Amazon Route 53

Domains 4.6/10

1 zone-month per $0.10 at scale + ~2.5M queries per $1; most widely deployed managed DNS

Amazon Route 53 scores 4.6/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Paid — $0.10/hosted zone/mo (after 25) + $0.40/M queries. .

Category Domains Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

weighted_components_v1

Name/DNS value 1/10

value = 0.01 $/yr

fixed_log_v1

API/DDNS fit 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

policy_score_v1

Trust and friction 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$0.10/zone

$0.40/M q

What you get

Paid — $0.10/hosted zone/mo (after 25) + $0.40/M queries.

1 zone-month per $0.10 at scale + ~2.5M queries per $1; most widely deployed managed DNS

Gotchas

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Sources

"$0.10 per hosted zone per month for additional hosted zones"
https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/
"Each hosted zone costs $0.50/month (first 25) even if unused. Additional zones cost only $0.10/month (80% [cheaper])"
https://costgoat.com/pricing/route-53

paid value domains

Open service Source ← All Domains

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