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Amazon Route 53 vs Quad9 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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
7.3
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Quad9
Ranking in Managed DNS
3rd
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Internet Security (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Managed DNS category, the mindshare of Amazon Route 53 is 6.2%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quad9 is 32.7%, up from 29.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Jithin Scaria - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides clear documentation, easy to understand, simplifies management and efficiently handles our domain-related configurations and DNS records
For initial setup, we generally use provisioning tools for these kinds of DNS records. The choice often depends on the cloud provider and the Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools the client prefers. We adapt our approach accordingly rather than focusing on a single method within Route 53. The documentation is very user-friendly. Even someone with no prior experience can easily understand it. It provides step-by-step instructions and explains things in a clear and concise way. You can find everything you need to know about Route 53 and its features in the documentation, including white papers. In addition to manual configuration, you can also use third-party tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation templates to manage your Route 53 configurations.
Benoit Tellier - PeerSpot reviewer
No maintenance required, free service, but more free features would help
We were using Quad9 to prevent our users from accidentally landing on suspicious websites There's no reporting, but we're hoping that our users have been able to avoid malicious websites. The most valuable feature of Quad9 is that it is a free solution. Quad9 could improve by having any…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution effectively monitors the health of resources and provides good identity access management."
"The main DNS resolution is really, really fast."
"Amazon's customer support is very good with a quick response time."
"Host zones and integrated features such as Health Checks and DNS routing are valuable features of Route 53."
"You can host your zone and name servers here, and keeping track of records is easy."
"Amazon Route 53 is easy to manage and install."
"The tool's health check functionality improved our company's service reliability since it is a good feature."
"The solution has a user-friendly dashboard."
"The most valuable feature of Quad9 is that it is a free solution."
"Setting up Quad9 is straightforward if you know what you're doing, and it's easy to use overall."
 

Cons

"The number of domain types available on AWS, such as the .br domain for Brazil, should be expanded."
"The cost calculator for determining the cost of Route 53 is a little bit obscure."
"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."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"The tool's support services lack chat options offered to users, making it an area where improvements are required."
"When we are looking at the model registry, it may be not clear sometimes. For example, if you use a single grid model and group or registry, it has a different SDK in the pilot. And it may be not so comfortable to use both of them because it is two different places for keeping things in order."
"Route 53 supports DNSSEC, and it may not be available for all domain types or configurations. It can become expensive as usage scales, especially with advanced features and high query volumes. Slower response time with lower-tier support plan."
"The multiple routing policies present in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"It used to work fine for all the devices, but it started to slow and become non-responsive. I would have to reload the page two or three times before all the pages loaded. With OpenDNS, I only need to load the page once."
"Quad9 could improve by having more free features, such as custom DNS filtering."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay per use."
"Amazon Route 53 is not an expensive solution."
"The price of Amazon Route 53 is reasonable."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"The price of the solution could be a little bit lower compared to Google DNS, which has more features than Amazon."
"Amazon Route 53 is an expensive solution."
"The price of the product is perfectly fine in my opinion."
"Amazon Route 53 is not that expensive."
"The price of Quad9 is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
19%
Hospitality Company
7%
Media Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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?
There is a need for technical knowledge to use Amazon Route 53 effectively. If a person without much technical background could use it, I would have rated it a ten out of ten.
Which would you choose - Cloudflare DNS or Quad9?
Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers great redundancy and advanced security with built-in unmetered and ...
What do you like most about Quad9?
Setting up Quad9 is straightforward if you know what you're doing, and it's easy to use overall.
What needs improvement with Quad9?
We've had performance problems with Quad9. It isn't responding fast enough.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
CISCO, Netlab, proofpoint
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