Managed DNS vs registrar DNS

Managed Cloud DNS adds Anycast, health checks, flattening and low TTLs. Registrar DNS is a default, not a traffic-steering platform.

If your DNS panel is the same place you renew the domain, you probably do not have failover, GeoDNS or a one-second TTL. That is fine for a parked name. It is not fine for a shop.

Registrar DNS is a bundle

It exists so the domain works on day one. It is not staffed or built as a global anycast authority.

Managed DNS is a product

Cloud DNS: 210+ Anycast servers, GeoDNS, weights, health checks, CNAME flattening, DNSSEC, IPv6, vanity NS, API, one-second minimum TTL.

Cut over without touching the website

Import records, preserve mail, change NS. Point the site at Cloud CDN in a second change when you are ready.

The giveaway tickets

Cannot lower TTL, cannot flatten apex, cannot health-check, cannot answer during a flood. Those tickets are the product gap.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Managed Cloud DNS is authoritative for your zones.

Not if MX and TXT are imported before NS changes.

Yes. Many teams still move DNS once they feel the TTL.

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