DNS hosting
DNS that keeps answering, even under fire.
Four tiers, matched to what an outage would cost you: Premium DNS for speed and failover, DDoS-protected DNS against attacks, location-based DNS to send each visitor to the right server, and Enterprise DNS for large networks.
- Global anycast network on six continents
- DDoS-protected DNS
- Routing by continent, country and region
- DNSSEC supported
Every visit starts with a DNS lookup
Before a page opens or an email arrives, DNS finds where to send it. The quicker and steadier that step, the quicker and steadier everything after it.
Someone types your name
In a browser or a mail app
Their device asks where it lives
That question is a DNS lookup
The nearest location answers
And another steps in if it cannot
Your site opens
And your mail finds its way
Closer means faster
The same DNS addresses are answered from many places around the world, and the nearest one replies.
No single location to fail
If one location has a problem, lookups move to the next one automatically.
Website and email together
Your site and your mail both depend on DNS, so keeping it up protects both.
Four tiers, from fast to fortified
Choose by what matters most to you: speed, protection, location or scale. You can move up when your needs grow.
Premium DNS
Speed, capacity and automatic failover for sites that have outgrown basic DNS.
DDoS-protected DNS
Premium DNS on protected servers, for businesses that can't afford to go offline.
Location-based DNS
Answers that depend on where the visitor is, so everyone reaches the nearest or the right server.
Enterprise DNS
High-volume DNS under your own brand, for large networks and hosting companies.
DDoS-protected DNS
Built to stay standing while someone tries to knock it down. Premium DNS on protected servers, for businesses where an hour offline costs real money.
Attacks filtered first
Attack traffic is filtered before it reaches your name servers, so real visitors still get answers during a flood of requests.
Protected servers
Your domain is served from protected servers added on top of the Premium network.
Website and email stay reachable
Your site and your mail both depend on DNS, so keeping it up keeps both within your customers' reach during an attack.
Built for heavy traffic
Capacity for around a billion lookups every month, twice what Premium DNS allows.
Everything in Premium
Failover, DNSSEC, fast changes and our migration of your records are all included.
Support in your language
You can call or write to our experts about your DNS in Arabic or English.
Location-based DNS
Each visitor, sent to the server that suits where they are: the nearest one, or the one meant for them.
Routing by location
Send visitors to different servers by continent, by country, or by region in the United States and Canada.
The visitor's real location
The choice is based on the visitor's own network, not on wherever their DNS resolver happens to be.
The nearest server
Europe is served from a European server and Asia from an Asian one, so pages and apps respond faster.
The right content
Show a regional version of a site or app, or keep a market on its own servers.
Spread the load
Divide traffic between regions so that no single server carries everyone.
Protected and signed
Includes DDoS protection and DNSSEC, and works with failover, so visitors skip any regional server that goes down.
Enterprise DNS
For large networks with rules of their own, from hosting companies to businesses with heavy DNS demands. We design it with you and quote it individually.
Volume without fixed ceilings
No fixed ceiling on lookups, zones or records, so DNS keeps up as you grow.
A global network
Served from more than 60 locations on six continents, with traffic steered away from any location that is having problems.
Your name on it
Nameservers under your own brand, on dedicated IP addresses, with your own reverse (PTR) records.
Built-in attack protection
Defences against DNS attacks, including DDoS, keep your services reachable under pressure.
Custom set-up
Extra requirements, such as TSIG-secured zone transfers, can be configured on request.
Run it or hand it over
Manage records yourself in the DNS panel, which is in English, or ask us in Arabic or English and we'll do it.
What every tier comes with
Whichever tier you choose, the basics are in place.
Anycast network
Lookups are answered by the nearest of more than 60 locations.
DNSSEC
Signed answers that resolvers can verify.
DNS failover
Visitors are sent to a backup server when your main one stops responding.
IPv4 and IPv6
Every location answers over both.
Records moved for you
We copy, test and switch your records, planned so nothing goes offline.
All the common record types
Including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT.
Moving house without losing the post
- 1
Send us your domains
We list every domain with its registrar, renewal date and current DNS provider.
- 2
We review your records
We check your website, email and verification records, including SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and fix anything missing or wrong.
- 3
We copy, then switch
Your records are copied and tested on our network first. Then we change your nameservers, and visitors move across gradually, on a plan built to avoid any break in service.
- 4
We keep it in order
Renewals, record changes, monitoring, and a review of your domains once a year.
Priced for your domains
DNS hosting is priced per year, based on the tier and the number of domains. Tell us what you run and we send you an offer in USD.
Questions before you pick a tier
Which tier do I need?
Start with what would hurt most. Slow lookups or growing traffic: Premium DNS. Losing sales when you can't be reached: DDoS-protected DNS. Visitors in several regions: location-based DNS. A large network, or your own branded nameservers: Enterprise DNS. We'll recommend one after a short conversation.
Can I move to a higher tier later?
Yes. If you move to a higher tier, the unused part of what you have paid is credited to your account.
Do I need to move my domain to use this?
Usually, yes. DNS hosting is an add-on for the domains we manage, so we first transfer your domain to our registrar account. You stay its owner, and your website and email keep working during the move. If a domain has to stay with its current registrar, tell us and we'll work out how to look after it. Domain management
Will changing DNS take my site or email offline?
Normally not. We copy and check every record before the switch, and the old and new DNS give the same answers while the change spreads, which can take up to 48 hours.
Can our team edit DNS records ourselves?
Yes. You can have access to our DNS panel, which is in English and limited to your own domains, or edit DNS in your hosting control panel if you host with us. Or send us the changes in Arabic or English, and we'll make them.
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What would an hour of downtime cost you?
Tell us about your domains and your traffic. We'll match a tier to the risk and send you an offer.