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Compare Amazon Route 53 and PowerDNS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Route 53
Star Rating
(144)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Route 53PowerDNS
Star Rating
(13)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PowerDNSAmazon 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 availablePowerDNS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Route 53
No trial information availablePowerDNS
No trial information availableRatings
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 and PowerDNS are categorized as Managed DNS Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon Route 53 has no unique categories
PowerDNS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Route 53
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PowerDNS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Computer Software
18.3%
Financial Services
7.9%
Internet
6.3%
Retail
4.0%
Other
44.4%
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
Discussions
Which three main functions does Amazon Route 53 perform?
1 Comment
LP
Domain Registration,
DNS Resolving,
DNS Failover,
Geological routing & Health checksRead more
Amazon Route 53 has no more discussions with answers
What does PowerDNS do?
1 Comment
FT
PowerDNS allows the management of DNS services (both authoritative and recursive).Read more
PowerDNS has no more discussions with answers
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