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24 alternatives to doddns

A small PHP tool to use Digital Ocean as a DDNS service

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. doddns launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Doddns, a Dynamic DNS Client for Digital Ocean▲7

   A dynamic DNS client for Digital Ocean. Contribute to esell/doddns development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2WD
   Which DNS servers are you pointing to?▲283

   2020 · which.nameserve.rs · its alternatives →

3. 3
   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

   2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →

4. 4SA
   SirenDNS – A Watchtower for Your Domains (Anti-domain-squatting)▲62

   2021 · sirendns.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A site to look up DNS records▲82

   DNS record lookups just as you like 'em

   2017 · dnsrecords.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7ZI
   zzzz.io, a free DynDNS replacement I created on the weekend▲156

   2014 · zzzz.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   "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 →

9. 9RD
   Recursive DNS Server Fingerprint▲120

   2017 · recdnsfp.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DNS Diagnosis▲86

    Free AI DNS record diagnostics tool

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sinkzone DNS – Forwarder that blocks everything except your allowlist▲96

    Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on. I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need. So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes: Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow. Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else is blocked (NXDOMAIN). It’s open source, written in Go, and runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Works a…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12NF
    NameMonk – fast domain search using web sockets and Bloom filters▲85

    2013 · namemonk.com · its alternatives →

13. 13DD
    Dnsyo – DNS propagation checker▲56

    2013 · samarudge.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DNS Finder▲17

    DNS lookup & propagation checker

    2025 · dnsfinder.org · its alternatives →

15. 15PD
    Privacy DNS – free, encrypted, no-logs, DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSProxy▲14

    2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →

16. 16
    NsLookup▲72

    A simple and powerful tool for querying DNS records

    2020 · nslookup.io · its alternatives →

17. 17AS
    A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service▲30

    2014 · dhcp.io · its alternatives →

18. 18DB
    DNS-based alternative to the web for structured data▲59

    2020 · num.uk · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DNS Digger▲13

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

    2025 · dnsdigger.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dsnet, a simple command to manage a centralised WireGuard VPN▲69

    FAST command to manage a centralised wireguard VPN. Think wg-quick but quicker: key generation + address allocation. - naggie/dsnet

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lightweight system monitor for Linux VPS written in Go▲63

    Lightweight system monitor for Linux VPS. Contribute to leodeim/vpsmon development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DNS Propagation Check - Whatsmydns▲3

    DNS Propagation Tool to Check DNS Resolution for any domain.

    2020 · whatsmydns.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Our project, free DNS service EntryDNS.net▲13

    entryDNS - a DNS service and dynamic DNS.

    2011 · entrydns.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bithost▲8

    Digital Ocean Servers with Bitcoin

    2016 · bithost.io · its alternatives →

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