ClouDNS
Cheaper for 10 people
From$2.95/mo
10 people: $2.95 a month · $35.40 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
ClouDNS vs DNSimple: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Cloud tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
ClouDNS starts at $2.95/mo (Premium S) and DNSimple at $19/mo (Solo Pro). For 10 people that's $2.95 vs $19 a month: ClouDNS is $16.05 a month (84%) cheaper than DNSimple on list price.
DNSimple
Cloud
From$19/mo
10 people: $19 a month · $228 a year
- Free plan (Solo)
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Plans
ClouDNS and DNSimple plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
ClouDNS
Free DNS
1 DNS zone, 50 records · 500K queries/month · 4 unicast DNS servers
Free
Premium S
5 DNS zones, 200 records · 5M queries/month · Anycast DNS servers
$2.95/mo
Premium M
50 DNS zones, 2,000 records · 150M queries/month
$4.95/mo
Premium L
400 DNS zones, 20,000 records · 500M queries/month
$14.95/mo
1-year prices: Premium S $35.40, M $54.45, L $164.45 (2-year: $67.85/$103.95/$313.95). Enterprise: 'Get an offer'. Other DDoS-protected, GeoDNS and reseller plans priced separately.
Prices from ClouDNS's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
DNSimple
Solo
1 user · 100 records per zone · Anycast DNS, Let's Encrypt SSL
Free
Solo Pro
1 power user · 500 records per zone · Wildcard certs, secondary DNS
$19/mo
Teams
Includes 1 seat, +$29 per seat · 1,000 records per zone · SSO (Okta/Google), 99% SLA
$29/mo
Plus $0.50 per hosted zone per month on all plans; included queries 50K/250K/500K per zone/month, then $0.80/$0.70/$0.60 per million. Domain prices vary by TLD. Enterprise: contact sales. Only monthly prices shown.
Prices from DNSimple's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | ClouDNS (Premium S) | DNSimple (Solo Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $2.95/mo$35.40/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | ClouDNS $16.05 less a month |
| 10 people | $2.95/mo$35.40/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | ClouDNS $16.05 less a month |
| 25 people | $2.95/mo$35.40/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | ClouDNS $16.05 less a month |
ClouDNS is priced per plan. DNSimple is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
ClouDNS vs DNSimple: questions
Which is cheaper, ClouDNS or DNSimple?
ClouDNS starts at $2.95/mo (Premium S) and DNSimple at $19/mo (Solo Pro). For 10 people that's $2.95 vs $19 a month: ClouDNS is $16.05 a month (84%) cheaper than DNSimple on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do ClouDNS and DNSimple have free plans?
ClouDNS has a free plan (Free DNS). DNSimple has a free plan (Solo).
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