Why PowerDNS

Most authoritative DNS software works fine for small record sets and moderate traffic. PowerDNS is built for scale: millions of zones, high query rates, and real-world resilience.

It serves over 30% of European domains and over 90% of DNSSEC-enabled domains worldwide.

Talk to us about your DNS infrastructure.

How PowerDNS compares

PowerDNSDJBDNSBINDNSD
Instant startup with millions of domainsYesYesNoNo
Full use of 32+ coresYesNoNoNo
Low memory with millions of domainsYesYesNoNo
DNSSEC supportYesNoYesYes
Online DNSSEC signingYesNoNoNo
Very high performanceYesYesNoYes
Replication via MySQL, PostgreSQL & moreYesNoNoNo
Scripting backends (Lua, Python, Ruby, Perl)YesNoNoNo
Full IPv6 supportYesNoYesYes