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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cloudflare

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ACloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud-native services designed to help enterprises regain control over their IT environments. Powered by an intelligent, programmable global cloud network, it is built to offer security, performance, visibility, and reliability.

    $20

    per month

    Google Cloud DNS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud DNS is a managed DNS service, featuring a global network of anycast servers and touting reliability, availability, and performance.N/A

    IBM Domain Name Services (DNS)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers managed DNS via the IBM Cloud, providing full-service domain registration and administration featuring a simple interface and account activity tracking.N/A
    Pricing
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $20
    per month
    Business
    $200
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Considered Multiple Products
    Cloudflare
    Chose Cloudflare
    In my opinion, it is the easiest one to manage, and it provides a great deal of textual resources that can assist you in understanding any idea with which you might require assistance. If you are equipped with the necessary knowledge, you will be able to operate the tool on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cloudflare
    Cloudflare has a much more robust set of features, many of which are complimentary for our usage levels.
    Incentivized
    Google
    Chose Google Cloud DNS
    My initial query discovered Google Cloud DNS and because we were familiar with and trusted that brand already, we didn’t even bother to evaluate the other option I’d found: Cloudflare DNS. When you are happy with a brand’s products, there is no need to waste time looking for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud DNS
    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 …
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    171 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    165 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    171 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    144 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    154 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    DDoS Protection
    Comparison of DDoS Protection features of Cloudflare and Google Cloud DNS and IBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Feature
    Cloudflare
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Google Cloud DNS
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic Scalability9.47 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mitigation SLA8.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security policy management8.67 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    WAF capabilities8.67 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Request rate limiting7.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Traffic filtering7.67 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bot detection8.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global threat intelligence8.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time analytics and reporting7.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Small Businesses
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    Amazon Route 53
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Amazon Route 53
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Azure DNS
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Azure DNS
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Amazon Route 53
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Amazon Route 53
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (192 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.6
    (154 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CloudflareGoogle Cloud DNSIBM Domain Name Services (DNS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cloudflare
    Cloudflare has features as a CDN/Gateway/Reverse Proxy that simply don't exist in other solutions. Having so many capabilities under a single platform, with solid support and high uptime, has been essential. I would recommend it for hobby projects all the way to enterprise scale. There's a lot of push around AI and workers. Some feel like Cloudflare is following the hype. But after reading a lot about the new features, a decent amount of them has real value.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Google cloud is well suited to access and collaborate on documents where more than 2 people are required to contribute and in instances where feedback from individuals is captured on the document itself. If a team is working on an end of year report for funders, a few key members may need to finalise a report by offering suggestions that can be viewed and resolved by other team members. Housing documents on Google Cloud is the most appropriate platform I have ever used for tasks like these. If minimal collaboration needs engagement from just 2 individuals, it may be easier to simply email the information between each other, rather than using time to create a folder, ensure access control and upload the information to Google Cloud for collaborative input
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    I have been using IBM DNS That Matter for years to host my domains. When I was looking to find a new service provider, I had a lot of demands on my list. I needed a host that was going to be fast, reliable, secure, and above all else, easy to use. I found all of this and more with IBM Cloud. On top of that, they're always coming out with new services and solutions. IBM Cloud is a great choice if you are looking for a new hosting service.
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    Pros
    Cloudflare
    • The best part is the content delivery network. Cloudflare has a large network of data centres around the world that helps cache and delivers content quickly to our customers.
    • Cloudflare offers us with a fast and reliable DNS service and with the world class features such as Cloudflare workers, SSL verification, certificate management and web application firewall. When all of these are combined together, it provides very strict security for our organization.
    • One of the most important feature that we use is the analytics and threat detection. It provides us with the real time insights of all the threats originating from multiple locations and landing on our websites.
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    Google
    • Interface is user friendly
    • It is safe , Secure and reliable
    • It has lower pricing plans
    • They have good customer support
    • They do have good documentation to have fair ideas on their offerings
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    IBM
    • Super fast response time.
    • Advanced security.
    • Domains are managed on IBM central system which makes it more reliable.
    • More then 99% uptime.
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    Cons
    Cloudflare
    • In some cases, using Cloudflare can actually lead to slower website speeds if the network is congested or if the website's traffic is particularly heavy.
    • Some website owners may find that the level of customization offered by Cloudflare is limited, especially in comparison to other solutions.
    • While Cloudflare is easy to set up and manage, it may be too complex for users who are not familiar with web technologies.
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    Google
    • It is hard for first time user to get used to it.
    • Support is restricted for 3rd party services who uses it
    • Sometimes the support people take more than 24hrs to reply to our queries, But it is not for all issues.
    • Search function could have been made easy to search records
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    IBM
    • Customer support could be improved.
    • All other features are excellent except customer support team.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cloudflare
    lower cost
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    Google
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Cloudflare
    Everything is extremely concise and all settings apply immediately and take effect globally. There is no reason to explicitly plan/think in terms of individual regions as one would have to traditional cloud offerings (AWS, OCI, Azure). All Cloudflare products integrate seamless as part of a single pipeline that executes from request to response.
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    Google
    This is exceptionally simple to utilize in the event that you are as of now utilizing Google Cloud Services or you are important for the Google Ecosystem as of now. I accept this is likely the primary goal of Google Cloud DNS, to give a more complete set-up of devices to Google Cloud clients. Consequently, I would rate convenience a 9.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Cloudflare
    In 6+ years of relying on Cloudflare, I think we experienced one or two brief outages that were Cloudflare's fault.
    Incentivized
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    Google
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    IBM
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    Performance
    Cloudflare
    Their Argo for the global network is the core feature we love.
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    Google
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Cloudflare
    While I have had good support in the past from Cloudflare's technical support team, I have had some terrible experiences with billing support. I have had multiple tickets sent to their billing support that I will never receive a reply to for over a month. When I finally do get a reply, it has been an automated email that never gives me an answer to my question.
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    Google
    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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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Cloudflare
    Very well executed implementation where our team was able to handle the implementation with guidance.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cloudflare
    Nothing like it. Organizations can utilize these Cloudflare products to enhance their online presence by improving security, performance, reliability, and developer efficiency. Cloudflare is an American company that delivers services such as DNS, a content delivery network (CDN), and various other additional services to make websites faster and more secure. Cloudflare is used by over 26 million sites, resulting in the processing of more than 1 billion IP addresses each day.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Amazon Route 53 offers almost equal or slightly more features than Google Cloud DNS; we selected Google Cloud DNS because the rest of our projects use Google Cloud Platform.
    Also, since AWS is a bigger service provider, their pricing is also higher; since Google Cloud DNS pricing is better, we went for it.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Cloudflare
    They are built for scale and have the capacity to handle all the traffic we could ever expect to get.
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    Google
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Cloudflare
    • Immediate ROI on Registrar and DNS hosting while giving a single plane of glass to managing both with domain registrations at cost, and no cost DNS hosting
    • WAF helped us move at risk servers/applications into a protected state allowing us to perform remediations at a measured pace and get them done right instead of band aide solutions.
    • CDN proxying increase the speed of our website while simultaneously reducing server load.
    • DMARC management and report interpretation allow use to identify weak points in our email systems, remediate and move to stricter policies without significantly increasing staff time spent managing it.
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    Google
    • We use GCP for all our projects so Google Cloud DNS fits perfectly
    • It is proving to scale well so good for us since we are a growing company
    • It is easy to use and doesn't require a separate team to maintain
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • IBM's friendly interface help to manage all our domain in single platform.
    • Secure DNS makes us tension free.
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