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DNScale is an Estonian alternative to Cloudflare DNS for cloud hosting.

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Estonia
Open source
No
Free plan
Yes

Estonian managed DNS with authoritative servers, DNSSEC, GeoDNS, DoH/DoT resolvers, anycast edge and a REST API plus Terraform provider for infrastructure-as-code zone management.

Managed DNS built in Tallinn: authoritative servers with DNSSEC, GeoDNS, EU-only anycast nodes and a REST API plus Terraform provider for zone management as code.

DNScale is an Estonian managed DNS and infrastructure provider delivering authoritative DNS, DNSSEC, DDoS-protected resolvers and anycast hosting for businesses that need sovereign EU internet infrastructure. Built by engineers in Tallinn, it combines a modern API, short TTL propagation and EU-only anycast nodes in a single offering.

The platform offers authoritative DNS with GeoDNS and weighted traffic steering, signed DNSSEC zones, a recursive resolver, HTTPS-based DoH/DoT and integrations for NS1-compatible workflows. A REST API and Terraform provider let operations teams automate zone management alongside the rest of their infrastructure.

Key features:

  • Authoritative DNS with GeoDNS, weighted routing and health checks
  • DNSSEC signing and key management with automatic rollover
  • DoH and DoT resolvers for encrypted DNS queries
  • Anycast network across European points of presence for low query latency
  • REST API and Terraform provider for infrastructure-as-code DNS management
  • DDoS protection on both authoritative and recursive endpoints
  • Short TTL updates with sub-second propagation to edge nodes

DNScale is operated from Tallinn, Estonia, and runs on EU-only anycast nodes under GDPR and Estonian data-protection law. No US-based sub-processors are in the critical path, and a full DPA with SCCs is available on every plan.

Ideal for European SaaS, e-commerce and infrastructure teams that need a modern, API-first managed DNS replacement for NS1, Route 53 or Cloudflare DNS, fully under EU jurisdiction.

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