We compared Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Cloudflare DNS is praised for its fast performance, privacy features, global network coverage, and reliable uptime, with positive comments on customer service and return on investment. Azure DNS is highly regarded for its reliability, scalability, ease of use, and seamless integration with other Azure services, alongside positive feedback on customer service and pricing structure. Areas for improvement in Cloudflare DNS include reducing deployment times, while Azure DNS users seek increased reliability, a more user-friendly interface, and clearer pricing structures.
Features: While Cloudflare DNS offers fast performance, enhanced privacy and security, and an extensive global network, Azure DNS is valued for its reliability, scalability, ease of use, seamless integration with Azure services, and competitive pricing.
Pricing and ROI: Cloudflare DNS has no significant setup costs, while Azure DNS is highly regarded for its cost-effectiveness and flexibility. The setup process for Azure DNS is hassle-free and straightforward, making it easy to get started. Azure DNS also offers versatile licensing choices suitable for different user requirements., Cloudflare DNS offers improved website performance, increased security, and reliable DNS resolution. Azure DNS provides cost-effectiveness, efficiency, increased productivity, easy setup, and management options.
Room for Improvement: Cloudflare DNS users have pointed out areas for improvement, while users of Azure DNS have highlighted the need for increased reliability and uptime, better management interface, more comprehensive documentation and support resources, and a simpler pricing structure.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user feedback, the duration to establish a new tech solution varies for both Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS. Some users of Cloudflare DNS reported spending up to three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others mentioned needing a week for both. The timeframes mentioned by users of Azure DNS also varied, with some spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup. However, it is important to consider the context in which these terms are used, as they may refer to the same period of time., In terms of customer service, Cloudflare DNS has received positive feedback for its prompt and helpful assistance, while Azure DNS is praised for its responsiveness and efficient support.
The summary above is based on 36 interviews we conducted recently with Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The most valuable feature of Azure DNS is it works automatically after configuration. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"The speed of the queries is valuable."
"If you're running your enterprise application on Azure, it's convenient to use Azure DNS. It has native integration with other Azure solutions, and Microsoft is a globally recognized DNS provider. You also get CDN services. If you're a media company that requires on-demand data streaming, your DNS plays a vital role by working with CDN services to publish your application. It's cheaper and easier to expand your solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The DNS resolution is the most valuable feature."
"The setup is relatively straightforward."
"The initial setup is easy and the solution is user-friendly"
"I like the feature where I can add multiple DNS records for the same subdomain."
"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is its global reach and it is always evolving."
"It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a ten out of ten...I rate the scalability a ten out of ten."
"Even when there is a high load on our servers, Cloudflare is able to cache the data and serve it to users, ensuring they can still access the website."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is external DNS. It is also very secure. They have their own main server and once you configure it, the product takes care of everything. There are no issues in resolving IPs and low latency is also present."
"I get a lot of value from Cloudflare's API because it enables you to build a separate environment inside the solution. You can create a domain for performing test requests before you move to the production environment and connect various domains."
"The solution is stable, and the DNS servers are simple to use."
"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is security."
"Its ease of integration with Office 365 and the fact that it's a good product compared to what I had before"
"There are issues with the cloud systems."
"The DNSSEC feature is not yet available on the DNS server so it needs to be added."
"The support from Microsoft in India is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The pricing can be more competitive."
"There are some latency issues that could be improved."
"While it's stable, there's always room for improvement to ensure it remains reliable."
"Azure DNS' documentation needs to improve."
"Azure DNS sticks mostly with the Azure native solution and doesn't scale well in a multi-cloud or hybrid environment."
"An integrated SSO feature would be useful for Cloudflare DNS."
"Cloudflare should add more documentation and pricing to the cloud version."
"Cloudflare's free plan is limited to 5,000 records for their free plan. They should increase that. For example, if I create a domain called abc.com and a subdomain called a.abc.com, my record count will be two. I can make a maximum of 5,000 subdomains. However, if we use our own DNS hosted on another provider, there is no limit. Their free plan also lacks name server customization."
"Areas like how assessment, discovery, and payload are dealt with and how it all comes into your organization can be considered when trying to make suggestions to Cloudflare for improvements."
"The analytics, basically the dashboard, doesn't have much to it."
"It would be helpful if the solution could continue evolving to compete with the other solutions on the market."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The tool needs to improve caching of servers. The product needs to include PFX certificate as well."
Azure DNS is ranked 2nd in Managed DNS with 31 reviews while Cloudflare DNS is ranked 1st in Managed DNS with 13 reviews. Azure DNS is rated 8.4, while Cloudflare DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure DNS writes "Offers good performance and helps its users with disaster recovery". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare DNS writes "A tool that offers good performance that needs to improve in areas like assessment and payload". Azure DNS is most compared with Amazon Route 53, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox DDI, Google Cloud DNS and Quad9, whereas Cloudflare DNS is most compared with Quad9, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Amazon Route 53 and Hurricane Electric Free DNS. See our Azure DNS vs. Cloudflare DNS report.
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