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24 alternatives to DNS Client

Domain Name Server Debugger

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DNS Client launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Which DNS servers are you pointing to?▲283

   2020 · which.nameserve.rs · its alternatives →

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   "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

   A tiny command line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH. - natesales/q

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   DN$ – an innovative, ad-supported DNS resolver▲294

   Tired of companies snooping through your DNS traffic? Don't you wish you could get advertisements with your DNS records? Today we're introducing the innovative, privacy-focused, ad-supported DNS resolver - DN$! Traditional DNS resolvers provided by your internet service provider, cloudflare, or google could be tracking your internet activity and selling it to third-party data vendors. We at DN$ want to fix that and cut out these nefarious actors (until we've amassed a critical number of users to exploit). In order to support such a radically new business model, our service needs to serve…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Golang DNS server, including DNSSEC and DNS-over-TLS▲283

   Recursive and authoritative DNS server in go, including DNSSEC and DNS-over-TLS - tenta-browser/tenta-dns

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Identifying the DNS server used to fulfill a HTTP request▲17

   Identifying the DNS server used to fulfill an HTTP request

   2013 · 5f5.org · its alternatives →

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   Doggo – A powerful, human-friendly DNS client for the command line▲400

   The Friendly DNS Client

   2024 · doggo.mrkaran.dev · its alternatives →

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   DNS Diagnosis▲86

   Free AI DNS record diagnostics tool

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Dnsyo – DNS propagation checker▲56

   2013 · samarudge.github.io · its alternatives →

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   HTTPS-DNS - Rust-based minimal DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) client▲14

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I built a DNS resolver from scratch in Rust – no DNS libraries▲115

    I built a DNS resolver that lets me use https://frontend.numa instead of localhost:5173 — auto-generated TLS certs, WebSocket passthrough, path routing. No mkcert, no nginx, no /etc/hosts.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A site to look up DNS records▲82

    DNS record lookups just as you like 'em

    2017 · dnsrecords.io · its alternatives →

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    Recursive DNS Server Fingerprint▲120

    2017 · recdnsfp.github.io · its alternatives →

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    I built a guided Build your own DNS Server challenge▲57

    Hey everyone. It's Sherub here, author of the Build your own DNS Server challenge on CodeCrafters. Currently it’s available in Rust, Go, and Python and is free while in beta. https://codecrafters.io/dns-server I've kept the challenge accessible but still challenging for an intermediate developer. This challenge, like others from CodeCrafters, is self-paced. You can use any tools you prefer (terminal, editor, etc.) to build the project. At the end of the challenge, you will have created a DNS forwarding server. The server can create and read DNS packets and respond to DNS…

    2023 · app.codecrafters.io · its alternatives →

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    File distribution over DNS: (ab)using DNS as a CDN▲72

    2023 · eighty-twenty.org · its alternatives →

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    DNS Finder▲17

    DNS lookup & propagation checker

    2025 · dnsfinder.org · its alternatives →

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    NsLookup▲72

    A simple and powerful tool for querying DNS records

    2020 · nslookup.io · its alternatives →

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    DNS Live on Handshake▲48

    2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

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    DnsTrace - Monitor DNS Queries by host processes using BPF▲23

    Monitor DNS queries by host processes using eBPF! Contribute to furkanonder/DnsTrace development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DNSPerf▲91

    Free DNS performance analytics

    2018 · dnsperf.com · its alternatives →

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    Privacy DNS – free, encrypted, no-logs, DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSProxy▲14

    2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →

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    DNS Benchmark Tool – Compare and monitor resolvers▲59

    I built a CLI to benchmark DNS resolvers after discovering DNS was adding 300ms to my API requests. v0.3.0 just released with new features: compare: Test single domain across all resolvers top: Rank resolvers by latency/reliability/balanced monitor: Continuous tracking with threshold alerts 1,400+ downloads in first week. Quick start: pip install dns-benchmark-tool dns-benchmark compare --domain google.com CLI stays free forever. Hosted version (multi-region, historical tracking, alerts) coming Q1 2026. GitHub: https://github.com/frankovo/dns-benchmark-tool…

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Our project, free DNS service EntryDNS.net▲13

    entryDNS - a DNS service and dynamic DNS.

    2011 · entrydns.net · its alternatives →

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    URL Meta▲108

    API to get URL meta info, screenshots and domain DNS records

    2023 · urlmeta.org · its alternatives →

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    DNS Digger▲13

    Blazing fast DNS lookup, WHOIS & record check in one tool

    2025 · dnsdigger.xyz · its alternatives →

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