GRC DNS Benchmark
The facts below are what the maker publishes about GRC DNS Benchmark, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From GRC DNS Benchmark's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| DNS Benchmark v2 | $9.95, paid once | Lifetime use · future improvements included · $9.95 one time |
The facts
Each one read from GRC DNS Benchmark's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- Gibson Research Corporation is owned and operated by Steve Gibson, and the site identifies Laguna Hills, California, USA.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Laguna Hills, California, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- DNSSEC
- The software identifies DNSSEC-aware resolvers by coloring them green.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Measurement accuracy
- The default benchmark runs 250 query sets per resolver, and the sample count can be changed to 1x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, or 100x.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- GRC's privacy policy says its e-commerce system is server-side without browser scripting or cookies and that purchasing information is stored encrypted.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Version 2 benchmarks IPv4, IPv6, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS resolvers side by side.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DNS Benchmark measures the performance of local and remote DNS nameservers to help select fast resolvers for a network and location.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Resolver limit
- The benchmark can test up to 500 resolvers at once.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Resolver list
- The built-in list includes 126 IPv4, 43 IPv6, 81 DoH, and 60 DoT resolvers, while a custom list builder scans 4,909 possible resolvers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Results
- Benchmark results can be saved as a text file or a spreadsheet-readable CSV file.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- GRC provides technical support through email and points users to its searchable web forums for product questions.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- Version 2 runs on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, and later, and also runs on Linux under WINE.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes the tool as a way to select the fastest DNS resolvers for a user's network and location.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Freeware availability
- GRC says it stopped offering the original v1 freeware because its resolver ranking was no longer correct for the modern Internet.checked 3 Oct 2026
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