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Azure Active Directory Domain Services vs. Gcore Managed DNS

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure Active Directory Domain Services

by Microsoft

Gcore Managed DNS

by Gcore

Overall rating4.44.3
Review count4613
Ease of use8.88.1
Ease of setup8.48.4
Quality of support8.38.2
Meets requirements8.98.7
NPS63.04347876.923077
Small Business15.2%76.9%
Mid-Market63.0%23.1%
Enterprise21.7%0.0%
Total page views28344
Total LLM citations545346

Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Microsoft Entra Domain Services (formerly Azure Active Directory Domain Services) is a managed service that provides essential domain services such as Windows Domain Join, Group Policy, LDAP, and Kerberos authentication without the need to deploy, manage, or patch domain controllers. This service enables organizations to extend their on-premises directory services into the Azure cloud, facilitating seamless integration and management of both cloud-based and on-premises resources.

Pros

  • Setup Ease
  • Security
  • Ease of Use
  • Simplicity
  • Product Quality
  • Pricing

Gcore Managed DNS

Gcore DNS is an enterprise-grade managed DNS service, featuring a global Anycast infrastructure, advanced GeoDNS functionality, DevOps tooling, and robust DDoS protection.

Pros

  • User Interface