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Google Cloud DNS

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What is Google Cloud DNS?

Google Cloud DNS is a managed DNS service, featuring a global network of anycast servers and touting reliability, availability, and performance.

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Head in the clouds

9 out of 10
January 17, 2023
We were seeking an off-site DNS solution that would be reliable and have low-latency, plus be easy to implement.I was tasked with …
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What is Google Cloud DNS?

Google Cloud DNS is a managed DNS service, featuring a global network of anycast servers and touting reliability, availability, and performance.

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Reviews and Ratings

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January 27, 2023

Affordable Managed Cloud DNS Service

Abhishek Pandey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Abhishek Pandey
Senior Product Manager
Cisco (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The technology is so simple to use that even non-IT professionals can use it. Google Cloud Console's DNS administration tools are remarkable. This gives you complete control over all functions, unlike third-party domain registrars, who typically charge extra for DNS features.
Pros and Cons
  • Privacy Control
  • Cloud services under one google account
  • Gives full detailed reports
  • Navigation to multiple features are bit time taking
  • Basic design
  • Need to improve on GUI
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Cloud DNS is simple to set up, records move quickly, and it's integrated with the majority of the Google Cloud Services that we use. With its rapid record spread and ease of use, Google Cloud DNS has helped us in the acceleration of server migrations.
January 17, 2023

Head in the clouds

Verified User
Project Manager in Professional Services
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We were seeking an off-site DNS solution that would be reliable and have low-latency, plus be easy to implement.I was tasked with investigating options that might work for our mid-size company. Of course, Google is a trusted brand, so it was one of the first we looked at and after a trial period, we implemented it.
Pros and Cons
  • Low Latency
  • Scaled pricing
  • Ease of use
  • Initial onboarding was not completely intuitive
Likelihood to Recommend
We’re a “set it and forget it” company for many of our IT solutions, and Google Cloud DNS fit that description well, once we were able to complete the implementation. The ability to test it free and a price scaled to our usage made it easy to try and cost-justify.
January 13, 2023

Domain Names made easy by Google

KM
Kyle Moneypenny
IT Director
John Muir Charter Schools (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it for our Google and internet search presence. It works well and is free or was at the time. We used it correct search terms, DNS look up, DNS mapping, etc. Used instead of many 3-party DNS services, that charge for less features. Updates in real-time. Documentation and deletion of DNS records.
Pros and Cons
  • DNS records
  • DNS managment
  • Google Cloud Console
  • TXT records limited
  • can be confusing
  • pricing got expensive
Likelihood to Recommend
It works great with other apps and services. Can easily view, edit and correct DNS records. It is well suited for multifaceted business, with robust internet search interactivity and rotating customer users. It works best with IT professionals or those who can learn the ins-and-outs of DNS lingo. It is not that needed for education/non-profits, unless you are actively recruiting or fundraising.
January 11, 2023

Unbeatable storage and collaboration with Google Cloud!

Smeetha Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Smeetha Singh
Project Coordinator
University of Pretoria (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our team consist of post graduate students who work on joint projects with Government and private funders. We use Google Cloud on a daily basis. It is the store house for all our information. Our team is spread across a few cities but with Google cloud, access to any document is seamless. We are not restricted by having physical information confined to a physical office space. We have onboarded new members and simply provided them with access to the appropriate folders. The ability to control access to specific folders is a key benefit of Google Cloud, for security and privacy issues regarding sensitive information.
Pros and Cons
  • Privacy Control
  • Collaboration
  • Ease of access to information
  • Organisation
  • Communication about access and changes to folders
  • Easier management of access
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
January 09, 2023

Google Cloud DNS review

Jared DeLong | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jared DeLong
Executive Director
Both Hands Foundation (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Through managing our domain easily we can make updates when needed and ensure a smooth process for our donors navigating to our website and anyone interested in partnering with us to complete a service project. We have several different domains we manage through Google for various campaigns throughout the year and other related websites.
Pros and Cons
  • Very user-friendly
  • Affordable
  • Integrates well with our techstack
  • Managing through Google admin can be confusing to navigate sometimes
  • Finding billing information such as invoices could be a bit easier
  • Customized notifications before renewals would be great
Likelihood to Recommend
Google domains we feel is well suited for just about any organization out there because it's so user-friendly, easy to navigate and make updates quickly, extremely affordable which was paramount for us as a smaller nonprofit when we were starting out and it integrates so well with other Google products and our overall techstack.
December 23, 2021

Best DNS service till date

VK
vinoth kumar
Sr system administrator
Inoryasoft Pvt ltd (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Google cloud is used across our organization to manage routing domain names to IP for our websites. The user interface it has is very easy to work with it. We can easily manage DNS mapping using A records. They have also the best pricing as compared to other competitors. The turnaround time they maintain for issues is pretty good. We do have full control over the DNS settings of our domain which helps to make changes easily whenever needed.
Pros and Cons
  • 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
  • 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
Likelihood to Recommend
It is good for users to manage routing domain names to IP for websites. One can easily manage DNS setup using it. It is very fast and reliable. It may be a bit confusing for a less technical person to handle. We do not have any downtime from the day we shifted to google cloud DNS. Google Cloud does not break a sweat managing small to high amount of users. There are some drawbacks [that] can be rectified but it is not a deal-breaker.
September 22, 2020

Google Cloud DNS works flawlessly

Ryan Connolly | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ryan Connolly
President
Red Ape Media (Design, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
This is being used by our company for DNS service on some of our client websites that are being hosted on Google Cloud. This makes DNS very easy to manage and centralizes things when other Google Cloud services are being used as well, such as Google Compute Engine, Google Storage, etc.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to use
  • Fast Propogation
  • Centralized management
  • A little hard to find initially
  • Requires a google account
  • May be a little difficult for less technical people to use
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe Google Cloud DNS is well suited if you are already using some Google Cloud services such as Compute Engine. It may be less appropriate for people who are not currently part of the Google ecosystem as it may require some extra unnecessary account setup. As well, it may not be the best suited for less "techy" people.
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