DNS & CDN Service Provider Comparison

DNS #

nameisp #

• free for its own domains
• full features
• masked url
• NO catch-all email (can use mailgun)

namecheap #

• free for any domain
• full features
• masked url
• dynamic D-DNS (using client)
• catch-all email forwarding

dnspod #

• free for any domain
• limited TTL range
• NO masked url ($)
• free WAF often slow or timeout (pushing users to $)
• NO catch-all email (can use mailgun)

CDN #

Baidu & cloudflare are sharing the same nodes world wide (cooperation).

baidu #

• in-cn nodes
• out-cn nodes
• free WAF (tech provided by: AnQuanBao) NICE!
• can use cname, no need to use its DNS (which sucks, cannot even open its own site)
• no need for masked url (can use self DNS)

cloudflare #

• in-cn nodes
• out-cn nodes
• MUST use its own NS
• its own DNS is also CDN-ed, NICE!
• NO WAF ($)
• NO masked url
• had problems when using url forwarding
• had problems to resolve domain when at home