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# Amazon Route 53 vs PowerDNS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Amazon Route 53**
No pricing available

**PowerDNS**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Amazon Route 53**
$$$$$

**PowerDNS**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Amazon Route 53**
12%

**PowerDNS**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**Amazon Route 53** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**PowerDNS** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Amazon Route 53** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**PowerDNS** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Amazon Route 53**

DNS Management (1)

Easy Integrations (1)

Complex Pricing (1)

Complex User Interface (1)

**PowerDNS**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Amazon Route 53**
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CloudFront

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Amazon Elastic Container...

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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

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AWS Elastic Load Balancing

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**PowerDNS**
Not enough data

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Route 53**

**9.1** /10

Based on 98 responses

**PowerDNS**

**9.2** /10

Based on 6 responses

Ease of Use

**Amazon Route 53**

**8.6** /10

Based on 98 responses

**PowerDNS**

**9.2** /10

Based on 6 responses

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Route 53**

**8.7** /10

Based on 65 responses

**PowerDNS**

**8.3** /10

Based on 5 responses

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Route 53**

**8.8** /10

Based on 64 responses

**PowerDNS**

**9.2** /10

Based on 6 responses

Quality of Support

**Amazon Route 53**

**8.8** /10

Based on 83 responses

**PowerDNS** Not enough data

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Route 53**

**9.2** /10

Based on 59 responses

**PowerDNS**

**9.0** /10

Based on 5 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Route 53**

**9.1** /10

Based on 90 responses

**PowerDNS** Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
29.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
29.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
25.0%

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](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476501/amazon-route-53.svg "Amazon Route 53")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-route-53/reviews)
Amazon Route 53

Information Technology and Services
18.9%

Computer Software
18.1%

Financial Services
7.9%

Internet
6.3%

Marketing and Advertising
3.9%

Other
44.9%

[![PowerDNS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_bc67f6b2a3aac5ba4e1e05f373caf733/powerdns.png "PowerDNS")](https://www.g2.com/products/powerdns/reviews)
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%

Alternatives

**Amazon Route 53 Alternatives**

 ![ClouDNS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_68d0e2e1c7e1e0fe272f2acae399553a/cloudns.png "ClouDNS")

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ClouDNS
](/products/cloudns/reviews)

 ![GoDaddy Premium DNS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f2fc5cb29afeaa1902d9352d8f1ea926/godaddy-premium-dns.svg "GoDaddy Premium DNS")

[
GoDaddy Premium DNS
](/products/godaddy-premium-dns/reviews)

 ![Google Cloud DNS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0c51d2c2e5f85fe45126eb818f748267/google-cloud-dns.png "Google Cloud DNS")

[
Google Cloud DNS
](/products/google-cloud-dns/reviews)

 ![DNSMadeEasy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_150a07cbe305b4671b8381ceb3360885/dnsmadeeasy.png "DNSMadeEasy")

[
DNSMadeEasy
](/products/dnsmadeeasy/reviews)

**PowerDNS Alternatives**

 ![Infoblox NIOS DDI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d98ad74c7413db71d2bbd72b4816c0b6/infoblox-nios-ddi.svg "Infoblox NIOS DDI")

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Infoblox NIOS DDI
](/products/infoblox-nios-ddi/reviews)

 ![WPMU DEV](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/707dfa72f7eded7f6269ce793de03c9d/wpmu-dev.svg "WPMU DEV")

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WPMU DEV
](/products/wpmu-dev/reviews)

 ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b2231a414cb9f3f7c194f65af32b723e/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance.png "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance")

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Cloudflare Application...
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 ![Azure DNS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-dns.jpg "Azure DNS")

[
Azure DNS
](/products/azure-dns/reviews)

## 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.