CloudHarmony enables you to measure DNS query resolve time for a range of DNS services, including Akamai, Easy DNS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, NS1, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Neustar, Rage4 Networks, to name a few. Here is a snapshot of that test:
This test was run from Sydney, Australia. A similar test was performed back in February from the same location. Below is the performance comparison eight weeks apart:
DNS Query Time (ms)
DNS Query Time (ms)
15-Feb
15-Apr
Akamai DNS
219
248.5
DigitalOcean DNS
149.5
157
Easy DNS
102.5
49.5
Google Cloud DNS
163
150
IBM Cloud
62
44.5
Microsoft Azure DNS
164.5
146
Neustar Ultra DNS
216.5
173
NS1 DNS
48
121.5
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS
287.5
475
RAGE4 Network DNS
55
38.5
EasyDNS performed better by 51% of the two tests, whereas NS1 was worst off by -153%.
To run this test for yourself using CloudHarmony, visit this link.