Authoritative DNS without the upsell
Fast and resilient DNS that is easily managed via our portal or CLI. The first 500k requests each month are free.
| Type | Name | Content | TTL | ||
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| A | @ | 203.0.113.10 | 5 mins | ||
| A | www | 203.0.113.10 | Auto | ||
| CNAME | blog | example.medium.com | Auto | ||
| MX | @ | 10 mail.example.com | Auto | ||
| TXT | @ | "v=spf1 include:datummail…" | 5 mins |
Meet the internet in style
Zone management
Add DNS zones for any domain or subdomain — whether it's hosted on Datum or externally — for visibility across everything you manage.
Global reach & resiliency
Datum serves authoritative DNS through a globally distributed anycast network. Use Datum's nameservers to get performance and redundancy without extra configuration.
Bulk import and export
Bring in existing zone files (BIND format), or sync by querying existing records. Export your configuration any time.
Full record support
Add, edit, and delete every record type you actually use: A, AAAA, CAA, NS, SRV, TXT, CNAME, MX, SOA, TLSA, SVCB, and HTTPS.
CNAME flattening
Point your root domain (example.com, not just www) at another hostname the way a CNAME does, while still returning standard A/AAAA answers to clients.
Built for platform teams
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Project-scoped access
Manage zones within individual projects with role-based access control, instead of one flat account with no boundaries.
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Audit logs
Every zone and record change is tracked with user attribution and a timestamp, so you always know who changed what.
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CLI-first experience
Manage zones with datumctl or the API — DNS is code, not a console-only side quest.
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MCP support
MCP support lets AI agents query and manage DNS zones with the same permissions as a human operator — not a bolted-on integration.
Why choose Datum?
Datum offers many of the same capabilities as Cloudflare, but with a more curated experience and no feature gates. We're also completely backed by open source and offer white-glove, dedicated deployments for scaling companies.
| Capability | Datum DNS | Cloudflare DNS |
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| Pricing | Hyperscaler-style usage model with no feature gates — first 500k requests each month are free. | Tiered plans with feature gates that require interaction with sales to unlock. |
| Platform | Open source core, neutral network — not tied to a single vendor's proxy/CDN stack. | Proprietary; DNS is one feature inside Cloudflare's broader platform. |
| Access | Project-scoped, role-based access control shared with compute and networking. | Account and zone-level permissions inside the Cloudflare dashboard. |
Domains are infrastructure too
At Datum, a domain is a resource like any other — trackable, verifiable, and programmatically accessible, regardless of where it's registered or where its DNS is hosted. No more spreadsheets to know what your team owns.
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Add a domain
One at a time, in bulk via CSV/TXT import, or automatically when attaching a custom hostname to a Proxy.
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Verify ownership
Confirm control of a domain by adding a DNS record, unlocking it for use across Datum services like Proxy and DNS zone hosting.
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See details at a glance
Public registration data surfaces automatically once a domain is added.