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NS1 Connect (IBM) pricing (2026)
NS1 Connect (IBM) starts at $0/mo (Developer (Free)) as checked on 2026-09-05, read from ibm.com — the public source it was captured from, not a NS1 Connect (IBM) page; 4 plans. Best for enterprises needing advanced traffic steering. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Developer (Free))
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: enterprises needing advanced traffic steering; large-scale authoritative DNS; AWS-integrated workloads
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-06-15
NS1 Connect (IBM) plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer (Free) | $0 | — | flat | Free developer account with limited traffic scale. Full API available. Can be used in production as primary or secondary DNS at limited scale. | ibm.com |
| Essentials | $99 | — | custom | Scaled for growing businesses. Priced based on query volume and DNS records. Available on IBM.com or AWS Marketplace. No public list price — contact sales. | ibm.com |
| Premium | not priced monthly | — | custom | Scalable authoritative DNS priced on query volume and DNS records. Additional services also priced through query volume. Contact sales. | ibm.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | custom | Customizable support and professional services. All pricing via IBM sales negotiation. | ibm.com |
Last verified 2026-09-05. STALE · 2026-06-15 ns1.com redirects to ibm.com/products/ns1-connect. The IBM pricing page (ibm.com/products/ns1-connect/pricing) returned HTTP 403 on 2026-06-15. Plan structure confirmed via a web search (G2/TrustRadius/IBM store): a free Developer tier exists; Essentials/Premium/Enterprise are query-volume priced with no public list price — all require IBM sales engagement. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page — Essentials: quote-only -> $99.
Price changes
Price on record
$99/moFirst on record 2026-09-04
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since September 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: AWS Marketplace, Terraform, Pulumi, Datadog, Grafana, PagerDuty.
Key features: Filter chains for advanced traffic steering; Real-time monitoring and failover; Data-driven DNS with external data sources; Multi-cloud traffic management.
Plan limits: Free tier has limited traffic scale; Paid plan pricing not publicly disclosed; Requires IBM sales engagement for all paid tiers.
Frequently asked questions
How much does NS1 Connect (IBM) cost?
NS1 Connect (IBM) starts at $0/mo (Developer (Free)); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-09-05.
What are cheaper alternatives to NS1 Connect (IBM)?
Cheaper DNS hosting than NS1 Connect (IBM) (entry $0/mo) include DNSFilter at $1.15/mo, ClouDNS at $2.95/mo, Constellix at $5/mo. Verified 2026-09-05.
Does NS1 Connect (IBM) support HIPAA?
NS1 Connect (IBM) HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.
Does NS1 Connect (IBM) have a free plan?
NS1 Connect (IBM) free tier: Yes.
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