DNS

Switch to ALTERNcloud Global DNS
for an Enhanced Internet Experience

Prevent outages and puts the power of performance, speed and scalability in your hands

Prevent Outages

ALTERNcloud’s geo-redundant, purpose-built network leads the industry in continuous uptime. Use ALTERNcloud DNS for primary or secondary DNS, leveraging DNS failover to prevent outages

Increase Performance

ALTERNcloud maintains top-tier DNS query speeds in all major markets. Use ALTERNcloud DNS proprietary traffic management features to route traffic to the best possible source

Automate DNS Management

ALTERNcloud’s full-featured RESTful API and off-the-shelf integrations make it easy to programmatically manage DNS infrastructure and enable multi-cloud, multi-CDN and DevOps.

Manage Traffic

ALTERNcloud’s advanced traffic steering allows you to optimize user experiences. Automate route traffic by incorporating real-user metrics, system monitoring and predictive analytics.

Stay Secure

An advanced DNS security solution that includes built-in malicious traffic filtering and enterprise security features like granular user access controls, SSO/MFA, and more.

AI & machine-learning models

Real-time logging powers multiple AI and machine-learning models that provide real-time anomaly detection, alerting you to suspicious traffic and helping to prevent outages for secure DNS that never fails.

Real-time traffic routing

Real-time traffic routing directing user requests to the most optimal server based on current conditions, such as server health and network latency.

Leading DNS Infrastructure

Over 80 billion queries per day across 25 global locations.
Query resolution of 30 MILLISECONDS or less.
Over 100 monioring nodes

99.9% Uptime Guarantee

CDN

Make your app fast and responsive for a global audience with ALTERNcloud CDN

210+ PoPs, 200+ Tbps capacity, 30 ms average latency worldwide

CDN

Next-gen Edge CDN for Dynamic and Static Content Delivery

ALTERNcloud Next-gen CDN is the foundation for your global infrastructure, applications and business.
Make your app fast and responsive for a global audience!

Web Applications & E-commerce

Deliver fast, secure shopping experiences to customers everywhere with improved website speed and dynamic asset acceleration.

Games & Software Assets

Distribute patches, updates, and game assets across the globe without bottlenecks using our 200 Tbps network capacity.

Video Streaming CDN

Deliver stutter-free video experiences from live broadcasts to VOD libraries with 0.5-4s latency for real-time broadcasting.


Optimized for Video Streaming

ALTERNcloud CDN is an optimized solution for video-on-demand (VOD)
and live streaming that delivers professional-grade performance.

4K ready - Deliver stutter-free playback, even for 4K video.

0.5-4s latency - Near real-time broadcasting for live events.

10M viewers - Protect your server during peak user activity.

Image Optimization (as a service)

Image Stack by ALTERNcloud is a cloud-based image optimization tool.
Cut bandwidth costs and improve user experience by applying small changes in URL query strings and your website settings.

Convert to WebP, AVIF - Up to 85% file size savings at given quality

Control image quality - Balance webpage load speed and CDN traffic

Resize and crop images - Optimize images dynamically via query strings

Low latency worldwide

Your users reach your app as if the hosting is always in the same location as they are. 210+ PoPs across six continents bring your content closer to every visitor.


Dynamic Content Acceleration

Web applications become smoother and more responsive. ALTERNcloud CDN speeds up delivery of dynamically generated content, not just static assets.

Outstanding availability

Your servers stay protected from overloading during unexpected traffic surges or DDoS attacks. Built-in protection keeps your app online when it matters most.


SSL/TLS Encryption

Secure connections for all your traffic with automatic certificate management.

Advanced access policies

Fine-grained control over who can reach your content with customizable rules.

L3, L4, L7 DDoS mitigation

Multi-layer protection against volumetric and application attacks.

Origin Protection

- Comprehensive security and access control
- Origin shielding and origin groups
- Origin validation using SSL
- Secure token authentication
- Access control lists
- CORS headers support
- Forced redirect to HTTPS
- SNI support and TLS version control

Intelligent Caching

Smart caching for optimal performance

- Purge by URL, file, or directory
- Content prefetching
- Cache sharding for lower latency
- Always online (Serve stale) on origin failure
- Customizable TTL
- Large file delivery optimization

Origin Protection

Comprehensive security and access control

- Origin shielding and origin groups
- Origin validation using SSL
- Secure token authentication
- Access control lists
- CORS headers support
- Forced redirect to HTTPS
- SNI support and TLS version control

Performance & Protocols

Modern protocols for faster delivery

- HTTP/3 (beta) and HTTP/2 support
- TLS 1.3 with 0-RTT for faster handshakes
- Anycast and GeoDNS routing
- Dynamic content acceleration
- WebSockets support
- Brotli and Gzip compression - Custom IP & ASN (BYOIP)

Monitoring & SSL

Full observability and security

- Detailed statistics and usage reports
- Raw logs export
- Built-in log viewer
- Traffic consumption control
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL
- Custom SSL certificate support
- Custom domain mapping

Next-gen WAF

Intelligent firewall to block threats before they reach your app.

- Real-time traffic filtering
- OWASP Top 10 protection
- Zero-day Detection
- Behavioral Protection
- API Security
- BOT Management


Ready to get Started?

STEP 1: Create an ALTERNcloud Account.
STEP 2: Click on Create DNS or CDN.
STEP 3: Configure and Go live!
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