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The DNSControl alternativeDNSControl needs a config file and a terminal. InfraNest gives your whole team one screen.

DNSControl and octoDNS are DNS as code: great if everyone who touches DNS writes code. InfraNest edits records at every provider from one screen in the browser, shows a preview before anything changes, and warns you the moment someone changes a record somewhere else. Your code can still use the API.

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7 records at Cloudflare · read from the provider 15m ago

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A record changed outside InfraNest, caught and shown next to what it was.

In short

  • One screen for every DNS provider, usable by anyone on the team.
  • On Pro and Business, InfraNest warns you as soon as a record is changed somewhere else.
  • Start free with 10 domains and their DNS. No credit card.

By the InfraNest team · Checked October 2026

Why teams choose InfraNest over DNSControl

The whole team can use it

No JavaScript file, no git, no command line. Support, account managers and engineers work in the same screen.

Changes are caught as they happen

On Pro and Business, a record changed in a provider’s own panel is flagged right away, not the next time someone runs a tool.

The same safety, without a terminal

Every change shows a preview of exactly which records will be written, and every change is in the audit log with who made it.

More than DNS

Monitoring, certificates, servers and firewalls in the same account, next to the records they depend on.

More than DNS

All of this is included in every plan, also on Free. DNSControl only manages DNS.

Monitoring

Websites, ports, SSL and DNS records checked around the clock, with alerts to Slack, Teams or PagerDuty.

Monitoring

Domains

All your domains from every registrar in one list, with expiry dates, renewals and settings.

Domains

Certificates

Every SSL certificate found and watched until it expires, and checked that the new one is really in use.

Certificates

Cloud servers

All servers from all your clouds in one list, with their real monthly cost.

Cloud servers

Dynamic IP

Records that follow a changing IP address, updated by the router you already have.

Dynamic IP

Automations

Let InfraNest act for you: open a ticket when a zone drifts, or restart a server when a check fails.

Automations

Alerts go to

SlackMicrosoft TeamsDiscordTelegramPagerDuty

Manages and monitors

CloudflareHetznerAmazon AWSDigitalOceanTransIPNamecheap

InfraNest and DNSControl side by side

The DNSControl column comes from its own documentation. The date we checked it is at the bottom of this page.

DNS

Price

InfraNest

Free plan with 10 domains and their DNS. Pro €24/mo, Business €79/mo, billed yearly.

DNSControl

Free and open source.

How you change records

InfraNest

In one editor for every provider, with a preview before anything is written. Or through the REST API, on Pro and up.

DNSControl

Write records in a JavaScript config file, then run preview and push from the command line.

Who can use it

InfraNest

Anyone on the team, in the browser: 1 member on Free, 3 on Pro, 10 on Business.

DNSControl

Command line only, for people comfortable with code and git.

Changes made elsewhere

InfraNest

Flagged as they happen, on Pro and Business, with the old and new value side by side.

DNSControl

Only when you run it. A change made in a provider panel shows up the next time someone runs preview.

More than DNS

Monitoring

InfraNest

Included: 20 monitors on Free, 50 on Pro, 200 on Business.

DNSControl

Not part of the product.

Certificates, servers & firewalls

InfraNest

Every SSL certificate, server and firewall rule across your providers, in the same account.

DNSControl

Not part of the product.

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Which plan fits you

Agencies

Account managers and engineers in the same DNS? Business costs €79 a month: unlimited domains, 10 team members and every client in its own space.

InfraNest for agencies

IT teams

DNS across several providers, changed by more than one person? Pro costs €24 a month with drift detection, templates and an audit log.

InfraNest for IT teams

Domain investors

Hundreds of domains at several registrars? See every zone in one list, and start new ones from a saved template.

InfraNest for domain investors

Switching is easy

Nothing moves: your zones stay at your DNS providers. InfraNest reads them as they are.

  1. 1

    Connect your DNS providers

    InfraNest finds your zones and records by itself.

  2. 2

    Compare with your config

    The records you see are the live ones, so a quick look tells you whether your config file and reality still agree.

  3. 3

    Work in InfraNest

    Make changes in the editor or through the API, and retire the config file when you are ready.

Good to know

Want every DNS change reviewed in git?
That is what DNSControl and octoDNS are built for. InfraNest’s API can be called from your CI too, on Pro and up.
Using an unusual DNS provider?
DNSControl supports a long list of providers. See the integrations page for the ones InfraNest connects to.

Questions

#Can InfraNest replace DNSControl?

For most teams, yes: you edit records at every provider from one screen, see a preview before each change, and every change is in the audit log. If you want every change reviewed in git, DNSControl fits that better.

#What about octoDNS?

octoDNS is the same idea as DNSControl: DNS as code, with records in config files that you sync from the command line. InfraNest is for teams who want a screen everyone can use, and warnings when something changes.

#Can I still manage DNS from code?

Yes. The REST API and webhooks are on Pro and up, so scripts and CI can create and change records too.

#Will I know if someone changes a record by hand?

Yes, on Pro and Business. A record changed in a provider’s own panel is flagged right away, with the old and new value side by side.

#Does InfraNest show what will change before it changes?

Yes. Every change, including applying a template, shows a preview of exactly which records will be written, and flags anything it would replace.

#Can I move a zone to another DNS provider?

Yes, on Pro and up. InfraNest reads the records your domain answers with today and creates the zone at the new provider.

#Do I have to move my DNS?

No. Your zones stay at your DNS providers; InfraNest edits them where they are.

#Is there a free plan?

Yes: 10 domains and their DNS, 20 monitors and a status page. No credit card, and it does not expire.

DNSControl is a trademark of its owner; InfraNest is not affiliated with it. The DNSControl column comes from their public pricing and product pages, checked October 2026. Prices exclude VAT. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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