We performed a comparison between Akamai Edge DNS and Amazon Route 53 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in Managed DNS."It is a very stable solution since it has a security feature that allows you to recover zone files if you accidentally delete them."
"Technical support from Amazon is very good...Overall, the product is stable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the DNS, routing, and traffic features."
"The solution effectively monitors the health of resources and provides good identity access management."
"The solution has a user-friendly dashboard."
"It stands out for its user-friendly interface, seamless integration with other AWS services, and ability to efficiently manage DNS, making it a valuable tool for various deployment scenarios, including those involving Kubernetes on AWS."
"The main DNS resolution is really, really fast."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"The scalability is the most valuable feature."
"CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support."
"The cost calculator for determining the cost of Route 53 is a little bit obscure."
"There are no detailed logs, and they should implement that in the solution."
"Streamlining and optimizing processes related to Procter, VPN workflows, and other subjects based on specific needs would allow for continual improvement and adaptation to the evolving requirements of the system."
"Route 53 would be better if it had the ability to handle multiple requests at the same time because we have a lot of users. I would like that to be optimized in the next version."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"It may not always be easy to integrate with on-premise infrastructure, especially with the complexity of the resolver and other factors involved. Improvements could be made to enhance the ability to integrate seamlessly."
"The platform is more complicated to learn than one of its competitors."
"The solution’s pricing and technical support could be improved."
Akamai Edge DNS is ranked 9th in Managed DNS with 1 review while Amazon Route 53 is ranked 3rd in Managed DNS with 19 reviews. Akamai Edge DNS is rated 9.0, while Amazon Route 53 is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Akamai Edge DNS writes "A very stable solution with strong security features and an easy initial setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon Route 53 writes "Provides clear documentation, easy to understand, simplifies management and efficiently handles our domain-related configurations and DNS records". Akamai Edge DNS is most compared with IBM NS1 Connect, Cloudflare DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Google Cloud DNS and Azure DNS, whereas Amazon Route 53 is most compared with Azure DNS, Cloudflare DNS, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella and IBM NS1 Connect.
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