Anycast DNS
Made in Germany

Multi-region DNS with anycast routing on our own infrastructure. Fast resolution, high availability, and full control – your sovereign alternative to US-based DNS providers.

Multi-region DNS with anycast routing on sovereign EU infrastructure. Internal and external zones, 50+ DNS providers, fast resolution – Made in Germany.

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Taywa
VJupix
UDS
Volkswagen
Liebherr
T-Systems
Vendure
eco
Connext
Portainer
Uelzener Versicherungen
FJD
DWT
OCC
Reiner SCT
Cyrus Industrial
DGS
IEM
nanocosmos
Splix
Schwarze Gruppe
INH
Hades
HiOrg-Server
own3d
Tikfinity
Program51
Buben & Mädchen
Prime Insights
TELTEC
Elevantiq
Moovit
CFTools
Stadt Köln
Vivavis
Avemio Tech
Business Intelligence
Cosanta
Datamints
Rimian
Clade
Cyreen
Inett
Paperless Group
Pikon
PXIO
SaaS Systems
Seven2One
SEWOBE
Taywa
VJupix

It’s always DNS

Our Anycast DNS runs on the same edge infrastructure as our load balancer and endpoint monitoring – with our own AS, IP networks, and anycast routing in the EU.

Anycast routing

Nearest PoP wins

DNS queries are routed to the geographically closest point of presence – for minimal latency and resilience when individual sites fail.
Anycast BGP EU Low Latency

Multi-region

Zones across locations

Manage zones centrally and distribute records across regions – without complex DNS propagation during failover scenarios.
Multi-Region Zones Records

External zones

Multi-provider DNS

Manage DNS zones at 50+ supported providers – and sync records with your internal zones on ayedo Cloud.
External Zone Multi-Provider Sync

API & automation

Infrastructure as Code

Full API for automating your DNS zones. Integration with Terraform, Ansible, and your CI/CD pipelines.
API Terraform GitOps

Sovereign & GDPR

EU infrastructure

Operated on our own infrastructure in the EU. No dependency on US hyperscalers or the Cloud Act – full data sovereignty.
GDPR EU Sovereignty

Pricing

Transparent per-zone pricing – no hidden costs.

Internal Zone

ayedo Cloud DNS · Multi-Region

€2 /zone/month

  • ✓ €2/zone/month
  • ✓ Available at all ayedo cloud regions
  • ✓ Highly available via anycast
  • ✓ DNSSEC
  • ✓ Zone import and export
  • ✓ API & Terraform

External Zone

Multi-provider · Sync-enabled

€1 /zone/month

  • ✓ €1/zone/month
  • ✓ Manage DNS zones at 50+ supported providers
  • ✓ Sync between internal and external zones
  • ✓ Anycast resolution for authoritative records
  • ✓ API & automation

On-Premise

In your data center

Custom

  • ✓ Unlimited zones
  • ✓ Your own DNS setup
  • ✓ Fully dedicated
  • ✓ On your infrastructure
  • ✓ Air-gapped support
  • ✓ Enterprise support
  • ✓ Custom SLAs

Comparison with Alternatives

Our anycast DNS is the sovereign alternative to US-based DNS and edge providers – with full control over your zones and records.

vs. Cloudflare DNS

Kriterium ayedo Cloudflare DNS
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
Pricing
Per zone, transparent
Complex, bundled
Infrastructure
Own AS & anycast
Proprietary
Multi-Provider
50+ providers (External)
Cloudflare only

vs. AWS Route 53

Kriterium ayedo AWS Route 53
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
Pricing
Per zone
Queries + features
Anycast
EU-wide included
Global, US-based
Vendor Lock-in
Standard DNS + API
AWS-specific

vs. Azure DNS

Kriterium ayedo Azure DNS
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
DNSSEC
Included
Available
Edge Integration
Load balancer & monitoring
Separate
Support
Personal, German-speaking
Ticket system

Compliance & Regulatory Requirements

The ayedo Software Delivery Platform meets the requirements of current EU regulations. From GDPR to NIS-2 to DORA – our platform is designed for regulated industries and critical infrastructures.

GDPR-Compliant Data Processing

Privacy by Design & Default.

EU data residency (Germany), Customer-Managed Keys (BYOK/BYOHSM), encryption at rest/in transit. ISO 27001-certified data protection management. Support for data subject rights, DPA, incident response. More about GDPR.

NIS-2-Compliant Operations

Resilience for critical infrastructures.

24/7 monitoring, incident response, BCP/DR processes, supply chain transparency (SBOM). EU-based operations, MFA/PAM, vulnerability management, patch processes. Ideal for essential/important entities. More about NIS-2.

DORA-Ready for Financial Institutions

ICT resilience tailored.

ICT risk management framework, documented exit strategies, third-party risk management, TLPT readiness. Structured incident reporting chains, continuous resilience testing, ISO 27001-certified. More about DORA.

CRA-Compliant Software Supply Chain

Security by Design across the entire lifecycle.

SBOM generation, CVE scanning, vulnerability disclosure processes, update management. Signed container images, GitOps-based audit trails, transparent supply chain. More about CRA.

Cloud Sovereignty Framework

Digital sovereignty made measurable.

EU-based operations, open standards, exit capability without lock-in. Designed for SEAL-4 (Full Digital Sovereignty) across all eight sovereignty objectives. No dependencies on non-EU control. More about the Framework.

Data Act-Compliant Portability

Switching without barriers.

Open APIs (OpenAPI), standardized formats (YAML/JSON/OCI), complete exit runbooks, Infrastructure-as-Code portability. Multi-cloud capable, no egress fees, functional equivalence. More about Data Act.

Integrated Compliance Roadmap

Holistic approach.

How ayedo systematically addresses GDPR, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, Data Act, Cloud Sovereignty Framework, ISO 27001/9001. Certifications, processes, technical measures, audit readiness. To overview.

Integration with Polycrate

Anycast DNS is part of the ayedo edge platform and connects seamlessly with our load balancer, endpoint monitoring, and the Polycrate Software Security Framework.

Anycast Load Balancer

Edge from one platform

Publish services via anycast load balancer – DNS records and traffic routing on the same EU infrastructure.
Load Balancer Anycast Edge
Load Balancer

Polycrate API

Central management

Manage zones and records via the Polycrate API – web UI, REST, or infrastructure as code.
API Terraform Automation
Documentation

Managed Kubernetes

Cluster integration

External DNS records for ingress and services in managed Kubernetes – without manual provider switching.
Kubernetes Ingress DNS
Kubernetes

You build it. We run it.

Excellent performance and maximum uptime - that’s what we wake up for. And sometimes even in the middle of the night.

270 Million End Users

per month

More than 9 million end users use software we deploy every day, on the internet or on-premise.
User Endanwender Software

99.99% Uptime

annual average

Our managed services are unavailable for less than 1 hour per year on average.
Uptime Verfügbarkeit SLA

MTTD < 5 Minutes

on average

Our granular alerting system detects errors and outages faster than you can say ‘Service Level Agreement’.
MTTD Monitoring Detection

34 Billion Logs

per month

More than 10000 logs per second are collected by our collectors and stored GDPR-compliant.
Logs Observability Ingestion

71 Million Active Timeseries

per month

2.7 million datapoints are measured per second by our monitoring systems.
Monitoring Metrics Datapoints

50 TB Backups

per month

More than 2000 backups are stored daily on our encrypted long-term storage.
Backup Storage Sicherheit