Cloudflare DNS free tier includes Free authoritative DNS hosting — unlimited zones and queries, DDoS protection, free SSL/TLS… Not verified — our read of 2026-10-18 found a change we could not reconcile, and our read of 2026-11-08 did not confirm the terms.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-11-08.
Cloudflare DNS's free tier offers Free authoritative DNS hosting — unlimited zones and queries, DDoS protection, free SSL/TLS… We are not rating this offer today; this page's Last read note says why.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-11-08, checked the page for Cloudflare DNS's name and a price. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-05 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them. 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.
Free Tier Details
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 You'll Outgrow Cloudflare DNS's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Pricing Change History (0 recorded)
No recorded pricing changes for Cloudflare DNS. We publish no change we refused to record, so treat the empty history as a statement about our records, not about this vendor's pricing.
We do not push notifications. Every change we record is readable the moment it lands, and the JSON answer carries an ETag — send it back as If-None-Match and an unchanged answer costs one 304.
Our stored record says Cloudflare DNS offers a free tier: 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... We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
What is Cloudflare DNS's free tier?
Our stored record calls Cloudflare DNS's free tier "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. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is Cloudflare DNS's free tier reliable?
We are not rating Cloudflare DNS's free tier today; this page's Last read note says why.
Is Cloudflare DNS's free tier good for production?
Cloudflare DNS's free tier is usable for prototyping and development. We are not rating it today; this page's Last read note says why.
What changed in Cloudflare DNS's pricing?
We publish no change we refused to record, so we cannot tell you that nothing changed.
When will I outgrow Cloudflare DNS's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Cloudflare DNS in?
Cloudflare DNS is categorized under DNS & Domain Management on AgentDeals.