Item: Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Rating: 5
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been with DYN since they were DynDNS back in 2005. DYN hosts the DNS records for all our domains. We have also previously used their Active Failover service.

Pros and Cons

E-mail alerts for changes to DNS, this ensures that malicious actors can not make changes to our systems without us being warned
Users must publish changes after that have been made, this re-confirmation helps to prevent accidental DNS changes
Easy to use interface

The user management is atrocious. It needs a complete overhaul and is not fit for purpose
DYN is out of touch on its pricing model. Their costs are multiple times more expensive than AWS or Cloudflare
Inflexible billing and "sneaky" locked in contracts

Return on Investment

N/A, this is a service that is a necessary evil so has no impact on our overall business objectives

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Route 53

Route 53 costs a fraction of DYN. We have been forced to use Route 53 as an additional DNS provider as a risk treatment following a major outage at DYN.

Support Rating

Any interactions that we have has with support have been pretty good

Usability

Very useable User interface for DNS changes which scores DYN high

However the user management interfaces are awful, non intuitive and not fit for purpose so this brings my score way down

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are looking for a robust multi-geographic DNS system they are pretty good. However there are cheaper alternatives out there that have copied the DYN model

Outdated pricing model. Needs major re-investment in its User management interfaces

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Dyn Managed DNS