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At a Glance
Amazon Route 53
Amazon Route 53
Star Rating
(144)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PowerDNS
PowerDNS
Star Rating
(13)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PowerDNS

Amazon Route 53 vs PowerDNS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PowerDNS easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Amazon Route 53 overall.

    Pricing
    Entry-Level Pricing
    Amazon Route 53
    No pricing available
    PowerDNS
    No pricing available
    Free Trial
    Amazon Route 53
    No trial information available
    PowerDNS
    No trial information available
    Ratings
    Meets Requirements
    9.1
    97
    9.2
    6
    Ease of Use
    8.6
    97
    9.2
    6
    Ease of Setup
    8.8
    64
    8.3
    5
    Ease of Admin
    8.8
    64
    9.2
    6
    Quality of Support
    8.8
    82
    Not enough data
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    9.2
    59
    9.0
    5
    Product Direction (% positive)
    9.1
    89
    Not enough data
    Categories
    Categories
    Shared Categories
    Amazon Route 53
    Amazon Route 53
    PowerDNS
    PowerDNS
    Amazon Route 53 and PowerDNS are categorized as Managed DNS Solutions
    Unique Categories
    Amazon Route 53
    Amazon Route 53 has no unique categories
    PowerDNS
    PowerDNS has no unique categories
    Reviews
    Reviewers' Company Size
    Amazon Route 53
    Amazon Route 53
    Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
    34.1%
    Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
    37.3%
    Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
    28.6%
    PowerDNS
    PowerDNS
    Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
    25.0%
    Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
    50.0%
    Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
    25.0%
    Reviewers' Industry
    Amazon Route 53
    Amazon Route 53
    Information Technology and Services
    19.0%
    Computer Software
    18.3%
    Financial Services
    7.9%
    Internet
    6.3%
    Retail
    4.0%
    Other
    44.4%
    PowerDNS
    PowerDNS
    Information Technology and Services
    33.3%
    Internet
    16.7%
    Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
    8.3%
    Information Services
    8.3%
    Gambling & Casinos
    8.3%
    Other
    25.0%
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    Discussions
    Amazon Route 53
    Amazon Route 53 Discussions
    Which three main functions does Amazon Route 53 perform?
    1 Comment
    Lankit P.
    LP
    Domain Registration, DNS Resolving, DNS Failover, Geological routing & Health checksRead more
    Monty the Mongoose crying
    Amazon Route 53 has no more discussions with answers
    PowerDNS
    PowerDNS Discussions
    What does PowerDNS do?
    1 Comment
    Franco T.
    FT
    PowerDNS allows the management of DNS services (both authoritative and recursive).Read more
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    PowerDNS has no more discussions with answers