SIGNALInfrastructure Software·Jun 24, 2026, 8:50 AMSignal55Short term

We're making Bunny DNS free: because a faster internet won't build itself

We're making Bunny DNS free: because a faster internet won't build itself

Article URL: https://bunny.net/blog/were-making-bunny-dns-free/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657030 Points: 241 # Comments: 73

Why this matters
Why now

The increasing demand for faster internet and the competitive landscape for CDN and DNS services are driving providers to offer more accessible and performant solutions.

Why it’s important

A faster, more resilient internet infrastructure benefits all digital actors, and free high-quality DNS services can lower barriers to entry for new online services and improve global connectivity.

What changes

Bunny.net's move makes enterprise-grade DNS services freely available to a broader user base, potentially increasing internet speeds and reliability for many websites and applications.

Winners
  • · Web Developers
  • · Small Businesses
  • · Internet Users
  • · Bunny.net (market share)
Losers
  • · Paid DNS Providers
  • · Less performant DNS services
Second-order effects
Direct

Increased adoption of Bunny DNS and overall improvement in website load times at the edge.

Second

Other DNS providers may be pressured to lower prices or enhance their free tiers to remain competitive.

Third

A more performant and distributed DNS infrastructure could indirectly contribute to the resilience of global internet services against certain types of outages or attacks.

Editorial confidence: 85 / 100 · Structural impact: 40 / 100
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