Every European managed DNS provider reviewed
Luxembourg
Founded 2014
Free tier available, paid from €25/month
Demo on request
Best for: Teams that route traffic by region or server health and want a free tier to start on
Gcore sells DNS hosting as one part of an edge and cloud platform, and the DNS service lists GeoDNS, health checks and failover logic. The vendor names more than 210 Anycast DNS servers. A free tier covers unlimited zones and requests, and a PRO plan costs €2.49 a month with 10 million requests included.
Gcore S.A. is a Luxembourg company that spun out of the gaming company Wargaming in 2014, per its tool page. Gcore describes a move as importing the records, checking them and then changing the nameservers at the registrar. The wider platform includes a CDN and cloud servers, which a DNS-only buyer will not need.
What Gcore does well
- Free tier with unlimited zones and requests
- GeoDNS, health checks and failover logic listed
- More than 210 Anycast DNS servers
- PRO plan at €2.49 a month with 10 million requests
- Luxembourg company, so the contract sits under EU law
Where Gcore falls short
- Platform is broader than a DNS-only buyer needs
- Request allowances are set per plan
- No alias records for AWS services listed
- Not open source
Standout feature. Gcore is the only entry on this list that offers GeoDNS and health checks without a paid plan.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Founded 2015
Pay-as-you-go (from €0.01/GB)
Demo on request
Best for: Developers who manage many domains and want free zones with programmable records
bunny.net runs a DNS service next to its CDN, storage and video products, and the DNS pricing page lists free DNS for up to 500 zones. It lists no per-query fees and a $1 minimum charge on the account. Records can be scripted, and load balancing offers health checks, weights and geographic or latency-based routing.
Bunny CDN d.o.o. is a Ljubljana company founded in 2015 that, according to its tool page, grew without venture capital. The vendor lists more than 36 Anycast DNS points of presence, fewer than Gcore. There is no stated enterprise contract path in the pages we read, so large organisations should ask about support terms.
What Bunny.net does well
- Free DNS for up to 500 zones
- No per-query fees, $1 minimum account charge
- Scriptable DNS records
- Load balancing with health checks, weights and latency routing
- Slovenian company, EU jurisdiction
Where Bunny.net falls short
- Fewer Anycast locations than Gcore
- Smaller choice of enterprise contract terms
- No AWS alias records listed
- Not open source
Standout feature. bunny.net is the entry where a 500-zone portfolio costs the $1 account minimum and nothing per query.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Free DNS: 1 zone, 50 records, 500K queries a month; Premium DNS from $2.95/month; DDoS Protected S $5.95/month, M $11.95/month, L $39.95/month; GeoDNS from $9.95/month
Demo on request
Best for: Small sites and agencies that want a free starter zone and a cheap path to Anycast, failover and GeoDNS
ClouDNS is a DNS hosting service with a free plan, paid Anycast tiers and a separate GeoDNS plan. The free plan allows 1 zone, 50 records and 500,000 queries a month. Premium DNS starts at $2.95 a month, the DDoS Protected S plan at $5.95 for 5 zones, and GeoDNS at $9.95.
Cloud DNS Ltd in Sofia, Bulgaria, is named as the data controller in the ClouDNS privacy policy. Every price on the pages we read is in dollars, and the pages do not state where customer data is stored. The M plan at $11.95 covers 50 zones and 150 million queries, and the L plan at $39.95 covers 400 zones and 1 billion queries.
What ClouDNS does well
- Free plan with no time limit
- Paid plans from $2.95 a month
- GeoDNS and DNS failover available
- DNSSEC on the paid plans
- Free zone migration with no limit on the number of zones
Where ClouDNS falls short
- Free plan allows only 1 zone and 50 records
- Prices are in dollars
- Data location not stated on the pages we read
- Free plan includes no failover checks
Standout feature. ClouDNS is the entry whose plan ladder runs from a free zone to 400 zones with stated query limits.
Gunzenhausen, Germany
Founded 1997
From €4.51/month (Cloud VPS)
Demo on request
Best for: Hetzner customers who want zones and records at no extra cost
Hetzner includes a DNS console at no charge, and the console page lists free zones and records, a REST API and zone import by domain name. It is a record editor for people who already rent Hetzner servers. The page lists no GeoDNS or health checks, so it covers ordinary zones.
Hetzner Online GmbH in Gunzenhausen, Germany, was founded in 1997 and runs its own data centres in Germany and Finland. The company is best known for cloud servers, and DNS is a side service. The DNS console page states no service level and no Anycast network in the text we read.
What Hetzner does well
- Zones and records are free
- Console plus REST API
- Zone import by domain name
- German company with data centres in Germany and Finland
- Servers, storage and DNS under one provider
Where Hetzner falls short
- No GeoDNS or health checks listed
- No Anycast network named on the DNS page
- No stated service level for DNS
- Not open source
Standout feature. Hetzner is the entry where the DNS console is free for anyone, with a REST API included.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Anycast DNS free with every domain; Premium Anycast DNS from EUR 2.69/month on yearly billing (EUR 32.29 a year) or EUR 2.99/month on monthly billing
Demo on request
Best for: Domain owners at EuroDNS who want Anycast DNS and DNSSEC without a separate DNS contract
EuroDNS attaches Anycast DNS to every domain it registers, on 30 points of presence with four name servers, IPv4, IPv6 and unlimited traffic. DNSSEC auto-sign, zone transfer and zone versioning are listed. Premium Anycast DNS uses 50 points of presence and two DNS providers with a 99.999% service level.
EuroDNS S.A. is a Luxembourg registrar that says it belongs to the Namespace group, whose ownership is not shown on the pages we read. Premium costs €2.69 a month on yearly billing or €2.99 monthly. The privacy policy lists processors outside the EEA, including a newsletter provider in the United States.
What EuroDNS does well
- Anycast DNS free with every domain
- DNSSEC auto-sign included
- Zone transfer and zone versioning listed
- Premium Anycast DNS from €2.69 a month
- Four name servers with IPv4 and IPv6
Where EuroDNS falls short
- No health checks or GeoDNS listed
- Zone and record limits not shown
- Ownership of the Namespace group not shown
- Privacy policy lists processors in the United States
Standout feature. EuroDNS is the entry whose paid tier adds a second DNS provider that syncs in real time.
not stated on the pages we read, Sweden
Domains and DNS is included free with an account; Glesys states all listed prices exclude VAT
Demo on request
Best for: Nordic cloud customers who want an API-driven DNS editor for any number of zones
Glesys includes a Domains and DNS service in every account, with an editor and an API for scripted record changes. Unlimited zones and a distributed nameserver network are stated. The service has no DNS-specific price, and Glesys says all listed prices exclude VAT.
Glesys AB is the controller in the Glesys privacy policy, and its terms follow Swedish law with arbitration in Stockholm. The company names data centres in Falkenberg, Stockholm, Oulu, Pori and Tampere, plus partner sites elsewhere in Europe. The headquarters city and the ownership are not shown on the pages we read.
What Glesys does well
- DNS included free with an account
- Unlimited zones stated
- DNS editor and API for automation
- Keep your current registrar and switch nameservers only
- ISO 27001 and EU Access Policy stated by Glesys
Where Glesys falls short
- No DNSSEC or health checks listed
- No routing policies listed
- Requires a Glesys account
- Headquarters city not shown on the pages we read
Standout feature. Glesys is the entry that states a customer keeps the registrar and switches only the nameservers.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Founded 2010
not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Hosting companies and enterprises that need white-label nameservers, ANAME records or resale of DNS
WEDOS Zone describes managed Anycast DNS with primary, secondary and white-label nameservers on more than 120 points of presence. DNSSEC, GeoDNS, ANAME records and a full API are listed. A reseller model is included, which suits hosting providers more than single-site owners.
WEDOS Group SA gives a Luxembourg address, and its terms name a Czech company in Hluboká nad Vltavou. WEDOS says it started in 2010 as a Czech hosting provider, owns its hardware and uses no third-party clouds, and holds ISO 27001. The pages show no DNS prices, and the ownership claim could not be checked against a register.
What WEDOS Zone does well
- Anycast DNS on 120+ points of presence
- Primary, secondary and white-label nameservers
- DNSSEC, GeoDNS and ANAME listed
- Full API and reseller model
- Owns its own hardware and network, per WEDOS
Where WEDOS Zone falls short
- No public DNS prices on the pages we read
- Health checks not listed
- Enterprise-oriented entry
- Ownership claim not verifiable from a register here
Standout feature. WEDOS Zone is the entry that lists ANAME records together with white-label nameservers.
Paris, France
Founded 1999
From €15/year
Demo on request
Best for: Domain owners who register at Gandi and want quick record changes, zone transfers and an API
Gandi provides LiveDNS, an Anycast DNS service included with the domains it registers. Changes propagate in under 250 milliseconds, according to the card on this site. The editor handles A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV and CAA records, and AXFR zone transfers are supported for people running secondary servers.
Gandi is a Paris registrar that, per its tool page, manages more than 2 million domain names across 750 top-level domains, a vendor figure we did not verify. Domains start from about €15 a year. The DNS side lists no health checks, GeoDNS or latency routing, so it is a plain record service.
What Gandi does well
- DNS free with a domain
- Anycast LiveDNS network
- Record changes in under 250 ms, per Gandi
- AXFR zone transfers and API access
- French company, B Corp certified
Where Gandi falls short
- About €15.50 a year for a .com
- No health checks or GeoDNS listed
- No stand-alone DNS plan without a domain
- Interface functional rather than modern
Standout feature. Gandi is the entry that advertises DNS record changes in under 250 milliseconds.
Aachen, Germany
Founded 2006
Plan prices (DNS 10, DNS 100, DNS 1000) are not rendered on the page we read; hosting.de states its prices include German VAT of 19%
Demo on request
Best for: German-speaking agencies and site owners who want a zone-sized DNS plan from a German provider
hosting.de sells DNS in three plans sized by zone count: DNS 10, DNS 100 and DNS 1000. Anycast and API access are marked in each plan. The vendor says its DNS servers stand in several European data centres, with another site taking over automatically if one is unreachable.
hosting.de GmbH gives an address in Aachen and says its products are developed and run in Germany. It traces its history to TwooIT GmbH, founded in 2006. The page is German and the price boxes showed only a euro sign, so we cannot quote a monthly price. It also states prices include 19% German VAT.
What hosting.de does well
- Plans sized for 10, 100 and 1000 zones
- Anycast included in each plan
- API access listed
- DNSSEC keys managed on a signing server
- Servers spread over several European data centres
Where hosting.de falls short
- Plan prices not visible in the text we read
- No health checks or GeoDNS listed
- Page is in German
- Ownership not stated on the pages we read
Standout feature. hosting.de is the entry that sells DNS in bundles of 10, 100 and 1000 zones.
Västerås, Sweden
LoopiaDNS 9.99 SEK/month excluding VAT (12.49 SEK including VAT); the free LoopiaDomain account parks domains at 0 SEK
Demo on request
Best for: Swedish and Nordic site owners who want a cheap managed DNS editor with change history and an API
Loopia offers LoopiaDNS, a DNS editor that handles CNAME, A and MX records with dynamic updates and forwarding. It stores the history of DNS settings, and a customer restores earlier settings from any point in time. LoopiaAPI, DynDNS and email forwarding are included.
Loopia AB in Västerås, Sweden, is registered under organisation number 556633-9304 and says it belongs to team.blue, a group we did not research. LoopiaDNS costs 9.99 SEK a month excluding VAT with no limit on domains. The page lists no Anycast, DNSSEC, health checks or routing, and data location is not stated.
What Loopia does well
- 9.99 SEK a month excluding VAT
- Unlimited domains and subdomains
- DNS history with restore
- LoopiaAPI and DynDNS
- Free LoopiaDomain account for parking
Where Loopia falls short
- No Anycast or DNSSEC listed
- No health checks or routing
- Prices in Swedish kronor
- Data location not stated on the pages we read
Standout feature. Loopia is the entry that lists restoring DNS settings from any earlier point in time.
Oslo, Norway
Founded 1996
Sidebygger bundled with hosting from 39 NOK/month (Web Light); Sidebygger AI from 99 NOK/month (Web Pro)
Demo on request
Best for: Norwegian domain owners who want free DNS and unlimited records on the domains they register
Domeneshop includes DNS for the domains its customers register, lists unlimited DNS records and supports A, AAAA, MX, SRV and TXT types. An order option exists for domains held at another provider. The pages list no Anycast, DNSSEC, health checks or routing.
Domeneshop AS in Oslo was founded in 1996 and is described on its tool page as Norway's largest .no registrar, part of the Stockholm-based Miss Group since 2024. It runs its own servers in Oslo. Norway is in the EEA but not the EU, which some procurement rules treat differently.
What Domeneshop Sidebygger does well
- DNS free with a registered domain
- Unlimited DNS records
- Record types A, AAAA, MX, SRV and TXT
- Own servers in Oslo
- Published NOK pricing
Where Domeneshop Sidebygger falls short
- Norway is EEA, not EU, which matters for some procurement rules
- No Anycast, DNSSEC or health checks listed
- Support and documentation lean Norwegian
- No stand-alone DNS plan
Standout feature. Domeneshop is the entry run by Norway's largest .no domain registrar.
Leiden, Netherlands
DNS price not shown on the pages we read; .nl domain EUR 0.49 for the first year then EUR 16.50 a year, prices excluding BTW
Demo on request
Best for: Dutch businesses that register domains at TransIP and want DNSSEC switched on without extra steps
TransIP states that every registered domain automatically gets DNSSEC, and it lists more than 450 domain extensions. Hosting and VPS products sit under the same account. The pages we read describe domain registration, not a stand-alone DNS service.
TransIP B.V. in Leiden publishes a KvK number and a BTW number in its privacy policy. A .nl domain costs €0.49 for the first year and €16.50 after that, a .com €8.99 and then €27.99, all excluding BTW. Zone limits, record types, Anycast and DNS pricing are unknown to us.
What TransIP does well
- Dutch B.V. with KvK number published
- DNSSEC applied automatically to domains
- 450+ domain extensions
- Prices published in euros
- Hosting and VPS under the same account
Where TransIP falls short
- No stand-alone DNS product described
- No Anycast, GeoDNS or health checks listed
- DNS price not shown
- Ownership not stated on the pages we read
Standout feature. TransIP is the entry that states DNSSEC is applied to every domain automatically.
