{
  "slug": "cloudns",
  "category": "dns-hosting",
  "name": "ClouDNS",
  "description": "Managed DNS hosting from Bulgaria with a free plan and paid plans adding anycast, DNSSEC, GeoDNS, DDoS protection, secondary DNS and failover.",
  "website": "https://www.cloudns.net",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "BG",
    "name": "Bulgaria",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 36,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "ClouDNS scores 36 out of 100 (grade F) on the DNS hosting criteria. It meets 3 of 11 criteria: TLS configuration, DNSSEC and two-factor login. It partly meets security headers and API access. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Bulgaria: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/cloudns/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/cloudns/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.cloudns.net/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Personal data is not sold, but optional advertising cookies are used on the website."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.cloudns.net&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.cloudns.net",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "dnssec": {
      "title": "DNSSEC",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.cloudns.net/dnssec/",
      "note": "Activated with one button in the zone's control panel on paid plans. The DS record is added at the registrar."
    },
    "api_access": {
      "title": "API access",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.cloudns.net/premium/",
      "note": "The HTTP API is only included in paid plans."
    },
    "two_factor": {
      "title": "Two-factor login",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.cloudns.net/wiki/article/201/",
      "note": "TOTP authenticator apps are supported."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "www.trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:35.863Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}