AWS Route 53 vs Google Cloud DNS
When it comes to domain name system (DNS) services for cloud deployment, AWS Route 53 and Google Cloud DNS are two of the most popular services available. Both services provide secure, scalable, and highly available DNS infrastructure that businesses can use to route end-users to their applications. In this blog post, we will compare AWS Route 53 vs Google Cloud DNS in terms of their features, pricing, and performance.
Features
AWS Route 53 offers a variety of features, including:
- Global coverage with low latency
- Integration with AWS services, such as Elastic Load Balancing and AWS Certificate Manager
- DNS failover and health checks
- Traffic routing based on latency, geography, and weighted round-robin
- Domain name registration services
On the other hand, Google Cloud DNS provides the following features:
- Global coverage with low latency
- Integration with other Google Cloud services, such as Google Kubernetes Engine and Google Cloud Load Balancing
- DNS failover and health checks
- Traffic routing based on latency, geography, and weighted round-robin
Overall, both services offer similar features, but AWS Route 53 has the edge with its domain name registration services.
Pricing
AWS Route 53 and Google Cloud DNS both offer a pay-as-you-go model, meaning you only pay for what you use.
AWS Route 53 charges $0.40 per million DNS queries per month for the first billion queries, and the price goes down as the usage increases. In addition to that, AWS Route 53 charges for the number of hosted zones, health checks, and domain registrations.
On the other hand, Google Cloud DNS charges $0.20 per million DNS queries per month, with no additional charges for the number of hosted zones, health checks, or domain registrations.
Google Cloud DNS is clearly the cheaper option in terms of pricing.
Performance
Both AWS Route 53 and Google Cloud DNS offer global coverage with low latency. However, a study by ThousandEyes found that AWS Route 53 had a median global latency of 81ms, while Google Cloud DNS had a median global latency of 39ms. This means that Google Cloud DNS provides faster DNS resolution times, which can result in faster application response times for end-users.
Conclusion
Both AWS Route 53 and Google Cloud DNS are excellent DNS services for cloud deployment. However, Google Cloud DNS is the cheaper option and provides faster DNS resolution times. AWS Route 53 has the advantage of offering domain name registration services. Ultimately, the choice between the two services will depend on the individual needs and priorities of each business.