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DNSimple pricing (2026)
DNSimple starts at $0/mo (Solo) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from DNSimple's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for startups. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Solo)
- Free tier: No · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: startups; small engineering teams; domain management + DNS combined
As of · every figure below links to its source
DNSimple plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | $0 | — | flat | No base subscription fee, but NOT forever-free: pay-as-you-go $0.50 per hosted zone/month + $0.10 per million queries/zone/month always applies. 1 user, 100 DNS records per zone, no SLA, Anycast DNS + DNSSEC included. | dnsimple.com |
| Teams | $29 | — | flat | $29/month base includes 1 seat; additional seats $29/seat/month. Plus $0.50 per hosted zone/month + $0.10 per million queries/zone/month. 1,000 DNS records per zone, 99% SLA, wildcard SSL, SSO (Okta/Google), secondary DNS. 30-day free trial. | dnsimple.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | custom | Custom subscription fee, volume discounts on zones and queries, 100% SLA, vanity nameservers, SSO with Microsoft Entra, dedicated account manager. Contact sales. | dnsimple.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. Fetched dnsimple.com/pricing on 2026-06-15. Pricing is per-zone ($0.50/zone/month + $0.10/million queries/zone/month) on all plans, plus a $29/month base for Teams; Solo has no base fee but is NOT forever-free because per-zone/per-query usage charges always apply. The 30-day free trial applies to paid (Teams) signup. Enterprise is custom/contact-sales. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
Price on record
$29/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Let's Encrypt, Sectigo, Okta, Google SSO, Microsoft Entra ID.
Key features: Per-zone pay-as-you-go pricing; Anycast DNS + DNSSEC on all plans; Domain registration and management in one platform; API-first with full automation support.
Plan limits: 100 DNS records/zone on Solo; 1,000 DNS records/zone on Teams; $0.50/zone/month on all plans (no forever-free tier); $0.10/million queries on all plans.
Frequently asked questions
How much does DNSimple cost?
DNSimple starts at $0/mo (Solo); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-02.
What are cheaper alternatives to DNSimple?
Cheaper DNS hosting than DNSimple (entry $0/mo) include Bunny DNS at $1/mo, DNSFilter at $1.15/mo, ClouDNS at $2.95/mo. Verified 2026-09-02.
Does DNSimple support HIPAA?
DNSimple HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.
Does DNSimple have a free plan?
DNSimple free tier: No; 30-day free trial.
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