bunny.net DNS vs DNSimple
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of bunny.net DNS and DNSimple built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose bunny.net DNS if…
Up to 500 zones with no query fees and no per-zone charge, from a company that will also serve the traffic. The only cost is a $1 minimum on the account, and only if DNS is the one thing you use there.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose DNSimple if…
Teams that want DNS as a product rather than a loss leader: $0.50 per zone, 50,000 queries each, an API, domain registration and access control — priced openly at every tier including the overage rate.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- bunny.net DNS: You run more than 500 zones. Past that the page stops publishing and says contact sales, which is a worse answer than DNSimple's $0.50 per zone if the number you need to plan against is the 501st.
- DNSimple: The zones are yours and the budget is nothing. Cloudflare and bunny.net charge neither per zone nor per query, and DNSimple's entry plan publishes 'No SLA' in those words — so you are paying for the product and the tooling rather than for a commitment.
3 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
bunny.net DNS 0
DNSimple 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | bunny.net DNS | DNSimple |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Pricing model | Nothing per zone and nothing per query up to 500 zones — the only charge is a $1 minimum on the account, and only if DNS is all you use. Past 500 zones the page says contact sales. | Per zone and per query, with the seat free on Solo. Both meters loosen as the plan rises: Teams doubles nothing but raises the included queries tenfold and lowers the overage rate. |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Uptime SLA | None published. bunny.net/dns/sla redirects to a not-found page and the DNS pricing page names no uptime figure — which is a coherent position for a service that charges nothing, and worth seeing beside Route 53's and Google's 100%. | None on Solo, stated in those words on the pricing page. Higher plans are where an SLA appears. |
| Compliance | ||
| DNSSEC | Supported — Cryptographic validation of DNS responses, per its docs | Supported — Listed under DNS Security beside DDoS protection |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- bunny.net DNS
- Yes
- DNSimple
- No
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DNS Pricing — bunny.net ↗
“Free DNS. No query fees. Manage up to 500 DNS zones completely free. *If this is the only product you use, the $1 minimum account fee still a”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- DNSimple Pricing ↗
“Solo Free For 1 user $0.50 per hosted zone per month 50,000 queries per zone per month included”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Pricing model
- bunny.net DNS
- Nothing per zone and nothing per query up to 500 zones — the only charge is a $1 minimum on the account, and only if DNS is all you use. Past 500 zones the page says contact sales.
- DNSimple
- Per zone and per query, with the seat free on Solo. Both meters loosen as the plan rises: Teams doubles nothing but raises the included queries tenfold and lowers the overage rate.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DNS Pricing — bunny.net ↗
“Free DNS. No query fees. Manage up to 500 DNS zones completely free. *If this is the only product you use, the $1 minimum account fee still a”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- DNSimple Pricing ↗
“Most Popular Teams $ 29 USD /month Includes 1 seat $0.50 per hosted zone per month 500,000 queries per zone per month included, then $0.60 per million queries”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Uptime SLA
- bunny.net DNS
- None published. bunny.net/dns/sla redirects to a not-found page and the DNS pricing page names no uptime figure — which is a coherent position for a service that charges nothing, and worth seeing beside Route 53's and Google's 100%.
- DNSimple
- None on Solo, stated in those words on the pricing page. Higher plans are where an SLA appears.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DNS Pricing — bunny.net ↗
“Free DNS. No query fees. Manage up to 500 DNS zones completely free.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- DNSimple Pricing ↗
“Register, transfer, renew domains 100 DNS records per zone 1 user Let's Encrypt SSL Certificates HTTP Redirects Anycast DNS No SLA”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Free tier: bunny.net DNS or DNSimple?
bunny.net DNS: Yes
DNSimple: No
Should I choose bunny.net DNS or DNSimple?
Pick bunny.net DNS if Up to 500 zones with no query fees and no per-zone charge, from a company that will also serve the traffic. The only cost is a $1 minimum on the account, and only if DNS is the one thing you use there.
Pick DNSimple if Teams that want DNS as a product rather than a loss leader: $0.50 per zone, 50,000 queries each, an API, domain registration and access control — priced openly at every tier including the overage rate.