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PowerDNS Recursor
PowerDNS.com B.V. lists its address in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Plans and prices
PowerDNS Recursor (open-source)
Free
Commercial support and services are available separately
Read 30 Sep 2026 · powerdns.com
On the record
- API
- The product annex lists REST-based APIs, SQL-based APIs, and password-protected TCP/IP text-based control among PowerDNS platform interfaces.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company history
- PowerDNS says its development started in 1999 and PowerDNS.com B.V. was registered on October 31, 2000.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Recursor can be installed on bare metal, virtual machines, or as a virtualized or cloud-native network function.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- PowerDNS provides the Recursor as source code, installable Linux packages, and Docker images.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- PowerDNS describes Recursor as a DNS service for internet service providers and their subscribers, and says it is used in large-scale DNS deployments.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring and integration
- Recursor exposes metrics for integration with existing monitoring and alerting solutions and can provide automated periodic DNS status reports.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Open source
- PowerDNS identifies Recursor as open-source software and says it released its code under the GPL license in 2002.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Performance
- Its threaded architecture is designed to use system resources efficiently and minimize contention between CPU cores.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- PowerDNS Recursor is a recursive DNS resolver and caching server that resolves client queries through the global DNS system.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scripting
- Lua scripts can modify resolving behavior, including load balancing, blocking dangerous domains, and overriding problematic responses.doc.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The Recursor supports DNSSEC processing and validation, with configurable validation modes.doc.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Commercial support offers multiple SLA-defined service levels, including office-hours and 24/7 availability; community users have separate support resources.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Threat intelligence
- The product annex says Recursor supports major threat intelligence and content categorization providers, with feeds offering blocklists and allowlists.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Traffic protection
- PowerDNS says the platform analyzes incoming DNS traffic for suspicious patterns and can selectively block traffic that exceeds configured thresholds.powerdns.com · read 30 Sep 2026
