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Domains 6.8/10

Free Forever managed DNS hosting with 1 zone, 50 records, and dynamic DNS on a 4-server unicast network.

ClouDNS scores 6.8/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Free Forever: 1 DNS zone, 50 DNS records, 500,000 DNS queries/month on 4 unicast nameservers, plus 1 mail forward and 1 dynamic DNS hostname.

Category Domains Kind Managed DNS Caveats Free tier is unicast only (no Anycast) and excludes DNSSEC, DNS Failover, and GeoDNS; it is capped at 1 zone, 50 records, and 500K queries/month, and ClouDNS does not register a domain for you (you bring your own). Renewal monthly Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

6.8 / 10
Show the math
Overall 6.8/10
value = 6.8/100
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Name/DNS value 7.2/10
value = 13 $/yr
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API/DDNS fit 6.4/10
value = 6.4/100
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Trust and friction 6.5/10
value = 6.5/100
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Key metrics

1 Free domains
50 DNS records
On-demand DDNS refresh
Yes Ad-free

What you get

1 DNS zone with up to 50 records, free forever

500,000 DNS queries per month on a 4-server unicast network

Includes 1 dynamic DNS hostname and 1 mail forward

24/7 live-chat support even on the free plan

Limitations

  • 1 DNS zone

    Free Forever plan hosts exactly 1 DNS zone (domain); additional zones require a paid plan.

  • 50 DNS records

    Each zone is limited to 50 DNS records on the free plan.

  • 500K queries/month

    DNS resolution is capped at 500,000 queries per month, resetting monthly; higher volume requires a paid Premium/Protected plan.

  • 1 dynamic DNS hostname

    Only 1 dynamic DNS (DDNS) hostname is included on the free plan.

  • 1 mail forward

    Only 1 mail forward is included on the free plan.

  • Unicast only (no Anycast)

    Free tier runs on 4 unicast DNS servers; Anycast network access requires a paid Premium, DDoS Protected, or GeoDNS plan.

  • No DNSSEC

    DNSSEC signing is only available on paid plans.

  • No DNS Failover

    DNS Failover / health-check based failover is a paid-plan feature.

  • No GeoDNS

    Geolocation-based DNS routing requires the paid GeoDNS plan.

  • Account signup required

    A free ClouDNS account must be created to use the free tier; no credit card is required.

Sources

dns managed-dns dynamic-dns ddns mail-forward free-forever
Open service Source ← All Domains