Tech riderRev. 2 Oct 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Web
- 2Costsfree trial · paid from $9/mo
- 3Resolution checksYes
- 4Propagation checksYes
- 5Record-change alertsYes
- 6Nameserver health checksYes
- 7Alert channelsemail, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, syslog
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: dnsspy.io
Overview
DNS Spy is ranked #20 of 36 in DNS monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $9/mo.
DNS Spy plans and pricing
All plansPersonal $9/mo $9 /month Up to 10 domains · 30+ automated checks · 1 year of history · Email notifications dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
Enterprise $49/mo $49 /month Up to 100 domains, expandable in 50-domain packs · 10K API calls/mo · Priority support dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
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Facts
- Purpose
- DNS Spy monitors DNS records from worldwide resolvers, tracks domain and SSL expirations, audits security, and detects look-alike phishing domains.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- DNS monitoring
- It monitors 60+ DNS record types across authoritative nameservers and keeps a diff-level change history.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Security checks
- Security Center performs 40+ automated checks with weighted letter-grade scoring across account, group, and domain levels.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- WHOIS
- WHOIS and domain expiration monitoring uses RDAP and WHOIS to track registrar, ownership, status, and expiry changes.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Brand protection
- Enterprise Phishing Sentinel detects typosquatting, homograph, and IDN attacks using 17+ techniques and scores threats from 0–100.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- DNS integrations
- DNS provider sync supports Cloudflare, DNSimple, DigitalOcean, Bunny DNS, Linode, Vultr, GoDaddy, and Amazon Route 53 using read-only API tokens.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Email is available on all plans; Enterprise adds Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, and syslog alerts.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- API
- The Enterprise REST API provides 50+ endpoints, bearer-token authentication, and 10,000 calls per month.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- DNS Spy describes its product as suitable for individuals and small projects, and says Enterprise supports teams, organizations, MSPs, and agencies managing client domains.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The 7-day trial offers Enterprise features, requires a card up front, and charges nothing if canceled before the trial ends.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Data location and security
- The privacy policy says DNS record data is stored in AWS US East (Virginia), and cites AWS SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Data deletion
- The maker says deleting an account or stopping domain monitoring permanently deletes the records and their history.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- DNS Spy lists email support at [email protected] for technical, billing, and monitoring questions.dnsspy.io · 2 Oct 2026
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Sources
- dnsspy.io· checked 2 Oct 2026
- dnsspy.io/features· checked 2 Oct 2026
- dnsspy.io/pricing· checked 2 Oct 2026
- dnsspy.io/privacy· checked 2 Oct 2026
- dnsspy.io/contact· checked 2 Oct 2026