BIND 9
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BIND 9, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BIND 9's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BIND 9 open source | Free | MPL 2.0 licensed software · community support via public mailing list |
| ISC support subscription | Priced on request | Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Basic levels · Gold, Silver, and Bronze include support response targets · Silver and above include BIND -S subscriber edition · Annual software support service; pricing based on deployment size and service level |
The facts
Each one read from BIND 9's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- DNS roles
- BIND is used for authoritative DNS and recursive resolver services, including root-zone and top-level-domain publishing, large hosting zones, and enterprise internal and external zones.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Download options
- ISC provides source downloads, packages for Ubuntu, CentOS/Fedora and Debian, and an official Docker image.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- BIND can be monitored with ISC's Stork tool, which retrieves BIND configuration and zone information through its agent using RNDC and AXFR.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- ISC describes BIND use across hosting providers, enterprises, service providers, carriers, ISPs, universities, and government organizations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- ISC's vulnerability policy covers only the latest monthly releases of supported stable maintenance versions and excludes development and end-of-life versions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Open source license
- BIND 9 is open source software licensed under MPL 2.0.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Protocol security
- The feature matrix lists DNSSEC validation, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS among BIND 9 features.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- BIND 9 is DNS name server software used by enterprises and service providers as a platform for distributed computing systems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security response
- ISC says it assesses vulnerabilities using CVSS and publishes patched versions of supported affected code with public security disclosures.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Stork limitation
- Stork currently reads and displays BIND information but does not modify BIND.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- ISC offers paid support with service levels and private expert support, while community help is available through public user mailing lists.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported release
- The BIND page lists version 9.20.29 as the current stable ESV release, released in September 2026, with end of life in Q2 2028.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1994checked 23 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Newmarket, New Hampshire, USAchecked 23 Sep 2026
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