Amazon Route 53 vs Google Cloud DNS

Likelihood to Recommend

With Amazon Route 53, one can create and manage public DNS records. Using the easy to use and simple web interface it lets you get started in minutes. One can provide controlled access to the hosted zone by using the AWS IAM service. IAM can be used to control who in the team can create and make changes to your DNS records.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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I truly like the dependability and low-dormancy admittance to the framework. In more straightforward words, admittance to our Google worker or foundation is worldwide and we have 100% accessibility to the Authoritative Name Servers. We likewise have full authority over your DNS settings and these are no longer at the control of any outsider enlisting our areas. This further upgrades our IT framework security. Valuing is incredible besides.

Google Cloud DNS incorporates with different devices, for example, terraform very well in this way empowering simple expansion and evacuation of DNS records. It additionally coordinates well with other Google Cloud stage items.

Documentation and simplicity of use is first class for Google Cloud DNS.

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Shashank Pathak

Digital Marketing Analyst

DotsquaresInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Pros

Route53's UI is quite simple and can be understood and manipulated within minutes of introduction.
Route53 is globally scalable and customizable, allowing you to set intuitive fail overs and routing based on latency, location, random, or set policies.
With AWS-hosted infrastructure, Route53 allows for a special set of alias records with extended privileges to simplify your DNS solution.

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Dylan Cauwels

DevOps Engineer

CBREReal Estate, 10,001+ employees

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Easy to use
Fast Propogation
Centralized management

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Ryan Connolly

President

Red Ape MediaDesign, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Price, it is not expensive ... but you can find some cheaper and even free DNS solutions.
If you use non-AWS infrastructure, Route 53 doesn't have significant advantages on other services.
AWS Route 53 does not support forwarding or conditional forwarding options for domains used on an on-premise network.

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Environmental Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Complexity.
Front-end interface is slow.
Pricing for support is also really high.

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Shashank Pathak

Digital Marketing Analyst

DotsquaresInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Amazon Route 53 8.9

Based on 7 answers

Amazon Route 53 is designed well, with individual domains easily configurable, and with the current state available at a glance. The UI does have scaling issues, but they are at scales most companies will not encounter. The tooling surrounding Route 53 in AWS is very good and makes use of Route 53 for many features.

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Matthew Lauber

Senior Software Developer

DirectEmployers AssociationHuman Resources, 51-200 employees

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Google Cloud DNS 9.5

Based on 2 answers

This is very easy to use if you are already using Google Cloud Services or you are part of the Google Ecosystem already. I believe this is probably the main intention of Google Cloud DNS, to provide a more complete suite of tools to Google Cloud customers. For that reason I would rate usability a 10.

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Ryan Connolly

President

Red Ape MediaDesign, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Amazon Route 53 8.5

Based on 9 answers

The product is simple enough that the docs and the UI stand on their own. Its one of the least confusing (/most intuitive) AWS products. As with all Amazon products, don't expect strong email or human support-- you're going to be using their documentation. If you need a human to guide you through the DNS process, you should consider a tool like CloudFlare or NameCheap; if you're a developer, Route53 is where you want to be.

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Employee in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Google Cloud DNS 7.0

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In the event that you are utilizing Google Cloud Platform as your cloud supplier, Google Cloud DNS is unquestionably the DNS supplier to utilize.

I haven't required help for it yet, notwithstanding, in my experience, Google Support is incredible.

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Shashank Pathak

Digital Marketing Analyst

DotsquaresInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

GoDaddy is fine if you just want to have a domain and set up a few simple records. But if part of your business is transferring domains and constantly updating records for new websites, email changes, and security, then a registrar-based DNS service just won't cut it. Route 53 has the tools for an advanced user who wants more control to avoid pitfalls of transfer downtime.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Google Cloud DNS is just as good as some other premium DNS services and definitely better than some (such as GoDaddy). I generally choose Google Cloud DNS when I am already using other Google Cloud tools for a project as it just makes sense. From one account I can manage the server, storage cluster, DNS, etc.

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Ryan Connolly

President

Red Ape MediaDesign, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Kept our domains running, no issues with downtime or affecting our end customers.
Enabled us to save time running static websites via routing a domain to an S3 Bucket.
With various time to live settings, we're able to make DNS changes and have them go live pretty quickly.

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Kevin Van Heusen

Software Architect

SpringAheadInternet, 51-200 employees

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Saves some time.
Allows a more complete suite for a web build.
Allows centralized management and billing for Google Cloud projects.

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Ryan Connolly

President

Red Ape MediaDesign, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon Route 53 Editions & Modules

Edition

Standard	$0.40¹
Queries	$0.60²

Per Zone Per Month
Per Million Queries

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Google Cloud DNS Editions & Modules

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Alternatives Considered

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Return on Investment

Amazon Route 53

Google Cloud DNS

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Amazon Route 53 Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Google Cloud DNS Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

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