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Best DNS Check Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from DNS monitoring software ranked against DNS Check on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.0
    DNS Check vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo7.9
    DNS Check vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  3. 3
    Visual Sentinel Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $4.50/mo7.9
    DNS Check vs Visual Sentinel
  4. 4
    StatusDrift Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $12,129/mo7.7
    DNS Check vs StatusDrift
  5. 5
    DomainWarn Free plan apiextensionWeb €15.83/mo7.6
    DNS Check vs DomainWarn
  6. 6
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    DNS Check vs Nagios XI
  7. 7
    DriftWatch Free plan apiWeb $29/mo7.4
    DNS Check vs DriftWatch
  8. 8
    TLDTrack Free plan WebiOSAndroid £9/mo7.4
    DNS Check vs TLDTrack
  9. 9
    Metric Tower Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    DNS Check vs Metric Tower
  10. 10
    Dotcom-Monitor Free plan WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid $13.33/mo7.2
    DNS Check vs Dotcom-Monitor
  11. 11
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    DNS Check vs Zabbix
  12. 13
    ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.0
    DNS Check vs ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring
  13. 14
    UpGex DNS Monitoring Free plan Web $8.33/mo7.0
    DNS Check vs UpGex DNS Monitoring
  14. 15
    Checkmate Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    DNS Check vs Checkmate
  15. 16
    Domain Monitor Free plan Web £6.39/mo6.8
    DNS Check vs Domain Monitor
  16. 17
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo6.8
    DNS Check vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  17. 18
    PageLantern Free plan apiWeb $97/mo6.7
    DNS Check vs PageLantern
  18. 19
    Datadog DNS Monitoring Free trial apiLinuxWeb $5/mo6.6
    DNS Check vs Datadog DNS Monitoring
  19. 20
    ZoneWatcher Free trial apiWeb $1.17/mo6.6
    DNS Check vs ZoneWatcher
  20. 21
    DNS Spy Free trial apiWeb $9/mo6.5
    DNS Check vs DNS Spy

DNS Check alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.0Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.9No$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Visual Sentinel7.9Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
4StatusDrift7.7Free plan$12,129/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
5DomainWarn7.6Free plan€15.83/moAPI, Browser, Web
6Nagios XI7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7DriftWatch7.4Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
8TLDTrack7.4Free plan£9/moWeb, iOS, Android
9Metric Tower7.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10Dotcom-Monitor7.2Free plan$13.33/moWeb, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
11Zabbix7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14UpGex DNS Monitoring7.0Free plan$8.33/moWeb
15Checkmate6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Domain Monitor6.8Free plan£6.39/moWeb
17ManageEngine Applications Manager6.8Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
18PageLantern6.7Free plan$97/moAPI, Web
19Datadog DNS Monitoring6.6No$5/moAPI, Linux, Web
20ZoneWatcher6.6No$1.17/moAPI, Web
21DNS Spy6.5No$9/moAPI, Web
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Questions about DNS Check alternatives

What is the best alternative to DNS Check?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, number 1 in DNS monitoring software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, Visual Sentinel, StatusDrift and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to DNS Check?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.