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Cloudflare DNS vs DNSFilter

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for dns hosting. Cloudflare DNS has the lower 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.

Cloudflare DNS has the lower entry price — Cloudflare DNS starts at $0/mo, DNSFilter at $1.15/user/mo. Free tier: Cloudflare DNS Yes, DNSFilter No. HIPAA: Cloudflare DNS Yes, DNSFilter —.

As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Cloudflare DNS

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forany scale needing free DNS

DNSFilter

$1.15/user/mo entry
Entry price$1.15/user/mo (Basic)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPR—
Best forSMB security filtering

Sources — Cloudflare DNS: cloudflare.com (verified 2026-11-01) · DNSFilter: dnsfilter.com (verified 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-06-15

Key features

Cloudflare DNS: Free authoritative DNS with no query limits; Largest anycast network globally; SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 + ISO 27701 certified; Unmetered DDoS protection on all plans

DNSFilter: SOC 2 Type II certified; AI-driven real-time threat detection; Roaming client support for remote users; Content filtering by category

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