Compare 29 free dns & domain management tools, free tiers, and developer deals. 1 we have not been able to confirm in the last 180 days. We could not confirm today's terms for 21 of them: on 15 the page we cite did not answer, and on 6 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.
What this name holds: Authoritative DNS, dynamic DNS, resolvers and domain registration.
We track 29 dns & domain management services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been relatively stable — only 2 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare DNS | Free | Free authoritative DNS hosting — unlimited zones and queries, DDoS protection, free SSL/TLS. Records-per-zone cap is 200 for zones created on or after 2024-09-01; zones created before that date retain the legacy 1,000-record cap.When we read the page we cite for this offer on 2026-10-18, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, and we have read it again since, on 2026-11-08, without confirming them, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-08 / 2026-07-05 |
| Hurricane Electric DNS | Free | Free DNS hosting — up to 50 domains, primary and secondary DNS, dynamic DNS, IPv6 support, geographically distributed nameserversThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-09 / 2026-07-23 |
| deSEC | Free | Open-source DNS with automatic DNSSEC — free forever, run by a non-profit. REST API, dynamic DNS, rate-limited to 300 changes/domain/dayThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-25, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-25 / 2026-07-23 |
| ClouDNS | Free | 1 DNS zone, 50 records, 500K queries/month, 4 Unicast DNS servers. Includes mail forwarding, dynamic DNS, web redirects | 2026-11-08 |
| 1984.is | Free | Free DNS service with API and lots of other free DNS features included.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-08-09 |
| dnspod.com | Free | The free plan is permanently free, with unlimited records, 5 level subdomains, 600s TTL minimum, 2 URL forwards, 10 load balancing, API support, domain sharing, and batch operations.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-28 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| duckdns.org | Free | Free DDNS with up to 5 domains on the free tier. With configuration guides for various setups.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-08-09 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| Dynv6.com | Free | Free DDNS service with [API support](https://dynv6.com/docs/apis) and management of a lot of dns record types (like CNAME, MX, SPF, SRV, TXT and others).The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-08-09 |
| freedns.afraid.org | Free | Free DNS hosting. Also, provide free subdomains based on numerous public user [contributed domains](https://freedns.afraid.org/domain/registry/). Get free subdomains from the "Subdomains" menu after signing up. | 2026-11-13 |
| Glauca | Free | Withheld: As of 2026-09-01, docs.glauca.digital/hexdns reads: For the first X zones Price per zone per month 3 0.00 GBP Above 3 1.00 GBP Plus EU VAT where applicable. We are not publishing our stored Glauca terms beside it — our own correction record says they did not match Glauca's page. Read what we recorded ↓ | 2026-10-30 / 2026-08-11 |
| LocalCert | Free | Free `.localcert.net` subdomains compatible with public CAs for use with-in private networksWe could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-08-09 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| luadns.com | Free | Free DNS hosting, three domains, all features with reasonable limitsThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-08-09 |
| namecheap.com | Free | Free DNS. No limit on the number of domainsWe could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-10-30, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-05 · tried 2026-10-30, no read |
| nextdns.io | Free | DNS-based firewall, 300K free queries monthly | 2026-11-07 |
| noip | Free | a dynamic DNS service that allows up to 3 hostnames free with confirmation every 30 daysWhen we read the page we cite for this offer on 2026-10-12, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, and we have read it again since, on 2026-11-06, without confirming them, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-06 / 2026-09-21 |
| sslip.io | Free | Free DNS service that, queried with a hostname containing an embedded IP address, returns that IP address. sslip.io and nip.io are run together and the domains are interchangeable; sslip.io redirects to the shared nip.io site. Dot, dash, IPv6 and hexadecimal notations are supported. In operation for over ten years.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-28, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-28 / 2026-08-05 |
| VolaryDDNS | Free | Free high-performant DDNS with no subscriptions or advertisementsVolaryDDNS's pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-07-12. | 2026-07-12 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| zilore.com | Free | The free plan costs $0/month or $0/year and includes 5 domains, 1000 resource records per domain, and 10,000,000 DNS queries.Our read on 2026-10-31 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-10-31 / 2026-08-10 |
| zoneedit.com | Free | Free DNS hosting with Dynamic DNS Support. | 2026-11-13 |
| Zonomi | Free | Free DNS hosting: 1 DNS zone (domain name). Up to 20 DNS records. Up to 1 million DNS queries per month.Our read on 2026-11-12 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-11-12 / 2026-08-06 |
| DigitalPlat | Free | Free subdomains under .qzz.io, .dpdns.org, .us.kg, .xx.kg, and .qd.je. All five namespaces were listed as available on 2026-10-08. A registered name can use external nameservers. DigitalPlat Domains is operated by EdgeAlphix LLC. The DigitalPlat Foundation does not operate or bill for the service.
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2026-11-13 / 2026-08-26 |
| isroot.in | Free | Free *.isroot.in subdomains for developers with instant DNS and GitHub sign-in | 2026-11-03 |
| pp.ua | Free | Free .pp.ua personal-page subdomains via NIC.UA, up to 3 per 30 daysThe page we cite for this offer does not name it when we last looked, on 2026-11-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-10 / 2026-08-09 |
| BuddyNS | Free | Free secondary DNS: up to 10 zones and 300,000 queries/month with DNSCurve encryption. Commercial use allowed.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-24, we found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-24 / 2026-09-30 |
| Gcore DNS | Free | Unlimited requests and unlimited zones on the Managed DNS Free plan, with Anycast across 210+ PoPs, IPv4/IPv6, 1 dynamic RRset per zone (3 records each), a 120-second minimum TTL and 1 health-check record checked every 300 seconds.Our read on 2026-11-06 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-11-09 / 2026-08-17 |
| NS1 Connect | Free | NS1 Connect is a managed DNS and traffic steering service. Sign-up starts a 30-day free trial. An account that does not subscribe then moves to the Free Edition with 5 million DNS queries a month, 500 DNS records, 1 filter chain, 2 monitors and 1 HTTPS redirect. | 2026-10-25 / 2026-08-15 |
| DigitalOcean DNS | Free | Free DNS management for all DigitalOcean accounts. Up to ~50 domains (extendable via support). No active Droplet required. Account with billing info needed.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-14, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-14 / 2026-08-16 |
| Vultr DNS | Free | Free DNS hosting for all Vultr accounts. DNSSEC, SOA, CAA, SSHFP record support on Anycast network. No compute instance required.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-04-13 · tried 2026-11-13, no read |
| Hetzner DNS | Free | Completely free DNS hosting with free Hetzner account. Up to 25 zones (extendable), all standard record types, 60s minimum TTL. No server required. | 2026-11-13 |