We compared Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Cloudflare DNS is praised for its fast performance, privacy features, global network coverage, and reliable uptime, with positive comments on customer service and return on investment. Azure DNS is highly regarded for its reliability, scalability, ease of use, and seamless integration with other Azure services, alongside positive feedback on customer service and pricing structure. Areas for improvement in Cloudflare DNS include reducing deployment times, while Azure DNS users seek increased reliability, a more user-friendly interface, and clearer pricing structures.
Features: While Cloudflare DNS offers fast performance, enhanced privacy and security, and an extensive global network, Azure DNS is valued for its reliability, scalability, ease of use, seamless integration with Azure services, and competitive pricing.
Pricing and ROI: Cloudflare DNS has no significant setup costs, while Azure DNS is highly regarded for its cost-effectiveness and flexibility. The setup process for Azure DNS is hassle-free and straightforward, making it easy to get started. Azure DNS also offers versatile licensing choices suitable for different user requirements., Cloudflare DNS offers improved website performance, increased security, and reliable DNS resolution. Azure DNS provides cost-effectiveness, efficiency, increased productivity, easy setup, and management options.
Room for Improvement: Cloudflare DNS users have pointed out areas for improvement, while users of Azure DNS have highlighted the need for increased reliability and uptime, better management interface, more comprehensive documentation and support resources, and a simpler pricing structure.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user feedback, the duration to establish a new tech solution varies for both Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS. Some users of Cloudflare DNS reported spending up to three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others mentioned needing a week for both. The timeframes mentioned by users of Azure DNS also varied, with some spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup. However, it is important to consider the context in which these terms are used, as they may refer to the same period of time., In terms of customer service, Cloudflare DNS has received positive feedback for its prompt and helpful assistance, while Azure DNS is praised for its responsiveness and efficient support.
The summary above is based on 36 interviews we conducted recently with Cloudflare DNS and Azure DNS users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The most valuable feature of Azure DNS is it works automatically after configuration. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"One of the key benefits of Azure DNS is its integration with other Azure services. As it is a solution developed by Microsoft, it is easy to integrate with other Azure offerings. Azure DNS also includes Defender for DNS, a feature that protects against anomalies and threats on the DNS. This added security is provided directly by Microsoft. The integration and security features of Azure DNS make it a valuable option for users of the Azure cloud platform."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Azure DNS is a user-friendly and very easy-to-manage solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a stable product."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The tool is easy to manage and use."
"The most valuable features of Azure DNS are the DNS forwarder and the DNS additional record editions."
"The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security."
"The solution automatically detects and responds to certain types of traffic based on geolocation."
"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is its global reach and it is always evolving."
"It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a ten out of ten...I rate the scalability a ten out of ten."
"The solution is stable, and the DNS servers are simple to use."
"The attacker won't have details since my public IP is anonymous. It offers us good privacy."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is external DNS. It is also very secure. They have their own main server and once you configure it, the product takes care of everything. There are no issues in resolving IPs and low latency is also present."
"Its ease of integration with Office 365 and the fact that it's a good product compared to what I had before"
"The scalability could improve."
"The security features and stability needs to be bettered."
"The licensing cost should be improved."
"The web interface to manage the solution must be made easier."
"The solution lacks scalability."
"There are some issues with the solution's performance where improvements are needed."
"Azure needs to add domain registration to the DNS service."
"The solution should provide better pricing."
"I believe they currently have this feature, but there will most likely be integration with APIs so we can control some features through API."
"Areas like how assessment, discovery, and payload are dealt with and how it all comes into your organization can be considered when trying to make suggestions to Cloudflare for improvements."
"Cloudflare should add more documentation and pricing to the cloud version."
"The documentation could improve for Cloudflare DNS."
"The tool needs to improve caching of servers. The product needs to include PFX certificate as well."
"We have noticed multiple instances where Cloudflare falsely indicates that our servers are down, even when there is no actual load on them. This makes it challenging for us to identify the exact issue."
"There might be helpful if there was some web application firewall feature."
"Cloudflare doesn't have a reverse lookup. We can only do a DNS lookup to get the IP address from the hostname. It doesn't work if you want to look up the hostname from an IPA address."
Azure DNS is ranked 2nd in Managed DNS with 31 reviews while Cloudflare DNS is ranked 1st in Managed DNS with 13 reviews. Azure DNS is rated 8.4, while Cloudflare DNS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure DNS writes "Offers good performance and helps its users with disaster recovery". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare DNS writes "A tool that offers good performance that needs to improve in areas like assessment and payload". Azure DNS is most compared with Amazon Route 53, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox DDI, Google Cloud DNS and Quad9, whereas Cloudflare DNS is most compared with Quad9, Google Cloud DNS, Cisco Umbrella, Amazon Route 53 and Hurricane Electric Free DNS. See our Azure DNS vs. Cloudflare DNS report.
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