What is Yandex.DNS?
Yandex.DNS is a free Domain Name System (DNS) recursive resolver service provided by the Russian technology company Yandex. It offers a fast and reliable alternative to using your internet service provider's default DNS servers or public DNS services like Google DNS or Cloudflare.
Some key features of Yandex.DNS include:
- Enhanced performance - Yandex.DNS uses an extensive global server infrastructure to provide fast and consistent DNS query response times.
- Increased security - Yandex.DNS supports modern encrypted transport protocols like DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNS-over-TLS (DoT) to prevent eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data.
- No traffic restrictions - Yandex.DNS does not impose any limits on the number of requests users can make.
- Custom blocklists - Users can configure custom lists of domains to be blocked or filtered by Yandex.DNS based on preferences.
- Reliability - The service has 100% uptime record owing to its vast server network distributed globally.
- Privacy - Yandex.DNS does not monitor or log user activity and DNS queries.
Overall, Yandex.DNS offers faster performance, better security, and more configuration options than standard ISP DNS servers. Its custom blocklists and lack of traffic restrictions make it popular especially among privacy-focused users.
1.1.1.1, Blokada, AdGuard DNS, NextDNS, Cisco Umbrella, Google Public DNS, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS Manager, Quad9, OpenNIC, AhaDNS, SaferNet are some alternatives to Yandex.DNS.