F5 DNS Products and Services

Deliver a versatile DNS solution: streamline traffic, optimize security, reduce response times, & ensure high-performance global delivery.

How F5 Does DNS

DNS powers the internet; handling queries that indicate user intent. This makes leveraging a versatile DNS solution crucial for creating efficient, secure user experiences. F5 goes a step further, expressing DNS solutions in four ways: SaaS, software, hardware, and cloud-native tools. At the core of each is the tech that’s made F5 a leader in application delivery for over two decades.

Different Ways to Deploy Your F5 DNS

DNS will deploy in several different ways, depending on factors like where applications are deployed, which services are required, management preferences, and how much architectural flexibility and performance your environment needs. Does a cloud-based, on-premises, or virtual appliance model best suit your environment? Are you delivering traditional monolithic apps, containerized apps, or both? Do you have staff to manage and maintain your DNS or not? Answers to these questions will help determine what DNS service and deployment model is the best fit for your application delivery demands.

Use Cases

On-Premises (Hardware)

Address the most demanding on-premises deployments where application delivery is mission critical, on fully automatable architecture.
Consider: BIG-IP DNS ›

On-Premises (Software / Virtual Appliance)

Provide the agility and scale of modern architectures for deployments where software-based app delivery is required.
Consider: BIG-IP DNS ›

SaaS

Enjoy cloud-based flexibility and security policy portability while retaining control of traffic management and security policy settings.
Consider: Distributed Cloud DNS & Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer

Cloud Native

Hyperscale & secure infrastructure in a cloud-native format, integrating with tools and environments like Kubernetes.
Consider: BIG-IP Next DNS CNF ›

Managed Service

We handle provisioning, configuration, testing, and onboarding for seamless deployment. We optimize zone transfers and DNS-based load balancing for reliability and performance.
Consider: Managed Services ›