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We've compiled a list of 7 free and paid alternatives to PowerDNS. The primary competitors include Unbound, BIND. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between PowerDNS and djbdns, Simple DNS Plus, MaraDNS. Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.


Unbound
Free Open Source

Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.

BIND
Free Open Source

BIND is by far the most widely used DNS software on the Internet.

djbdns
Free Open Source

The djbdns software package is a collection of Domain Name System tools created by Daniel J.

Simple DNS Plus is a commercial DNS server product that runs under Microsoft Windows with an...

MaraDNS
Free Open Source

MaraDNS implements the Domain Name System (DNS), an essential internet service.

Knot DNS
Free Open Source

Knot DNS is a high-performance authoritative-only DNS server which supports all key features of the...

NSD
Free Open Source

NSD is an authoritative only, high performance, simple and open source name server.

PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives.

PowerDNS Platforms

tick-square Linux
tick-square Windows

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PowerDNS Overview

PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. A DNS recursor is also included as a separate program.

PowerDNS provides:

- Authoritative ('hosting') DNS
- Resolving ('caching') DNS
- Enterprise Integration Readiness
- API to provision zones and records
- Debugging DevTools

PowerDNS serves DNS data as stored in plain text files, or in third party databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or Sybase.

Such databases are typically provisioned either from a legacy DNS server, or via a third party web based management & provisioning interfaces.

PowerDNS Features

tick-square Authoritative DNS
tick-square DNS Caching

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PowerDNS Categories

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PowerDNS Tags

dns-integration dns-balance-loading nameservers dns-server dns-hosting

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