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Hybrid DNS (on-premises ↔ cloud)

Each cloud's managed service for on-premises to resolve private cloud names and the other way around. All three solve the same problem; what changes is the cost model and who takes care of high availability.

What you need
Hybrid DNS (on-premises ↔ cloud)
OptionOn-premises resolves private cloud namesThe cloud forwards domains to on-premises DNSNo fixed cost per endpointCross-zone high availability without configuring itMonthly floor
AzureAzure DNS Private Resolver Meets Meets Doesn’t meetEach endpoint (inbound and outbound) and each ruleset is billed. MeetsAutomatically zone-redundant in regions with zones, at no extra cost.USD 363/ mo
AWSRoute 53 Resolver endpoints Meets Meets Doesn’t meetHourly per IP (ENI); each endpoint needs at least 2. With caveatsYou pick the subnet of each IP; AWS recommends different AZs.USD 365/ mo
GCPCloud DNS (server policy de inbound + zona de forwarding) Meets Meets MeetsThe server policy has no charge; you pay for zones (monthly) and queries. With caveatsThere's one entry point (regional internal IP) per subnet. For HA, on-premises has to point at more than one.USD 0.20/ mo

Floors at list price as of 2026-10-06 (eastus · us-east-1 · us-east1), in USD, with no discounts or taxes.

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Verified on 2026-10-06 · Dictionary