DNS Host recommendations?

Forums › IT Pro and developers › DNS Host recommendations?

Jonski

265 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 31

#223830 19-Oct-2017 11:01

Hi guys

The company I work for is looking to change its DNS record host away from a minor, outdated player who shall remain nameless, to an enterprise-level provider. Does anyone have any recommendations?

We have around two dozen domains, both NZ and AU, as well as some in .com and a few in boutique TLDs like .store. We have two main www URLs (one NZ and one AU) which point to the same Azure resources and we have a bunch of helper domains. Our NZ and AU entries have a mix of 30 or 40 A, TXT, CNAME, MX and SVR records each for a variety of services.

I've had recommended Free Parking as well as Crazy Domains, and I'm wondering if CloudFlare might also be good.

What are your experiences? Are there any others I should throw in the mix?

Cheers

Jon

I reject your reality and substitute my own!
- Adam Savage, Mythbuster

amanzi

Amanzi
1354 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 331

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1886165 19-Oct-2017 11:16

I wouldn't classify Free Parking or Crazy Domains as Enterprise-level providers. Also, I'm unsure if you're talking about moving your DNS zones to another provider, or if you need somewhere to manage your domain names too. Cloudflare will do all the DNS zone management really well - they have two factor authentication, support just about all DNS types, they have lots of features and a whole bunch of value-add services that you may or may not need. But Cloudflare can't manage your domain names so you'll still need someone to take care of that - there was a recent discussion here that lead to Metaname coming up as the most popular option.

timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1886166 19-Oct-2017 11:17

CloudFlare would be great, and their free tier is probably sufficient for most. As a bonus you can use their CDN. Business plans give support and extra features. I've used them for what seems like years, and put plenty of people on them, great service and great company.

AWS Route53 has more features (like geographic routing and failover routing) but is significantly more complex. They charge US$0.50 per domain plus relatively trivial per request fees.

Both providers have DNS servers all over the world.

michaelmurfy

meow
13579 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10910

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1886180 19-Oct-2017 11:39

I'd recommend Cloudflare. Does what you need and also can act as a CDN.

Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
Referral Links: Quic Broadband (use R122101E7CV7Q for free setup)

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by subscribing.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

rphenix

990 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 127

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#1886186 19-Oct-2017 11:46

DNS Made Easy. Used them for years and never had any issues.

Jonski

265 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 31

#1886201 19-Oct-2017 12:07

amanzi:

But Cloudflare can't manage your domain names so you'll still need someone to take care of that - there was a recent discussion here that lead to Metaname coming up as the most popular option.

Yeah forgot to mention that- it's names as well as DNS zone records. I'll check out Metaname.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!
- Adam Savage, Mythbuster

irpegg

146 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 102

#1886243 19-Oct-2017 12:50

If you're going to managing DNS yourself then yeah Cloudflare / Metaname is great.

If you have higher needs and will need assistance then go for Freeparking / Crazy

Apple TV

Stream your favourite shows now on Apple TV (affiliate link).

TheoM

229 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 55

ID Verified

Trusted

#1886305 19-Oct-2017 15:45

Here's another +1 for Cloudflare. They're really good for what they offer (even on the free plan)

Hi! I'm TheoM, but you know that already. I run Linux mirrors in NZ together with 2degrees. Like a mirror added? PM me!

https://theom.co.nz | https://theom.nz | https://mirrorlist.mirrors.theom.nz | Providing Free Mirrors Since Ages Ago™

KiwiSurfer

1722 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 993

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#1886357 19-Oct-2017 17:09

Another +1 for Metaname. Never had any trouble with them and they seem to know their stuff. You can either do everything with them or just use them to register your domain and manage your zone elsewhere (such as your own DNS server, Cloudflare, FastMail, etc). I've gone from using Metaname to host my zone, then managing my own zone, and nowdays FastMail manages my zone.

michaelmurfy

meow
13579 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10910

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1886359 19-Oct-2017 17:17

Yep if you're needing domains then Metaname is excellent. Their pricing lowers the more domains you have too. Metaname also supports Cloudflare's DNSSEC.

ANglEAUT

altered-ego
2436 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 841

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1886599 20-Oct-2017 00:59

Jonski: The company I work for is looking to change its DNS record host ... to an enterprise-level provider. Does anyone have any recommendations? ...

Jon

Bring DNS management in house with enterprise-level gear?

I've used Infoblox gear previously in a high availability / failover scenario. You can do all your own DNS management. They take security seriously, have rock solid equipment and fast customer response. They also of course integrate into the various cloud offerings. I've also heard others speak highly of them.

Please keep this GZ community vibrant by contributing in a constructive & respectful manner.

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
80646 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41030

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#1887404 21-Oct-2017 15:19

Metaname plus Cloudflare. That's what I have for all my .nz domains. GoDaddy plus Cloudflare for other non .nz domains.

Cloudflare and both those registrars together support DNSSEC.

Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

Geekzone

Want to support Geekzone and browse the site without the ads? Subscribe to Geekzone now (monthly, annual and lifetime options).

timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1887539 21-Oct-2017 19:07

I'm not a fan of GoDaddy. I got tired of their exceptionally complex and confusing website plus the constant attempts to trick people into buying more than they needed. I use namecheap.