Amazon Route 53
A scalable and highly available Domain Name System (DNS) web service
Overview
Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service. It is designed to give developers and businesses an extremely reliable and cost-effective way to route end users to Internet applications by translating names like www.example.com into the numeric IP addresses like 192.0.2.1 that computers use to connect to each other.
✨ Key Features
- Domain name registration
- DNS resolution
- Health checks and monitoring
- Traffic flow and routing policies (e.g., latency, geolocation)
- Resolver for hybrid cloud DNS
🎯 Key Differentiators
- 100% availability SLA
- Advanced routing policies (latency, geo-based, etc.)
- Deep integration with other AWS services via Alias records
Unique Value: Provides an exceptionally reliable and scalable DNS service with advanced routing capabilities that are tightly integrated with the AWS ecosystem.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Routing traffic to a web application hosted on EC2 behind an ELB
- Configuring DNS failover to a static S3 website during an outage
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Local network DNS for on-premises data centers (without using Resolver endpoints)
🏆 Alternatives
While other DNS providers may be cheaper for simple use cases, Route 53's integration with AWS services and advanced traffic routing policies provide significant value for cloud-native applications.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Queries to Alias records mapped to certain AWS resources are free.
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