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    Akamai Edge DNS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Edge DNS is a managed DNS touting high availability and strong DDoS protection, deployable as a primary or secondary DNS solution.N/A

    Azure DNS

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Azure DNS, a managed network of name servers supplying availability, support for migration, and DNS security.

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    Akamai Edge DNSAzure DNS
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    Additional hosted DNS zones (over 25)
    $0.10
    per zone/per month
    Additional DNS queries (over 1 billion)/month
    $0.20
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    First billion DNS queries/month
    $0.40
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    First 25 hosted DNS zones
    $0.50
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    Akamai Edge DNSAzure DNS
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    Akamai Edge DNSAzure DNS
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    Akamai
    Chose Akamai Edge DNS
    Akamai wins hands down because of their distributed model (their worldwide CDN which is top notch). We've trusted them for other hosting and media distribution and it was a natural to use them for DNS. Feature wise, they are better, for our use cases, then either Google Cloud …
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    Akamai Edge DNSAzure DNS
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai Edge DNSAzure DNS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    Well suited when you have a high-turnover staffing model or can't get everyone trained on security best practices. Also well suited as a starting place for getting a zero-trust network up and running. A tool like Fast DNS gives you a web based portal to see traffic analysis, too, which for us was very important.
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    Microsoft
    Using Azure DNS, you can easily and quickly deploy and manage your domain DNS. It's been an excellent introduction to our web services requirements. It offers all services on a single platform and integrates with other applications. It not only offers DNS services for websites but also for your applications.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • DDoS protection
    • Starting place for a zero-trust network
    • Protection for dns spoofing
    • Better protection for our remote employees
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    Microsoft
    • The Azure Private DNS has an option for automatic mapping which creates a DNS record automatically for all the resources in a particular Vnet, and adds new DNS entries for whenever a new resource is created.
    • The DNS entries can be shared between different VNets automatically and there is no need for manually populating it or syncing it with different networks.
    • The mapping or records is very easy as the target/source/backend is automatically populated and there is no need to keep those IP addresses handy instead you can map them using their name.
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Many features and knowing which ones suit our business case
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    Microsoft
    • Provides Name Resolutions using Microsoft Infrastructure
    • Not required to manage server to run this Azure Service
    • Simple DNS queries and fast apply
    • Secure & High Available
    • Custom DNS quires can possible . No complex policies
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    Akamai
    Akamai wins hands down because of their distributed model (their worldwide CDN which is top notch). We've trusted them for other hosting and media distribution and it was a natural to use them for DNS. Feature wise, they are better, for our use cases, then either Google Cloud or Azure
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    Microsoft
    The implementation process was fairly easy, quick, and straightforward compared to other estimated timelines from competitors. The price is fair for the service, while the customer success team and engineers know what they are doing, making the entire process smooth and comfortable. Also, they are a big and known brand, which makes us more at ease with our choice
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Fast DNS is core to our protection model, so while is an IT budget line item, is used to protect the entire org.
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    Microsoft
    • since Azure DNS belongs to Azure Cloud environment, there is no positive impact
    • since Azure DNS belongs to Azure Cloud environment, there is no negative impact
    • there would be a negative impact if Azure DNS would be missing
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