Azure DNS

Domains 4.6/10

1 zone-month per $0.50 + ~2.5M queries per $1 — matches Route 53

Azure DNS scores 4.6/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Paid — $0.50/hosted zone/mo + $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

$0.50/zone

$0.40/M q

What you get

Paid — $0.50/hosted zone/mo + $0.40/M queries.

1 zone-month per $0.50 + ~2.5M queries per $1 — matches Route 53

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

"First 25 hosted DNS zones, $0.50 per zone per month ; Additional hosted DNS zones (over 25), $0.10 per zone per month ; First billion DNS queries/month, $0.40 per [million]"
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/dns/
"Microsoft charges $0.50/per DNS zone a month and $0.40 for every million queries."
https://petri.com/microsoft-azure-first-look-azure-dns/

paid value domains

Open service Source ← All Domains

Alternatives

Same category · similar quota

Amazon Route 53Amazon Route 53 · paid · Paid plan

4.6

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

$0.10/zone$0.40/M q

Checked 26d ago

Paid only

Cloudflare Advanced Certificate Manager / ProCloudflare Advanced Certificate Manager / Pro · paid · Paid plan

4.6

1 zone of advanced cert mgmt per $10/mo; Pro adds security at $20-25/mo — paid add-ons, not basic DNS

$10/mo ACM$20-25 Pro

Checked 26d ago

Paid only

ClouDNSClouDNS · paid · Paid plan

4.6

~50 zones (~150M queries) per $4.95/mo (~$0.10/zone/mo) — excellent multi-domain value

$4.95/mo

Checked 26d ago

Flat ratePaid only