Bunny DNS removes all query fees and offers free DNS hosting

Bunny.net has announced that its DNS service will no longer charge for DNS queries, making the product free for users across its platform. The service now includes free DNS hosting for up to 500 domains per account, with no query limits or per-request billing.

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Bunny.net has announced that Bunny DNS will no longer charge for DNS queries, making the service freely accessible to all users on its platform. The company has also removed per-request billing entirely, with no critical features hidden behind enterprise plans — including smart records and health monitoring.

The decision reflects the company's stated mission to help make the internet faster. Bunny.net argues that DNS, as the fundamental system sitting between users and services, should not be a premium add-on subject to unpredictable billing during traffic spikes.

Bunny DNS currently powers over 300,000 domains and handles nearly 200 billion queries every single month, figures that demonstrate the scale at which the service already operates across the company's global network.

How It Works

Bunny DNS was originally built as an internal routing engine to power Bunny CDN's performance across its global network, which spans 119 locations. Rather than functioning as a basic record lookup table, the system was designed to analyse every DNS query and direct traffic to the optimal destination.

The service allows developers to use latency data, health checks, and JavaScript to dynamically determine where requests should go. This approach upgrades DNS from a static system into a globally distributed, smart routing engine — a capability that was previously central to how Bunny CDN achieved its performance levels.

The product was made available to users four years ago, after the company applied the knowledge gained from designing and running its internal system. It was offered with an affordable pricing model and a generous free tier from the outset.

Availability and Getting Started

Free DNS hosting is now available for up to 500 domains per account, with no usage-based charges applied to DNS queries. Accounts on the bunny.net platform remain subject to the standard minimum spend of $1 per month, but this is not specific to DNS usage.

The company has stated that making Bunny DNS free does not signal reduced investment in the product. Instead, bunny.net describes DNS as the core product that connects its entire platform, and the starting point for everything an application does on its network.

Story based on discussion on Hacker News.