Amazon Route 53?
The most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features.
What needs improvement with Amazon Route 53?
I do not see any areas for improvement with Amazon Route 53 at the moment.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Managed DNS Services?
The product is a very cost-effective tool. The tool offers paid services at a very cost-effective rate.
What needs improvement with Managed DNS Services?
The tool fails to offer load-balancing options compared to products like Azure or Amazon Route 53. The tool needs to offer load-balancing options. The product provides failover options, but there a...
 

Also Known As

Route 53
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
Information Not Available
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and others in Managed DNS. Updated: January 2026.
881,665 professionals have used our research since 2012.