DNS servers

Authoritative and recursive DNS servers that host your zones and answer queries behind an API.

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DNS servers
Tool	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
CoreDNS	14k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	Go	v1.14.7	2026-10-05
PowerDNS	4.5k	GPL-2.0	Open source	Yes	C++	rec-5.4.7	2026-10-06

2 tools

CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins

Language: Go
Licence: Apache-2.0
Stars: 14k
Latest: v1.14.7
Last push: 2026-10-05

PowerDNS Authoritative, PowerDNS Recursor, dnsdist

Language: C++
Licence: GPL-2.0
Stars: 4.5k
Latest: rec-5.4.7
Last push: 2026-10-06

What these tools replace

Amazon Route 53DNS servers2 →