The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. DNS servers translate (resolve) human-memorable domain names and hostnames into the corresponding numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses which is used to identify and locate computer systems and resources on the Internet. A DNS hosting service is a service that runs Domain Name System servers. Most, but not all, domain name registrars include DNS hosting service with registration. Free DNS hosting services also exist. Many third-party DNS hosting services provide Dynamic DNS.
At enlyft, we use sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms to track the use of various DNS Servers products and technologies. We track 16 products in the DNS Servers category, and have found 3,528,947 companies using these products.
| Product |
Install base
# of companies we found using this product |
Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| Azure DNS | 1,827,425 | 51% |
| Amazon Route 53 | 652,654 | 18% |
| Google Cloud DNS | 503,355 | 14% |
| NSONE | 419,855 | 11% |
| DynDNS | 64,989 | < 5% |
| CDNS Network | 14,370 | < 5% |
| CloudFloorDNS | 13,258 | < 5% |
| ZoneEdit | 12,945 | < 5% |
| DNS Made Easy | 12,775 | < 5% |
| Zonomi | 2,861 | < 5% |
| PointDNS | 2,296 | < 5% |
| F5 GTM | 1,105 | < 5% |
| Bind 9 | 856 | < 5% |
| DomainTools | 180 | < 5% |
| Akamai Edge DNS | 12 | < 5% |
| Google Public DNS | 11 | < 5% |