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🎉 After a 3 year migration, every DNS query for your zones now travels exclusively across infrastructure we build and operate ourselves. - dnsimple.com
Depends. Buy if you manage many domains across registrars and want API-first automation with well-praised support. Skip if you have one or two domains and care about price — your registrar's free DNS does the job.
Medium. Based on ~20 public sources: G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News, and official DNSimple blog/support docs.
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high
One customer reported a 5x domain renewal price spike and migrated away
medium
Pricing changed silently in 2023; CEO publicly responded
medium
Guess: no free DNS tier; subscription required even for small portfolios
Value for money: 2/5
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Starting price
10
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No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; one 2014 DDoS outage, WebAuthn supported since 2022.
Users consistently praise DNSimple's simplicity, automation, and support, with pricing hikes the main complaint.
“I absolutely love DNSimple!”
“Dnsimple is pretty awesome”
Compare DNSimple with each alternative.
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Cheaper domains with free DNS for small portfolios.
Budget registrar with straightforward pricing.
Feature-rich managed DNS at lower prices.
DNSimple vs DNS Made EasyBased on ~20 public sources: G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News, and official DNSimple blog/support docs.
Beloved, automation-first DNS and domain management — great for multi-domain teams, overkill and pricey for a couple of domains.
Based on ~20 public sources: G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News, and official DNSimple blog/support docs.
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