Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best DNS Hosting (2026)
10 DNS hosting options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest DNS hosting is Amazon Route 53 at $0/mo. 5 offer a free tier. All 10 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Cite this comparison
Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest dns hosting is Amazon Route 53 at $0/mo; across 8 with published pricing the median is $15/mo ($1–$99/mo), 5 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/dns-hosting/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $1/mo, median $15/mo, up to $99/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare DNS, ClouDNS, DNSimple, Google Cloud DNS.
- States HIPAA support: Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare DNS.
- Tracked: 10 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-06-15
Comparison
| # | DNS Hosting | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Route 53 STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo Usage-Based | No | Yes | Yes | AWS-native architectures | aws.amazon.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Cloudflare DNS | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | any scale needing free DNS | cloudflare.com | Visit → |
| 3 | ClouDNS STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo Free DNS | Yes | — | — | budget-conscious operators | cloudns.net | Visit → |
| 4 | DNSimple | $0/mo Solo | No | — | — | startups | dnsimple.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Google Cloud DNS STALE · 2026-06-15 | $0/mo Usage-Based | No | — | Yes | GCP-native architectures | cloud.google.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Bunny DNS STALE · 2026-09-02 | $1/mo Pay-As-You-Go | No | — | Yes | developers needing scriptable DNS | bunny.net | Visit → |
| 7 | DNSFilter STALE · 2026-06-15 | $1.15/user/mo Basic | No | — | Yes | SMB security filtering | dnsfilter.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Constellix STALE · 2026-06-15 | $5/mo Pay-As-You-Go | No | — | — | high query volume operators | constellix.com | Visit → |
| 9 | DigiCert DNS (formerly DNS Made Easy) STALE · 2026-09-02 | $25/mo Essentials | No | — | Yes | enterprises needing SLA-backed DNS | digicert.com | Visit → |
| 10 | NS1 Connect (IBM) STALE · 2026-09-27 | $99/mo Essentials | — | — | — | enterprises needing advanced traffic steering | ibm.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest DNS hosting?
Amazon Route 53 has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Usage-Based), as of 2026-09-02.
How much does DNS hosting cost per month?
Across the 8 DNS hosting with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $15/mo, ranging from $1/mo to $99/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 5 also offer a free tier.
Which DNS hosting have a free plan?
Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare DNS, ClouDNS, DNSimple, Google Cloud DNS offer a free tier.
Which DNS hosting support HIPAA?
Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare DNS state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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