Reliable DNS monitoring services are essential to keep your DNS infrastructure healthy. If you are looking for a dedicated DNS monitoring service, check our recommendations.

​Uptrends

Uptrends has 5 paid DNS monitoring plans. Costs vary, but as a reference, the Starter plan is $19.45, the Premium is $55.86, and the most robust plan, called Professional, is $272.32. These rates are monthly, but you can save 10% if you pay yearly. The plans include different features.

• From 10, 50, and 250 to unlimited (pay per monitor) monitors.
• Uptime monitoring, Performance monitoring, Browser monitoring, API monitoring, Infrastructure monitoring, etc.
• SMS, e-mail, mobile apps, and voice alerts.
• Historical data from 1 to 2 years.
• Saved log files from 14, 30, 60, to 90 days.
• Log analysis (reports) from simple, standard to advanced.
• There is a free 30-day trial for the 5 plans.

​ClouDNS

ClouDNS offers 4 DNS monitoring plans, 3 are paid (Monitoring S, M, and L), and 1 is free. The free monitoring plan includes 1 check, 7 days of log retention, 10 to 60 minutes monitoring intervals, and notifications via e-mail, SMS, Telegram, and Webhooks.

The cheapest plan is $2.95, and the most expensive is $14.95 per month. Based on the plan you pick, you could have the following:

• From 20 to 200 monitoring checks.
• DNS monitoring, UDP and TCP monitoring, Web (HTTP and HTTPS) monitoring, PING monitoring, Heartbeat monitoring, SSL/TLS monitoring, etc.
• From 15 to 60 days of log retention.
• 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60 minutes monitoring intervals.
• Notifications via e-mail, SMS, Telegram, and Webhooks.
• Every additional check has a cost.
• The 3 plans offer a free 30-day trial.
• More than 80 monitoring locations worldwide to set regional checks for server status.

​Better Uptime

Better Uptime has 4 monitoring plans to cover bigger needs. The Basic is free and includes 10 monitors, 3-minute checks, and free e-mail alerts. There are 3 paid plans to choose from (Freelancer, Small Team, and Business).

The cheapest paid plan is $30 monthly, while the most expensive is $200 monthly. Depending on which plan you choose, you could obtain the following:

• From 50 to 1,000 monitors.
• DNS monitoring, Web (HTTPS) monitoring, SSL monitoring, TLD monitoring, TCP/UDP monitoring, etc.
• 30-second checks.
• From 5 to 25 status pages.
• You can pay monthly or annually to save 20%.
• All plans come with a 60-day money-back guarantee.

​Site24x7

Site24x7 provides a free plan and 4 different paid plans, Starter, PRO, Classic, and Enterprise. Enterprise is a category that offers 3 more plans Elite, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus Web. Rates of the regular plans go from $9, $35, $89, and up to $225 per month, annually paid. The Enterprise plans are more expensive and very robust. Features vary from plan to plan.

• 50 monitors and instant downtime e-mail alerts with the free plan.
• Website Monitoring (HTTP / HTTPS), REST API Monitoring, DNS Server Monitoring, Ping Monitoring, SSL/TLS Certificate Monitoring, FTP Server Monitoring, etc.
• 1 minute Poll frequency. 30-second Poll frequency is only available in Enterprise plans.
• From 10, 40, and 100, to 2,500, and even more monitors.
• From 500 MB to 1 GB logs.
• From 50, 150, 250, and up to 1000 SMS/Voice Credits per month.
• Free 30-day trial in all plans.

​Conclusion

We have narrowed the many choices in the market to make it easier for you. Now, analyze your business needs and budget, and pick your DNS monitoring services.