Is IONOS's DNS Zone the best deal?

Cloud DNS · $1.65/mo

Best in class

IONOS Cloud DNS at $1.65/mo per zone is a straightforward, low-cost DNS offering with no hidden renewal traps or per-query overages. The candidate alternatives listed are not DNS-specific products—they are networking, egress, IP, SSL certificate, and gateway services from other platforms—making them incomparable on feature and use case.

Before you switch

Verify that $1.65/mo is the renewal rate, not an introductory price, since IONOS applies aggressive renewal markups to other product lines
Confirm DNS query limits and zone record limits are sufficient for your use case
Check whether you need additional features (DNSSEC, API access, advanced analytics) that may incur extra charges
If you are already using IONOS VPS or Web Hosting, review bundled DNS offerings before purchasing standalone zones

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Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Fly.io	Private Networking / Egress · North America / Europe - private cross-region	$0.01/mo	WireGuard (6PN) private cross-region transfer, per GB, North America and Europe. Within-region private transfer is free.	Visit
Bunny CDN	CDN · Europe & North America	$0.01/mo	Standard Network CDN, per-GB pay-as-you-go rate for Europe & North America.	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Outbound Data Transfer · Prior policy: overage to internet	$0.01/mo	Legacy per-GB overage rate beyond the 10TB free allowance, prior to the stated 2026 free-egress policy change	Visit
Fly.io	IP Addresses & Certificates · SSL certificate (single hostname)	$0.1/mo	Per custom hostname; first 10 certificates free per organization.	Visit
OVHcloud	Gateway · Gateway S	$2.34/mo	200 Mbps public network	Visit
OVHcloud	Floating IP · Floating IP IPv4 (/32)	$2.34/mo	Reassignable public IPv4 address, /32.	Visit

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