# Private and open-source alternatives to Amazon Route 53

1. [Cloudflare DNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/cloudflare-dns/) (our pick): C (66/100). Authoritative DNS hosting on Cloudflare's anycast network with a free plan, DNSSEC, an API and security-key login.
2. [deSEC](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/desec/): B (77/100). Free authoritative DNS hosting from the Berlin non-profit deSEC e.V., with automatic DNSSEC signing, a full REST API and open-source software.
3. [DNSimple](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/dnsimple/): D (52/100). Paid managed DNS hosting and domain registrar with DNSSEC, secondary DNS, an API, a CLI and a Terraform provider.
4. [LuaDNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/luadns/): D (52/100). Anycast DNS hosting from Romania with DNSSEC, a REST API and git integration that builds zones from BIND or Lua files, with a free plan and paid plans.
5. [Bunny DNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/bunny-dns/): D (43/100). Authoritative DNS hosting from the Slovenian CDN provider bunny.net, with DNSSEC, scriptable DNS records, health-check failover and usage-based pricing.
6. [Hetzner DNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/hetzner-dns/): D (43/100). Free authoritative DNS hosting from the German provider Hetzner, managed in the Hetzner Console and through the Hetzner Cloud API.
7. [ClouDNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/cloudns/): F (36/100). Managed DNS hosting from Bulgaria with a free plan and paid plans adding anycast, DNSSEC, GeoDNS, DDoS protection, secondary DNS and failover.
8. [Hurricane Electric Free DNS](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/hurricane-electric-free-dns/): F (25/100). Free authoritative DNS hosting from the US network operator Hurricane Electric, with forward and reverse zones, secondary DNS and dynamic DNS updates.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/amazon-route-53/