Akamai Edge DNS vs Google Cloud DNS comparison

Akamai Edge DNS

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Akamai Edge DNS

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Akamai Edge DNS and Google Cloud DNS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai Edge DNS

Ranking in Managed DNS

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Domain Name System (DNS) Security (10th)

Google Cloud DNS

Ranking in Managed DNS

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Managed DNS category, the market share of Akamai Edge DNS is 1.3% and it decreased by 25.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of Google Cloud DNS is 6.1% and it decreased by 18.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed DNS

Unique Categories:

Domain Name System (DNS) Security

0.8%

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Featured Reviews

Hari Iyer

IS/IT Consultant at Wipro Limited

Oct 16, 2023

A very stable solution with strong security features and an easy initial setup phase

One thing that I wanted and was expecting from Akamai Edge DNS was CNAME flattening. CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support. Apart from Akamai, the other DNS providers support CNAME flattening. CNAME flattening is basically a feature to give you a short summary wherein your naked domain or naked record has CNAME associated with it. Ideally, only subdomains can have a CNAME as per the RFC protocol, but for special cases, if you want your naked domain or top-level domain to be associated with a CNAME instead of an IP, you can do it with CNAME flattening. In a way, it is good that Akamai doesn't have CNAME flattening and follows RFC protocol. It is important to consider that there are many use cases where it could have been easier to deal with them if Akamai had the feature named CNAME flattening. I would also like to see something like APEX's sentry function in Akamai Edge DNS.

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Shikar Singh

Solutions Architect / IT Program Manager at Optum

Mar 1, 2024

Constantly improving and adapting to customer needs

The effectiveness of Google Cloud DNS largely depends on where an organization stands in its cloud journey and its overall technology landscape. For those heavily invested in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and already embracing cloud solutions, Google Cloud DNS can be rated quite high, ranging from seven to nine out of ten.Deployment times for Google Cloud DNS can vary depending on the complexity of the infrastructure and configuration requirements. For straightforward setups and cloud-ready cases, deployment can typically be completed within a few minutes to an hour. However, in more complex infrastructure scenarios involving extensive configuration, deployment may take longer, possibly spanning days or weeks.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is a very stable solution since it has a security feature that allows you to recover zone files if you accidentally delete them."

"The scalability is good."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"The tool is well integrated. We don’t need the interface of another provider. The product helps me manage my domain and write in Google Cloud."

"Google Cloud DNS continues to evolve based on customer feedback and technological advancements."

"It is a scalable solution."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

Cons

"CNAME flattening is a feature that Akamai does not support."

"The UI is tricky to understand for people who have not worked with DNS records. People with little to no experience with DNS records can find it hard to understand. For example, you need to know the hallmarks to input records since they need to be matched in a specific format."

"The UX of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Migrating away from Google Cloud DNS can be difficult."

"The solution's price could be better."

"It needs to provide better integration."

"The cost of using Google Cloud DNS can be relatively high compared to other options, especially considering the cloud environment."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I am not sure about the pricing. However, I can give you a rough estimate which is like ten cents per month per zone."

"It is expensive but cost-effective."

"The cost of using Google Cloud DNS can be relatively high compared to other options, especially considering the cloud environment. I would rate it 6 out of 10. Cheaper alternatives might be desirable, but the decision depends on various factors such as vendor lock-in, organizational adaptability, and alignment with other technologies in use."

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Retailer

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Media Company

Government

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By reviewers

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai Edge 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.

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What needs improvement with Akamai Edge DNS?

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What is your primary use case for Akamai Edge DNS?

There is not much of a big use case related to the solution in our company. In our company, we have the DNS for all the domains configured in Akamai Edge DNS. The only use cases I can see with Akam...

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What do you like most about Google Cloud DNS?

Google Cloud DNS continues to evolve based on customer feedback and technological advancements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud DNS?

The cost of using Google Cloud DNS can be relatively high compared to other options, especially considering the cloud environment. I would rate it 6 out of 10. Cheaper alternatives might be desirab...

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud DNS?

Google Cloud's backend network infrastructure is constantly improving and adapting to customer needs. They lead innovation within the cloud-native space, with products like Kubernetes and other sol...

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Overview

Discover Akamai DNS and its benefits of high availability and performance, and resilience against DDoS attacks backed by a fully guaranteed uptime SLA.

Google Cloud DNS is a scalable, reliable and managed authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) service running on the same infrastructure as Google. It has low latency, high availability and is a cost-effective way to make your applications and services available to your users. Cloud DNS translates requests for domain names like www.google.com into IP addresses like 74.125.29.101. Cloud DNS is programmable. You can easily publish and manage millions of DNS zones and records using our simple user interface, command-line interface or API.

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