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Afilias FlexDNS vs. Oracle Dyn Managed DNS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FlexDNS
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Afilias offers FlexDNS, a managed DNS service.N/A
Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Score 8.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Oracle Dyn DNS (domain name system) is an infrastructure-as-a-service that is touted by Oracle Dyne as one of the highest performance global networks existent. It is available as a managed DNS with secondary DNS available for more reliable business continuity on higher service tiers.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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FlexDNSOracle Dyn Managed DNS
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
FlexDNS

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Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
As our organization had an ample amount of DNS to manage, it was quite inconvenient when it comes to Amazon Route 53 or any other alternatives as the change propagation time was pretty much high as compared to Oracle Dyn Managed DNS. And when it comes to the huge customer base …
Prasad Wani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Prasad Wani
Principle Systems Engineer
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Mos of the other DNS doesn't have the Role base access. And there are few DNS providers where an update of records is restricted per day.
RS
Rich Sigmund
identity Achitect
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Open DNS and cloud DNS were tested and the features available with Dyn were far superior to these other products for our organization.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Oracle Dyn Managed DNS is much simpler to use and has no ads. Using other companies, you sometimes have pop-up ads and have difficulty getting to the zone and managing the DNS records. Since Dyn Managed DNS is only DNS, you're in, out, done. No time is wasted trying to …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Name.com also has DNS management but I think Dyn does a much better job. The layout of the website is more intuitive and actually loads and performs much better. Overall if you have a domain name on name.com that you use, I would transfer it to Dyn as its easier to use.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
DYN always came greatly recommended, we knew from the start that was the only platform for us because it had great features and cost.
JL
Jennifer Ly
Network Engineer
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We selected Oracle Dyn Managed DNS because it has the active failover functionality that our agency needed.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We have been using Dyn since before it was acquired by Oracle and has never failed us. I have used other DNS providers in the past, mostly from the domain registrars, but those have lacked features and availability of certain types of DNS records. In addition, the management …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Oracle Dyn Managed DNS is trusted, tested, proven and widely used. This is the winning factor.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Oracle Dyn gave us zero downtime vs four downtimes somewhere else. 30 sec TTL vs ten min for second best.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We selected it for stability. It has a way better UI than UltraDNS. Oracle Dyn has a clear user interface without bloatware, and the actions don't surprise you.

Route 53 - Their main benefit is the integration with the rest of the Amazon Web Services suite, something other …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
I do not use any other DNS, I cannot attest to differences.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
It is just as powerful, but it lacks the AWS features that Route 53 has. But, that isn't something that Oracle Dyn Managed DNS can control.
JB
Jim Bowers
Systems Engineer III
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Dyn was recommended to me by a colleague and based on his recommendation, no other managed DNS vendors were considered.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We actually use both providers, but Dyn is our primary.

In terms of feature set, both companies have very similar offerings. We've found Verisign's UI and documentation to be overall more usable, but Dyn's GeoDNS management is far simpler. Both companies offer an API, and while …
CD
Craig Domanski
Computing Center Supervisor
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We like the fact that this is now an Oracle product. We keep GoDaddy for certificates and Dyn for DNS.
Christian Jensen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christian Jensen
Devops Engineer
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We have actually considered running our own DNS but would gladly jump ship if management allowed us to.
EB
Ed Bourdon
Systems Administrator
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We have not evaluated any alternatives recently. Previously we managed DNS at a registrar, and their lack of options made us realize we needed to find something better.
JB
Jeremy Baucom
Cloud Engineer
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We looked at other products, but DYN came across as the clear leader in our research and was the only one we ended up testing.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
Dyn was selected prior to my arrival
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
We currently use the DNS service provided by our new host, Agathon, and it is just as good and far cheaper.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Dyn Managed DNS
The free DNS service included with a domain purchase cannot perform advanced functions like automatic failover to another IP with low TTL.
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User Ratings
Afilias FlexDNSOracle Dyn Managed DNS
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8.5
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
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User Testimonials
Afilias FlexDNSOracle Dyn Managed DNS
Likelihood to Recommend
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For any company that needs a robust DNS service that can handle high QPS volumes without latency or lag, Oracle Dyn is the best that I have used. I can always rely on the backend infrastructure to ensure that DNS isn't a bottleneck for website performance. I have never had to open a support ticket for any issues and published changes to DNS records are nearly instantaneous across the globe.
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Pros
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  • One of the best features is the interface. Whether you are using the expert or simple editor it is easy to figure out on the fly.
  • We've found support to be extremely fast and knowledgeable.
  • It is consistently one of the fastest responses to DNS queries.
  • It uses role-based access to delegate as much or little access for users.
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Cons
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  • As a relatively experienced engineer, I find the UI to be incredibly obtuse and counter-intuitive. I try and use the API for most things, but for some people that may not be an option.
  • The user documentation is a bit hard to navigate. DNS in general is pretty simple, so this is a minor gripe, but it's hard to find specific info sometimes.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It does exactly what we need, its fast, secure and reliable.
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Usability
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I give Oracle Dyn Managed DNS's overall usability an 8/10. If you understand DNS then you should have no problem working with the Dyn DNS interface. It takes very little time to learn how to update and manage DNS for your domains. The DYN API is also easy to work with and they provide SDK's for most programming languages.
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Support Rating
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Haven't had a need to work with the support team and DYN to date. The system has always done what we needed and the support documentation is straightforward and has answered any questions that we have had. They provide updates if there are ever any issues in a timely manner and make sure everyone knows what is going on.
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Alternatives Considered
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As our organization had an ample amount of DNS to manage, it was quite inconvenient when it comes to Amazon Route 53 or any other alternatives as the change propagation time was pretty much high as compared to Oracle Dyn Managed DNS. And when it comes to the huge customer base and customer satisfaction, the organization has to be wise at choosing the right tools and the right tool which fitted our requirements was Oracle Dyn managed DNS.
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Return on Investment
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  • The service price is very competitive even for SMBs.
  • Every outage costs money, and with Dyn Managed DNS, service uptime is 100%.
  • You will most likely see a return on investment the same year if moving away for your own external managed DNS servers.
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