DNS Performance Test
Shell script to test the performance of the most popular DNS providers so you can test from your own location
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DEFAULT DNS LIST
- ✅ The list is based on the AdGuard DNS providers list.
- ℹ️ It is recommended that you change this list to reflect your preferred providers.
| IPv4 DNS Provider | IP 1 | IP 2 | Filter* | Log* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard | 94.140.14.140 | 94.140.14.141 | No | Yes |
| Ali | 223.5.5.5 | 223.6.6.6 | Yes | Yes |
| BebasDNS | 103.87.68.193 | - | No | No |
| Cisco OpenDNS | 208.67.222.2 | 208.67.220.2 | Yes | Yes |
| CleanBrowsing | 185.228.168.168 | 185.228.169.168 | Yes | Yes |
| CloudFlare | 1.1.1.1 | 1.0.0.1 | No | Yes |
| Comodo | 8.26.56.26 | 8.20.247.20 | Yes | Yes |
| ControlD | 76.76.2.0 | 76.76.10.0 | No | Yes |
| DNS.SB | 185.222.222.222 | 45.11.45.11 | No | No |
| DNSPod | 119.29.29.29 | 119.28.28.28 | Yes | Yes |
| DNSWatchGO | 54.174.40.213 | 52.3.100.184 | Yes | Yes |
| Dyn | 216.146.35.35 | 216.146.36.36 | Yes | Yes |
| Freenom | 80.80.80.80 | 80.80.81.81 | Yes | No |
| 8.8.8.8 | 8.8.4.4 | No | Yes | |
| Hurricane Electric | 74.82.42.42 | - | Yes | Yes |
| Mullvad | 194.242.2.2 | - | No | Yes |
| Neustar | 156.154.70.1 | 156.154.71.1 | No | Yes |
| dns0.eu | 193.110.81.0 | 185.253.5.0 | Yes | Yes |
| Quad9 | 9.9.9.10 | 149.112.112.10 | No | Yes |
| Safe DNS | 195.46.39.39 | 195.46.39.40 | Yes | Yes |
| 360 Secure DNS | 101.226.4.6 | 218.30.118.6 | Yes | Yes |
| Verisign | 64.6.64.6 | 64.6.65.6 | Yes | Yes |
| Safe Surfer | 104.155.237.225 | 104.197.28.121 | Yes | Yes |
| CIRA Canadian Shield | 149.112.121.10 | 149.112.122.10 | No | Yes |
| Comss.one | 193.17.47.1 | - | Yes | Yes |
| CZ.NIC ODVR | 76.76.2.22 | 185.43.135.1 | No | No |
| DNS for Family | 94.130.180.225 | 78.47.64.161 | Yes | Yes |
| Fondation Restena | 76.76.2.22 | - | No | Yes |
| 114DNS | 114.114.114.114 | 114.114.115.115 | Yes | Yes |
| LibreDNS | 88.198.92.222 | - | No | Yes |
| OpenNIC DNS | 217.160.70.42 | - | No | Yes |
| Quad101 | 101.101.101.101 | 101.102.103.104 | No | No |
| Yandex | 77.88.8.8 | 77.88.8.1 | No | Yes |
| AhaDNS | 5.2.75.75 | 45.67.219.208 | Yes | No |
| DNS Forge | 176.9.93.198 | 176.9.1.117 | Yes | No |
This is a manual list and may not be accurate.
There may be regional providers that are not accessible from everywhere.
Also, the DNS IP of the provider may change depending on the region.
* These are allegedly non-filtering and non-logging providers.
* It is considered Yes if not stated otherwise.
DEFAULT DOMAIN LIST
- ✅ This list is based on some of the top domains from Cloudflare Domain Rankings
- ✅ It is used for testing the DNS providers.
| Domain |
|---|
| google.com |
| facebook.com |
| apple.com |
| microsoft.com |
| amazon.com |
| youtube.com |
| instagram.com |
| reddit.com |
| twitter.com |
| whatsapp.com |
REQUIREMENTS
- ⛏️
Digtool- If using APT:
apt install dnsutils - If using YUM / DNF:
dnf install bind-utils - If using APK:
apk add bind-tools - If using PACMAN:
pacman -S bind-tools
- If using APT:
SYNTAX
$ ./dnsperftest.sh [IP version]
[IP version]:
🔹 ipv4 - (default) For IPv4 addresses only
🔹 ipv6 - For IPv6 addresses only
🔹 all - For IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
UTILIZATION
1. Download the script and save it on your test system.
wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diasdmhub/scripts/master/dnsperftest/dnsperftest.sh
2. Give the script execution permission.
chmox +x dnsperftest.sh
3. Run the script. If no arguments are given, it uses ipv4 as the default argument.
./dnsperftest.sh
You can sort the result by piping it to
sortas in the example below.
EXAMPLE
# /jffs/scripts/dnsperftest.sh | sort -k 23 -n
test1 test2 test3 test4 test5 test6 test7 test8 test9 test10 Average
SafeDNS 195.46.39.40 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms 17 ms 16 ms 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms 18 ms 17 ms 17.40 ms
Neustar 156.154.70.1 16 ms 17 ms 18 ms 19 ms 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms 18 ms 17 ms 21 ms 17.90 ms
Verisign 64.6.64.6 18 ms 20 ms 19 ms 17 ms 19 ms 19 ms 17 ms 19 ms 16 ms 19 ms 18.30 ms
Dyn 216.146.36.36 19 ms 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms 19 ms 18 ms 20 ms 22 ms 17 ms 20 ms 18.80 ms
CloudFlare 1.1.1.1 19 ms 16 ms 21 ms 17 ms 22 ms 20 ms 20 ms 17 ms 19 ms 20 ms 19.10 ms
AdGuard 94.140.14.141 21 ms 18 ms 20 ms 21 ms 20 ms 19 ms 18 ms 17 ms 21 ms 17 ms 19.20 ms
Neustar 156.154.71.1 19 ms 17 ms 19 ms 19 ms 19 ms 18 ms 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms 18 ms 19.20 ms
Verisign 64.6.65.6 18 ms 18 ms 21 ms 19 ms 19 ms 23 ms 21 ms 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms 20.30 ms
CloudFlare 1.0.0.1 21 ms 19 ms 21 ms 20 ms 16 ms 26 ms 25 ms 21 ms 19 ms 19 ms 20.70 ms
CleanBrowsing 185.228.168.168 19 ms 20 ms 28 ms 21 ms 19 ms 20 ms 20 ms 21 ms 20 ms 20 ms 20.80 ms
ControlD 76.76.10.0 23 ms 20 ms 32 ms 19 ms 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms 22 ms 22.10 ms
ControlD 76.76.2.0 21 ms 22 ms 25 ms 22 ms 22 ms 22 ms 24 ms 22 ms 21 ms 23 ms 22.40 ms
FondationRestena 76.76.2.22 138 ms 20 ms 17 ms 21 ms 18 ms 20 ms 17 ms 18 ms 17 ms 18 ms 30.40 ms
Quad9 9.9.9.10 18 ms 68 ms 47 ms 32 ms 17 ms 19 ms 21 ms 73 ms 20 ms 18 ms 33.30 ms
CZ.NICODVR 76.76.2.22 137 ms 17 ms 21 ms 18 ms 19 ms 20 ms 17 ms 70 ms 19 ms 24 ms 36.20 ms
CiscoOpenDNS 208.67.222.2 22 ms 17 ms 23 ms 129 ms 21 ms 19 ms 19 ms 71 ms 21 ms 20 ms 36.20 ms
Google 8.8.4.4 19 ms 20 ms 24 ms 20 ms 21 ms 135 ms 17 ms 67 ms 23 ms 23 ms 36.90 ms
SafeDNS 195.46.39.39 17 ms 19 ms 19 ms 19 ms 25 ms 20 ms 16 ms 135 ms 18 ms 140 ms 42.80 ms
Quad9 149.112.112.10 17 ms 258 ms 19 ms 33 ms 20 ms 20 ms 31 ms 19 ms 18 ms 16 ms 45.10 ms
[/etc/resolv.conf] 127.0.0.1 1 ms 64 ms 128 ms 64 ms 24 ms 23 ms 67 ms 76 ms 1 ms 24 ms 47.20 ms
CiscoOpenDNS 208.67.220.2 75 ms 18 ms 23 ms 124 ms 19 ms 22 ms 21 ms 76 ms 72 ms 26 ms 47.60 ms
Dyn 216.146.35.35 19 ms 18 ms 17 ms 16 ms 1000 ms 17 ms 17 ms 132 ms 17 ms 19 ms 127.20 ms
AdGuard 94.140.14.140 17 ms 21 ms 480 ms 21 ms 668 ms 19 ms 19 ms 19 ms 22 ms 23 ms 130.90 ms
CleanBrowsing 185.228.169.168 135 ms 139 ms 132 ms 130 ms 129 ms 129 ms 134 ms 132 ms 134 ms 136 ms 133.00 ms
HurricaneElectric 74.82.42.42 130 ms 130 ms 154 ms 127 ms 132 ms 129 ms 128 ms 143 ms 136 ms 133 ms 134.20 ms
Ali 223.6.6.6 139 ms 141 ms 144 ms 145 ms 142 ms 141 ms 142 ms 143 ms 147 ms 146 ms 143.00 ms
Comodo 8.26.56.26 158 ms 128 ms 158 ms 129 ms 130 ms 160 ms 163 ms 130 ms 136 ms 156 ms 144.80 ms
Ali 223.5.5.5 147 ms 148 ms 140 ms 145 ms 143 ms 148 ms 144 ms 145 ms 144 ms 150 ms 145.40 ms
Comodo 8.20.247.20 159 ms 131 ms 131 ms 131 ms 160 ms 132 ms 157 ms 154 ms 164 ms 141 ms 146.00 ms
CIRACanadianShield 149.112.122.10 152 ms 152 ms 158 ms 153 ms 154 ms 149 ms 155 ms 151 ms 151 ms 153 ms 152.80 ms
SafeSurfer 104.197.28.121 154 ms 151 ms 156 ms 158 ms 154 ms 151 ms 157 ms 155 ms 160 ms 151 ms 154.70 ms
DNSWatchGO 52.3.100.184 159 ms 153 ms 156 ms 160 ms 154 ms 159 ms 151 ms 157 ms 160 ms 161 ms 157.00 ms
CIRACanadianShield 149.112.121.10 164 ms 161 ms 156 ms 154 ms 154 ms 163 ms 155 ms 160 ms 156 ms 155 ms 157.80 ms
DNSWatchGO 54.174.40.213 160 ms 162 ms 160 ms 162 ms 157 ms 161 ms 158 ms 158 ms 152 ms 151 ms 158.10 ms
Google 8.8.8.8 75 ms 1000 ms 81 ms 72 ms 75 ms 53 ms 56 ms 74 ms 52 ms 71 ms 160.90 ms
AhaDNS 45.67.219.208 190 ms 190 ms 188 ms 185 ms 187 ms 185 ms 190 ms 189 ms 191 ms 188 ms 188.30 ms
Freenom 80.80.81.81 179 ms 178 ms 202 ms 177 ms 212 ms 180 ms 239 ms 191 ms 181 ms 221 ms 196.00 ms
Freenom 80.80.80.80 181 ms 181 ms 212 ms 181 ms 221 ms 178 ms 266 ms 177 ms 177 ms 226 ms 200.00 ms
DNS.SB 185.222.222.222 230 ms 224 ms 223 ms 222 ms 232 ms 227 ms 230 ms 242 ms 224 ms 229 ms 228.30 ms
DNSPod 119.28.28.28 230 ms 231 ms 223 ms 231 ms 229 ms 225 ms 229 ms 231 ms 231 ms 231 ms 229.10 ms
DNS.SB 45.11.45.11 231 ms 233 ms 225 ms 233 ms 228 ms 238 ms 232 ms 245 ms 232 ms 227 ms 232.40 ms
dns0.eu 185.253.5.0 232 ms 218 ms 238 ms 234 ms 223 ms 303 ms 217 ms 227 ms 220 ms 230 ms 234.20 ms
Comss.one 193.17.47.1 238 ms 226 ms 241 ms 229 ms 233 ms 235 ms 233 ms 236 ms 235 ms 241 ms 234.70 ms
CZ.NICODVR 185.43.135.1 227 ms 241 ms 230 ms 236 ms 239 ms 236 ms 240 ms 228 ms 235 ms 237 ms 234.90 ms
LibreDNS 88.198.92.222 241 ms 228 ms 242 ms 242 ms 247 ms 238 ms 243 ms 231 ms 236 ms 236 ms 238.40 ms
DNSForge 176.9.1.117 237 ms 237 ms 251 ms 231 ms 233 ms 239 ms 236 ms 253 ms 242 ms 243 ms 240.20 ms
DNSForge 176.9.93.198 234 ms 237 ms 229 ms 236 ms 243 ms 241 ms 245 ms 255 ms 238 ms 245 ms 240.30 ms
DNSforFamily 94.130.180.225 229 ms 244 ms 238 ms 228 ms 245 ms 240 ms 242 ms 261 ms 237 ms 248 ms 241.20 ms
AhaDNS 5.2.75.75 244 ms 238 ms 239 ms 245 ms 248 ms 240 ms 244 ms 237 ms 239 ms 243 ms 241.70 ms
OpenNIC 217.160.70.42 233 ms 231 ms 232 ms 235 ms 259 ms 228 ms 228 ms 292 ms 233 ms 285 ms 245.60 ms
DNSforFamily 78.47.64.161 237 ms 247 ms 242 ms 237 ms 245 ms 240 ms 241 ms 389 ms 242 ms 241 ms 256.10 ms
Yandex 77.88.8.1 266 ms 278 ms 266 ms 276 ms 277 ms 278 ms 271 ms 287 ms 269 ms 275 ms 274.30 ms
Yandex 77.88.8.8 273 ms 276 ms 272 ms 277 ms 278 ms 275 ms 273 ms 273 ms 280 ms 281 ms 275.80 ms
Quad101 101.102.103.104 306 ms 309 ms 308 ms 306 ms 312 ms 299 ms 302 ms 299 ms 306 ms 364 ms 311.10 ms
SafeSurfer 104.155.237.225 304 ms 304 ms 304 ms 308 ms 355 ms 307 ms 346 ms 309 ms 305 ms 308 ms 315.00 ms
Mullvad 194.242.2.2 155 ms 159 ms 156 ms 1000 ms 155 ms 157 ms 156 ms 158 ms 157 ms 1000 ms 325.30 ms
DNSPod 119.29.29.29 224 ms 231 ms 450 ms 232 ms 448 ms 561 ms 230 ms 486 ms 230 ms 435 ms 352.70 ms
dns0.eu 193.110.81.0 218 ms 494 ms 467 ms 220 ms 259 ms 298 ms 477 ms 234 ms 351 ms 514 ms 353.20 ms
360SecureDNS 101.226.4.6 347 ms 382 ms 342 ms 350 ms 348 ms 345 ms 357 ms 372 ms 349 ms 345 ms 353.70 ms
Quad101 101.101.101.101 318 ms 316 ms 345 ms 316 ms 508 ms 314 ms 338 ms 339 ms 314 ms 500 ms 360.80 ms
360SecureDNS 218.30.118.6 371 ms 370 ms 368 ms 366 ms 366 ms 367 ms 370 ms 370 ms 369 ms 369 ms 368.60 ms
114DNS 114.114.115.115 358 ms 375 ms 385 ms 360 ms 374 ms 365 ms 375 ms 383 ms 373 ms 363 ms 371.10 ms
114DNS 114.114.114.114 358 ms 382 ms 364 ms 366 ms 389 ms 372 ms 375 ms 372 ms 375 ms 375 ms 372.80 ms
For Windows users using the Linux subsystem (WSL)
If you get a
$'\r': command not founderror, convert the file to a Linux-compatible line-end. Example:
tr -d '\15\32' < dnsperftest.sh > dnsperftest_win.shThen run
bash ./dnsperftest_win.sh
REMARKS
This script is forked from CleanBrowsing DNS Performance Test.