Blocky vs Simple DNS Plus
Blocky
github.com
Simple DNS Plus
simpledns.plusSide by side
| Figure | Blocky | Simple DNS Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 10 |
| Spec score · DNS Server Software | 8.1 (#4) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Integrations | It provides Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, REST API endpoints, and a CLI tool. | It supports Microsoft Active Directory through SRV records and DNS Update, and offers an OpenAPI specification for automation tools. |
| Security | It supports DNSSEC validation and says it collects no user data, telemetry, or statistics. | Security features include recursion restrictions by client IP, TSIG-authenticated zone transfers, response filtering, and IP blocking or rate limiting. |
| Support | The maintainer welcomes issues, feature suggestions, and pull requests, and invites users to contribute financially to ongoing development. | The site provides online documentation, a knowledge base, contact support, and remote management installation instructions. |
Plans
Simple DNS Plus
- 5 zones license (2 or more licenses)$69, paid once
- 5 zones license (single license)$79, paid once
- 25 zones license (2 or more licenses)$99, paid once
- 25 zones license (single license)$129, paid once
- 100 zones license (2 or more licenses)$149, paid once
- 100 zones license (single license)$189, paid once
- 1000 zones license (2 or more licenses)$219, paid once
- 1000 zones license (single license)$269, paid once
- Unlimited zones license (2 or more licenses)$299, paid once
- Unlimited zones license (single license)$379, paid once
In their own words
Simple DNS Plus
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