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A Faster, Safer, and More Secure Internet

PowerDNS is a leading provider of secure open-source and commercial DNS software. PowerDNS solutions are focused on large-scale DNS service providers, including mobile and fixed-line broadband operators, and hosting and cloud service providers. PowerDNS also underpins scalable security solutions from market-leading vendors.

Providers trust PowerDNS to deliver an excellent user experience and protection against DDoS and malware attacks, as well as ensuring internet performance for Hosters and ISPs.

Supercharge your 5G Network with PowerDNS

  • Orchestration for many servers
  • Deployment automation
  • Remote configuration management
  • Encrypted DNS: DoT, DoH, DoQ and DoH3
  • Network-wide or per-user security filtering
  • DNS aware load balancing to optimize cache hits

Find out more about our solutions

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UE DNS

State-of-the-art DNS resolving for the fastest most secure internet experience

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Infrastructure DNS

Power your network with infrastructure DNS. Fast, scalable highly-available and simply works.

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Parental Controls

Provides safe browsing and supervision of what their children and others can access online.

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Malware Protection

Comprehensive network security for today's and future internet risks.

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DNS for ENUM

Provides number mapping with DNS and enables your ENUM solution.

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DNS Resolving

State-of-the-art DNS resolving for the fastest most secure internet experience.

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Infrastructure DNS

Power your network with infrastructure DNS. Fast, scalable highly-available and simply works.

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DNS on CPE

Upgrade your CPE-based security with DNS encryption capabilities.

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Domain Name Hosting

PowerDNS provides a full suite of applications to empower domain name hosting.

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Parental Controls

Provides safe browsing and supervision of what their children and others can access online.

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Malware Protection

Comprehensive network security for today's and future internet risks.

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Infrastructure DNS

Power your network with infrastructure DNS. Fast, scalable highly-available and simply works.

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Domain Name Hosting

PowerDNS provides a full suite of applications to empower domain name hosting.

Find out more about our solutions

Resolving

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DNS Resolving

State-of-the-art DNS resolving for the fastest most secure internet experience

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PowerDNS for 5G

Boost subscriber performance by up to 25% for less than 1% of your overall 5G network investment

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Cloud-native DNS

The most efficient way of running today’s DNS installations

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Parental Controls

PowerDNS Protect provides a secure connectivity experience for all devices at home

Security

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DNS Encryption

The DNS proxy and load balancer DNSdist brings DNS encryption to PowerDNS with DoH and DoT

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DNS for Security Vendors

PowerDNS provides a solid foundation for security vendors to deliver end-users the security they need

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Network-based IoT Security

Network-based IoT Security offers protection for always-connected devices

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Malware Protection

Comprehensive network security for today’s and future internet risks

Authoritative

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Domain Name Hosting

PowerDNS provides a full suite of applications to empower domain name hosting

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Cloud-native DNS

The most efficient way of running today’s DNS installations

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DNS for ENUM

Power your ENUM solutions with PowerDNS Authoritative Server

Proven Success in DNS and DNS-based Security

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Delivering scalable DNS-based security

Delivering scalable DNS-based security by integrating PowerDNS with Allot’s DNS Secure

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Contributing to Quad9's encrypted DNS service

Supporting Quad9 with PowerDNS for a privacy-friendly public DNS resolving service for everyone

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Providing BT with 5G-ready DNS

Equipping BT with DNS to meet its current broadband, as well as future 5G and IoT, traffic and security demands

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