Overview
easyDNS is a Canadian company that has offered DNS hosting and domain registration for many years, with telephone and email support from a North American team on every package. It runs its paid tiers on multiple anycast DNS clouds.
The entry level, Domain Plus, is free unicast DNS bundled with a domain registered or transferred at easyDNS, limited to 20 records and 250,000 queries a month. Anycast plans are priced per domain per year: Standard $20 (1 million queries, unlimited records, one failover record), Pro $40 (5 million queries, three failover records) and Enterprise from $149.50 (10 million queries, a fourth anycast cloud). Overage is billed per block of queries.
Features across the anycast tiers include set-and-forget DNSSEC, GeoDNS, dynamic DNS with auth tokens, IPv6, URL and geo-targeted forwarding, backup MX and bundled easyMail IMAP mailboxes.
All packages come with telephone and email support from a North American team. Enterprise is priced without domain registration, and all three anycast tiers offer a 30-day free trial before billing starts.
Pricing and plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Plus (unicast) | Free with registration | 20 records, 250,000 queries/month, DNSSEC |
| Standard (anycast) | $20/yr without registration | Unlimited records, 1M queries/month, 1 failover record, GeoDNS |
| Pro (anycast) | $40/yr without registration | 5M queries/month, 3 failover records, 10 mailboxes |
| Enterprise (anycast) | From $149.50/yr | 10M queries/month, 4 anycast clouds, 25 mailboxes |
What it does
- Anycast DNS
- Three anycast clouds on Standard and Pro, four on Enterprise.
- DNSSEC
- Set-and-forget DNSSEC on every level, including Domain Plus.
- Host monitoring and failover
- 1 to 3 failover records depending on plan.
- GeoDNS
- Location-based answers on anycast plans.
- Mail services
- Bundled easyMail IMAP mailboxes, forwarding, backup MX and SMTP relay.
- Dynamic DNS
- Dynamic DNS with auth tokens.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Low per-domain yearly prices for anycast DNS with DNSSEC and GeoDNS.
- Phone and email support on every package.
- Mailboxes and forwarding bundled with DNS.
- 30-day free trial on paid plans.
Limitations
- Free DNS requires registering or transferring the domain to easyDNS and is unicast only.
- Per-domain pricing gets expensive for large portfolios.
- Query allowances are modest (1M on Standard) with overage fees.
- Only 1 to 3 failover records outside Enterprise.
Who it suits
Good for
- Small businesses wanting DNS with phone support
- Domain owners who also want mail forwarding and mailboxes
- Sites needing simple GeoDNS or failover
Look elsewhere if
- Large domain portfolios on a tight budget
- High-query APIs
Alternatives to easyDNS
| Tool | From | Free option | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNSimple DNS hosting and domain management | $0.5/mo | ||
| ClouDNS Managed DNS with free and low-cost plans | $2.95/mo | Free tier | |
| Amazon CloudFront CDN with bundled WAF and DNS plans | $15/mo | Free tier | |
| Cloudflare CDN, DNS, WAF and DDoS protection | $20/mo | Free tier | |
| Gcore CDN Pay-as-you-go CDN with DNS and WAF | Usage-based | Free tier | |
| Bunny CDN Pay-as-you-go CDN with DNS and WAF | Usage-based |
Questions
How much does easyDNS cost?
Anycast Standard is $20 a year per domain and Pro $40 a year without registration; Enterprise starts at $149.50 a year.
Does easyDNS support DNSSEC?
Yes, all levels list set-and-forget DNSSEC.
Does easyDNS have a free plan?
Unicast Domain Plus DNS is free when you register or transfer the domain with easyDNS.
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