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ClouDNS vs Cloudflare DNS

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for dns hosting. ClouDNS 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.

ClouDNS has the lower entry price — ClouDNS starts at $0/mo, Cloudflare DNS at $0/mo. Free tier: ClouDNS Yes, Cloudflare DNS Yes. HIPAA: ClouDNS —, Cloudflare DNS Yes.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

ClouDNS

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free DNS)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPRYes
Best forbudget-conscious operators

Cloudflare DNS

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

Sources — ClouDNS: cloudns.net (verified 2026-09-02) · Cloudflare DNS: cloudflare.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-06-15

Key features

ClouDNS: ISO 27001 certified; Multiple product lines: Premium, DDoS-Protected, GeoDNS; High downtime-credit SLA on DDoS-Protected plans; Permanent free tier with unicast servers

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

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