Azure DNS vs. IBM NS1 Connect

IBM NS1 Connect

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure DNS	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft offers Azure DNS, a managed network of name servers supplying availability, support for migration, and DNS security.	$0.10 per zone/per month
IBM NS1 Connect	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	IBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience.	$250 per month

Pricing

Azure DNS

IBM NS1 Connect

Editions & Modules

Additional hosted DNS zones (over 25): $0.10
per zone/per month
Additional DNS queries (over 1 billion)/month: $0.20
per million
First billion DNS queries/month: $0.40
per million
First 25 hosted DNS zones: $0.50
per zone/per month

IBM NS1 Connect Essentials: USD 250*
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Azure DNS	IBM NS1 Connect
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

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Options include IBM NS1 CONNECT FREE DEVELOPER ACCOUNT The IBM® NS1 Connect® free developer account showcases IBM's authoritative DNS capabilities, allowing users to start using it in minutes. Although traffic scale is limited, the full API is available for unlimited usage. It can be used in production as a primary or secondary solution. IBM NS1 CONNECT ESSENTIALS Scaled for growing businesses, the Essentials plan offers features to ensure fast, reliable connections to end-users. Available for purchase on IBM.com or AWS. IBM NS1 CONNECT PREMIUM NS1 Connect Premium is for businesses needing scalable authoritative DNS. Pricing is based on query volume and DNS records. Additional services are also priced through query volume. Enterprise plans offer customizable support and professional services. *(Calculated prices are estimates provided for planning purposes only taking into account potential IBM discounts, and are not a formal offer from IBM or an IBM Business Partner. The estimation may reflect the total discounted price. Certain factors such as configuration, add-ons, or additional requirements will affect final price. IBM Business Partners set and provide their own IBM NS1 Price Estimator pricing, and neither IBM nor IBM Business Partners are bound by the provided estimate.)

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Azure DNS	IBM NS1 Connect

Best Alternatives
	Azure DNS	IBM NS1 Connect
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User Ratings
	Azure DNS	IBM NS1 Connect
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	7.5 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Azure DNS	IBM NS1 Connect
Likelihood to Recommend	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. Incentivized Anshul Srivastava Software Engineer Read full review	It is very useful where system demand is very high and more traffic is coming. It is very efficient and gives best return on investment Incentivized Alok Singh ☁️ Technical Consultant Read full review
Pros	User interface is easy to use Detects ISP change fast Easy purchase - both domain and DNS management can be bought from the same portal Availability of advanced management Fast and Reliable Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Makes for a fast website loading. Enhanced the user interface. Economical cost. It is the best RUL. DNS response time. Routing the base location of the user. Incentivized Vivek Singh Sr Executive QA Read full review
Cons	The record set search can improve. Azure DNS comes at an extra cost, Need to decrease some cost. Better dashboard needed with all the details availability. Incentivized Anshul Srivastava Software Engineer Read full review	Learning materials depicting flows that can help users who are completely new to networking Pricing can be more transparent I feel UI is a bit complex to adapt, especially for new users, it should be made more intuitive Incentivized Lokesh Pandey Servicenow Consultant Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	The interface can be better. As of now, it is a bit difficult to manage multiple records at the same time or to test the rules effectively. The data reporting is also not as great as we expect with tools of today’s maturity. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	As we have all our infrastructure on Azure it was much more feasible for us to use Azure DNS. Incentivized PK Parth Khemka Azure Consultant Read full review	IBM NS1 Connect and Amazon Route 53 are both DNS (Domain Name System) services, but differ in their focus and strengths. IBM NS1 Connect is a cloud DNS service designed for complex traffic routing, application performance, and reliability, while Route 53 is a more general-purpose DNS service offering domain registration, routing, and health checks, often used within the AWS ecosystem. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Billing in the same invoice. positive point DNSSEC not yet included. negative impact for high transaction commerce websites DNS SSL encryption not yet included. negative impact for high transaction pay wallet websites Not required 3rd party DNS services. positive impact Not required additional resource to manage these services. positive impact Incentivized Rupakula Ravi Kumar System Manager Read full review	The cost was reasonable for a solution that is well known Having hosted DNS saves us money on maintenance Reports give us critical insight into our domains and how often they are used. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
ScreenShots		IBM NS1 Connect Screenshots