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Cloudflare DNS pricing (2026)

Cloudflare DNS starts at $0/mo (Free), across 4 plans. Best for any scale needing free DNS. Every figure links to Cloudflare DNS's own page and the date we captured it.

At a glance

Entry price: $0/mo (Free)
Free tier: Yes
Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
Best for: any scale needing free DNS; CDN + DNS combined; HIPAA-covered entities at Enterprise tier (with executed BAA)

Cloudflare DNS plans & pricing

All published Cloudflare DNS plans. Sourced per row; quote-only tiers show no price.
Plan	Monthly	Annual	Billing	Notes	Source
Free	$0	—	flat	Authoritative DNS included free forever. Unlimited DNS queries, unmetered DDoS protection, DNSSEC, API access. No query volume limits or overage charges on DNS.	cloudflare.com
Pro	$25	−20%	flat	$20/month billed annually, $25/month billed monthly. DNS features same as Free; plan adds WAF, image optimization, and enhanced analytics. Annual discount is 20%.	cloudflare.com
Business	$250	−20%	flat	$200/month billed annually, $250/month billed monthly. Adds custom SSL, 100% uptime SLA, advanced WAF. DNS features same as Free.	cloudflare.com
Enterprise	Quote-only	—	custom	Custom contract pricing billed annually. HIPAA BAA available to Enterprise customers (covered services per executed BAA only; DNS alone may be out of scope). Dedicated support, advanced DNS features (load balancing, secondary DNS). Contact sales.	cloudflare.com

Last verified 2026-06-15. Fetched cloudflare.com/plans/ on 2026-06-15; all plan prices confirmed exactly (Free $0, Pro $25/mo or $20/mo annual, Business $250/mo or $200/mo annual, Enterprise custom). DNS is included at no extra charge on all plans. Cloudflare signs a HIPAA BAA only with Enterprise customers; note that DNS purchased alone may fall outside BAA scope — HIPAA applies only to covered services in an executed Enterprise BAA. SOC 2 Type II confirmed.

Capabilities

Integrations: Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Datadog.

Key features: 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.

Plan limits: No query volume limits on DNS across all plans; Load balancing and secondary DNS on Enterprise only; HIPAA BAA requires Enterprise contract; DNS alone may be out of BAA scope.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Cloudflare DNS cost?

Cloudflare DNS starts at $0/mo (Free); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-06-15.

Is Cloudflare DNS cheaper billed annually?

Yes. Cloudflare DNS publishes a 20% discount for paying annually (on the Pro plan). Verified 2026-06-15.

What are cheaper alternatives to Cloudflare DNS?

Cheaper dns hosting than Cloudflare DNS (entry $0/mo) include Bunny DNS at $1/mo, DNSFilter at $1.15/mo, ClouDNS at $2.95/mo. Verified 2026-06-15.

Does Cloudflare DNS support HIPAA?

Cloudflare DNS HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.

Does Cloudflare DNS have a free plan?

Cloudflare DNS free tier: Yes.

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