Which is cheaper, Amazon Route 53 or Azure DNS?

AWS is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 49.8%.

How do Amazon Route 53 and Azure DNS compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Oct 7, 2026AWSAzure

Overall Winner

AWS

AWS Wins

Azure Wins

Ties

AWS wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 49.8% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.000500/hr to $0.6500/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for DNS Domain Names workloads

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Best for DNS Query workloads

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Best for AWS Outposts workloads

Comparing Amazon Route 53 and Azure DNS across 3 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	AWS Amazon Route 53	Azure Azure DNS	Diff	Cheapest
DNS Domain Names - DNS Domain Names	$0.0005/hr USE1-DNS-FirewallDomainName ($0.36/mo)	$0.0015/hr Private Record Set ($1.09/mo)	+66.7%	AWS
DNS Query - DNS Query	$0.1250/hr USE1-OutpostRNI ($91.25/mo)	$0.5000/hr DNS Security Policy Domains ($365.00/mo)	+75.0%	AWS
AWS Outposts - AWS Outposts	$0.6500/hr USE1-Resolver:Outpost-Hours ($474.50/mo)	$0.6000/hr DNS Security Policy Queries ($438.00/mo)	+7.7%	Azure