Best DNS Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
Keeping track of DNS means considering both what gets checked and how issues or changes reach you. Compare nameserver health checks, propagation checks, and resolution checks with record-change alerts and available alert channels. Check intervals and query locations help you assess monitoring coverage and cadence. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, and StatusDrift are among the options, with DomainWarn and Nagios XI also worth comparing. Use the listed capabilities to identify the checks and notification details that fit your infrastructure.
37ranked
22free plans on this page
$1.40/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
DNS Monitoring Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Paessler PRTG Network MonitorPaid from $16.67/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringPaid from $1.40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Visual SentinelPaid from $4.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 StatusDriftPaid from $12,129/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 TLDTrackPaid from £11/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 DomainWarnPaid from €15.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 Nagios XIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 DNSMonitPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 Down DevicePaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 DriftWatchPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 Metric TowerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 Dotcom-MonitorPaid from $13.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 DNSaiPaid from $79/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 OpenNMSPaid from $500/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 Zabbix
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 DNS CheckPaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 UpGex DNS MonitoringPaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 CheckmateFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 UpturaPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 Aura MonitoringPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 DNSBot.appFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 Domain MonitorPaid from £6.39/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 ManageEngine Applications ManagerPaid from $32.92/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 NsLookup.ioFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Check interval | Resolution checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paessler PRTG Network Monitor | 8.0 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Yes | 200 /mo | ||
| 2 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.9 | $1.40/mo | No | 1 minutes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Visual Sentinel | 7.9 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Yes | 6 /mo | 360 minutes | Yes |
| 4 | StatusDrift | 7.7 | Free plan | $12,129/mo | Yes | 1 minutes | Yes | |
| 5 | TLDTrack | 7.7 | Free plan | £11/mo | Yes | |||
| 6 | DomainWarn | 7.6 | Free plan | €15.83/mo | Yes | 30 minutes | Yes | |
| 7 | Nagios XI | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | DNSMonit | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 15 minutes | Yes | |
| 9 | Down Device | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 15 minutes | Yes |
| 10 | DriftWatch | 7.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | ||
| 11 | Metric Tower | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 12 | Dotcom-Monitor | 7.2 | Free plan | $13.33/mo | Yes | 13.33 /mo | 15 minutes | |
| 13 | DNSai | 7.1 | Free plan | $79/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | Yes | |
| 14 | OpenNMS | 7.1 | Free plan | $500/mo | Yes | |||
| 15 | Zabbix | 7.1 | Yes | |||||
| 16 | DNS Check | 7.0 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | 8 /mo | 5 minutes | Yes |
| 17 | ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring | 7.0 | No | Yes | ||||
| 18 | UpGex DNS Monitoring | 7.0 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | 1 minutes | Yes |
| 19 | Checkmate | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | Uptura | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | 1 minutes | Yes |
| 21 | Aura Monitoring | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | 1 minutes | Yes |
| 22 | DNSBot.app | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 23 | Domain Monitor | 6.8 | Free plan | £6.39/mo | Yes | |||
| 24 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 6.8 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | |||
| 25 | NsLookup.io | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes |
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