{
  "id": "oracle-oci-dns-and-traffic-management-vs-azure-dns",
  "ids": [
    "oracle-oci-dns-and-traffic-management",
    "azure-dns"
  ],
  "title": "Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management vs Azure DNS: DNS zones, private names and delegation",
  "heading": "Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management vs Azure DNS",
  "kicker": "Cloud software comparison",
  "deck": "OCI DNS and Traffic Management includes DNS and selected traffic-steering workflows. Azure DNS and related Azure routing services have their own resource boundaries. Define public DNS, private resolution and application routing needs before comparing the full design.",
  "description": "Compare Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management vs Azure DNS for DNS zones, private names and delegation.",
  "answerHeading": "Which option fits the requirement?",
  "answer": "OCI DNS and Traffic Management includes DNS and selected traffic-steering workflows. Azure DNS and related Azure routing services have their own resource boundaries. Define public DNS, private resolution and application routing needs before comparing the full design.",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-25",
  "researchTag": "Deployment, compatibility and cost scope",
  "researchLimit": "Official product material reviewed. Acceptance checks are proposed exercises, not completed product trials, performance measurements or reliability guarantees.",
  "datasetDescription": "Seven technical differences and four proposed acceptance checks for Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management vs Azure DNS.",
  "type": "workflow-buying",
  "sharedBuyingNeed": "Evaluate alternative approaches to DNS zones, private names and delegation.",
  "rows": [
    [
      "Provider context",
      "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure",
      "Microsoft Azure"
    ],
    [
      "Public DNS",
      "Managed DNS zones and records",
      "Managed DNS zones and records"
    ],
    [
      "Private DNS context",
      "Selected OCI private DNS and resolver configuration",
      "Azure private DNS requirements are a separate configuration decision"
    ],
    [
      "Administration",
      "OCI IAM and DNS interfaces",
      "Azure roles and DNS APIs"
    ],
    [
      "Routing review",
      "Selected traffic steering policies",
      "Selected Azure DNS and related routing service design"
    ],
    [
      "Migration unit",
      "Zone records, resolver settings and delegation",
      "Zone records and delegation"
    ],
    [
      "Cost components",
      "Hosted zones, queries and selected traffic-management features",
      "Hosted zones, queries and required related services"
    ]
  ],
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Zone records",
      "question": "Can the team compare all source and destination records?",
      "left": "With Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, compare all source and destination records.",
      "right": "With Azure DNS, compare all source and destination records.",
      "note": "No required web, mail or verification records are missing."
    },
    {
      "name": "Authoritative answers",
      "question": "Can the team query the new authoritative service before delegation?",
      "left": "With Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, query the new authoritative service before delegation.",
      "right": "With Azure DNS, query the new authoritative service before delegation.",
      "note": "Answers match the approved zone data."
    },
    {
      "name": "Private names",
      "question": "Can the team resolve a test private name from the intended network?",
      "left": "With Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, resolve a test private name from the intended network.",
      "right": "With Azure DNS, resolve a test private name from the intended network.",
      "note": "The name is visible only in the intended network context."
    },
    {
      "name": "Delegation plan",
      "question": "Can the team review registrar delegation and DNSSEC changes?",
      "left": "With Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, review registrar delegation and DNSSEC changes.",
      "right": "With Azure DNS, review registrar delegation and DNSSEC changes.",
      "note": "The change and rollback have an accountable owner."
    }
  ],
  "exampleTable": {
    "caption": "Proposed checks using authorised non-production resources or copied projects. Record versions, configuration, licences, inputs and observed results.",
    "headers": [
      "Requirement",
      "Proposed exercise",
      "Accept when"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Zone records",
        "Compare all source and destination records.",
        "No required web, mail or verification records are missing."
      ],
      [
        "Authoritative answers",
        "Query the new authoritative service before delegation.",
        "Answers match the approved zone data."
      ],
      [
        "Private names",
        "Resolve a test private name from the intended network.",
        "The name is visible only in the intended network context."
      ],
      [
        "Delegation plan",
        "Review registrar delegation and DNSSEC changes.",
        "The change and rollback have an accountable owner."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "scope-and-architecture",
      "navLabel": "Architecture",
      "title": "Scope and architecture",
      "paragraphs": [
        "OCI DNS and Traffic Management includes DNS and selected traffic-steering workflows. Azure DNS and related Azure routing services have their own resource boundaries. Define public DNS, private resolution and application routing needs before comparing the full design.",
        "Changing authoritative DNS does not move the website or email service. Preserve the complete zone and distinguish public DNS, private DNS and provider-specific routing features before changing delegation."
      ],
      "links": [
        {
          "url": "https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/DNS/home.htm",
          "label": "Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management product information"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/dns",
          "label": "Azure DNS product information"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cost-and-migration",
      "navLabel": "Costs & migration",
      "title": "Cost and migration planning",
      "paragraphs": [
        "For Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, include hosted zones, queries and selected traffic-management features. For Azure DNS, include hosted zones, queries and required related services. Define the same task, configuration, data and operating assumptions, then confirm current terms for the selected products and connected resources.",
        "Compare exported records, query the new authoritative service directly and prepare a registrar rollback plan. Include mail, verification, DNSSEC and provider-specific routing requirements rather than checking only the website's address."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "How should we choose between Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management and Azure DNS?",
      "answer": "OCI DNS and Traffic Management includes DNS and selected traffic-steering workflows. Azure DNS and related Azure routing services have their own resource boundaries. Define public DNS, private resolution and application routing needs before comparing the full design."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which costs belong in the comparison?",
      "answer": "For Oracle OCI DNS and Traffic Management, include hosted zones, queries and selected traffic-management features. For Azure DNS, include hosted zones, queries and required related services. Define the same task, configuration, data and operating assumptions, then confirm current terms for the selected products and connected resources."
    },
    {
      "question": "What should we validate before a production move?",
      "answer": "Compare exported records, query the new authoritative service directly and prepare a registrar rollback plan. Include mail, verification, DNSSEC and provider-specific routing requirements rather than checking only the website's address."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/DNS/home.htm",
      "facts": "Official product scope, deployment and integration context used for DNS zones, private names and delegation."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/dns",
      "facts": "Official product scope, deployment and integration context used for DNS zones, private names and delegation."
    }
  ],
  "relatedLinks": [
    {
      "path": "/categories/network-management/",
      "title": "Network Management software"
    },
    {
      "path": "/categories/cloud-devops/",
      "title": "Cloud Devops software"
    },
    {
      "path": "/guides/cloud-cost-checklist/",
      "title": "Cloud workload and cost checklist"
    }
  ]
}
