DNS Spy
DNS Spy monitors DNS records, domain and SSL expirations, security issues, and look-alike phishing domains.
What DNS Spy is
DNS Spy monitors DNS records, domain and SSL expirations, security issues, and look-alike phishing domains. It tracks more than 60 DNS record types across authoritative nameservers and keeps a change history. Its Security Center runs more than 40 automated checks with weighted letter-grade scoring. WHOIS and RDAP monitoring tracks registrar, ownership, status, and expiry changes. Enterprise Phishing Sentinel detects typosquatting, homograph, and IDN attacks using multiple techniques and scores threats from 0 to 100. DNS provider synchronization is available for services including Cloudflare, DNSimple, DigitalOcean, GoDaddy, and Amazon Route 53, using read-only API tokens. Email notifications are available on all plans; Enterprise adds channels such as Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, and syslog. Personal costs $9 /month for up to 10 domains, while Enterprise costs $49 /month for up to 100 domains, with expansion packs available. The 7-day trial includes Enterprise features, requires a card up front, and charges nothing if canceled before it ends.
Good
- Monitors 60+ DNS record types.
- Tracks DNS changes and domain expirations.
- Offers more than 40 automated security checks.
- Enterprise includes 10,000 API calls per month.
Watch out
- No free plan is available.
- The 7-day trial requires a card up front.
- Enterprise trial charges if not canceled in time.
Who it suits
DNS Spy suits individuals and small projects that need DNS monitoring, and teams, MSPs, or agencies managing client domains. Enterprise is the fit for users who need its larger domain allowance, API, or expanded alert channels.
Verdict
DNS Spy combines DNS change tracking with security checks, expiration monitoring, and phishing detection. Compare the domain limits and alert channels against your needs, and note the trial’s cancellation condition.
Plans and prices
From DNS Spy's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $9 a month | Up to 10 domains · 30+ automated checks · 1 year of history · Email notifications · $9 /month |
| Enterprise | $49 a month | Up to 100 domains, expandable in 50-domain packs · 10K API calls/mo · Priority support · $49 /month |
The facts
Each one read from DNS Spy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The Enterprise REST API provides 50+ endpoints, bearer-token authentication, and 10,000 calls per month.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Brand protection
- Enterprise Phishing Sentinel detects typosquatting, homograph, and IDN attacks using 17+ techniques and scores threats from 0–100.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Data deletion
- The maker says deleting an account or stopping domain monitoring permanently deletes the records and their history.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Data location and security
- The privacy policy says DNS record data is stored in AWS US East (Virginia), and cites AWS SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance.checked 2 Oct 2026
- DNS integrations
- DNS provider sync supports Cloudflare, DNSimple, DigitalOcean, Bunny DNS, Linode, Vultr, GoDaddy, and Amazon Route 53 using read-only API tokens.checked 2 Oct 2026
- DNS monitoring
- It monitors 60+ DNS record types across authoritative nameservers and keeps a diff-level change history.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- DNS Spy describes its product as suitable for individuals and small projects, and says Enterprise supports teams, organizations, MSPs, and agencies managing client domains.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Email is available on all plans; Enterprise adds Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, and syslog alerts.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DNS Spy monitors DNS records from worldwide resolvers, tracks domain and SSL expirations, audits security, and detects look-alike phishing domains.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security checks
- Security Center performs 40+ automated checks with weighted letter-grade scoring across account, group, and domain levels.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- DNS Spy lists email support at [email protected] for technical, billing, and monitoring questions.checked 2 Oct 2026
- WHOIS
- WHOIS and domain expiration monitoring uses RDAP and WHOIS to track registrar, ownership, status, and expiry changes.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The 7-day trial offers Enterprise features, requires a card up front, and charges nothing if canceled before the trial ends.checked 2 Oct 2026
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