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DNS Check
What it is
DNS Check monitors DNS records and name servers for changes and lookup failures, with notifications when something changes. It supports 14 record types, including A, AAAA, ALIAS, CAA, CNAME, HTTPS, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SPF, SRV, SVCB, and TXT. Its checker compares entered records with DNS responses and can flag unresponsive name servers, missing or duplicate records, and invalid SPF records. All plans include automated checks every five minutes, one-click re-checks, DNS record history, and shareable reports. Notifications can be sent by email, PagerDuty, and Slack on all plans, while the REST API returns JSON and is available to all accounts. The free Basic plan covers 10 records with seven days of history. Professional costs $8/month or $80/year for 100 records and 90 days of history. Higher listed plans cover up to 3,000 records; managing more requires contacting the company for a quote. DNS Check is intended for monitoring DNS infrastructure and sharing DNS update requests with customers.
For and against
For
- Automated checks run every five minutes on all plans
- Supports 14 DNS record types
- Shareable read-only DNS reports
- REST API is available to all accounts
- Alerts include email, PagerDuty, and Slack
Against
- Free Basic plan covers 10 records
- Basic plan keeps seven days of history
- More than 3,000 records requires a quote
The verdict
DNS Check combines recurring checks, issue detection, alerts, and shareable reports for DNS monitoring. The free plan is limited to 10 records, while Professional costs $8/month or $80/year.
Who it suits
DNS Check suits people monitoring DNS infrastructure and teams that share DNS update requests with customers. Its checker can help identify record and name-server issues.
Plans and prices
Basic
10 DNS records · 7 days of history
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
Professional
100 DNS records · 90 days of history · custom name servers · load balancer monitoring
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
Enterprise
1,000 DNS records · 365 days of history · up to 5 additional email recipients · up to 10 team members
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
Enterprise x2
2,000 DNS records · 365 days of history · up to 10 additional email recipients · up to 20 team members
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
Enterprise x3
3,000 DNS records · 365 days of history · up to 15 additional email recipients · up to 30 team members
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
Custom
More than 3,000 DNS records
Read 29 Sep 2026 · dnscheck.co
On the record
- API
- The REST API returns JSON, supports monitoring individual records and record groups, and uses API keys; all accounts can use it.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Automated checks
- All plans include automated checks every 5 minutes, one-click re-checks, DNS record history, and shareable reports.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Company
- DNS Check says it was created in 2015 by Matt Rideout and the site is operated by Wind Serve, LLC.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Basecamp, Jira Service Management, Nagios, OpsGenie, PagerDuty, Pingdom, Slack, and Splunk On-Call.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes DNS Check as useful for monitoring DNS infrastructure and sharing DNS update requests with customers.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Limits
- More than 3,000 monitored DNS records requires contacting the company for a quote.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- It monitors DNS records and name servers for changes and lookup failures, with notifications when something changes.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Notifications
- Notification options include email, PagerDuty, and Slack on all plans.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security
- The privacy policy says submitted sensitive information is encrypted in transit and stored personal information is access-limited to employees who need it.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- DNS Check monitors, shares, and troubleshoots DNS records.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Record types
- The service supports 14 DNS record types, including A, AAAA, ALIAS, CAA, CNAME, HTTPS, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SPF, SRV, SVCB, and TXT.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Sharing
- Users can share a link to a read-only DNS report that shows which requested records are posted correctly.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The contact page invites feature requests and provides a contact form, phone number, email, and postal address.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
- Troubleshooting
- Its checker compares entered records with DNS responses and can flag issues such as unresponsive name servers, missing or duplicate records, and invalid SPF records.dnscheck.co · read 29 Sep 2026
