Glauca Review, Pricing & Features

Glauca offers domain registration, DNSSEC-enabled DNS hosting (HexDNS), email, and monitoring, with 3 free DNS zones and paid zones from £1/month.

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Last updated
July 20, 2026
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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What Is Glauca?

Glauca is the trading name of AS207960 Cyfyngedig, a company incorporated in Wales in January 2020 and based in Cardiff. It operates as an internet infrastructure provider offering domain registration, DNS hosting, email, and network monitoring services.

Its flagship DNS product, HexDNS, provides authoritative DNS hosting with modern security defaults such as DNSSEC, aimed at developers and organizations who want more control and transparency than typical registrar-bundled DNS.

Key Features

HexDNS supports more than 19 DNS record types, including A, AAAA, CNAME, ANAME, MX, NS, TXT, SRV, and CAA, and enables DNSSEC by default rather than as an opt-in extra. It also supports dynamic DNS, reverse DNS, RFC 2136 dynamic updates, and secondary DNS via AXFR transfers.

Beyond DNS, Glauca offers domain registration across a wide range of TLDs with WHOIS privacy and registry lock, email hosting, uptime and certificate monitoring across protocols such as HTTP, TLS, IMAP, and SMTP, and LIR services helping customers obtain ASNs and IP address allocations as a RIPE NCC member. An API is available for integrating these services into other systems.

Glauca Pricing

Glauca's DNS service is free for the first three zones per account, with each additional zone billed at roughly £1 per month plus applicable VAT. Domain registration, email, and monitoring services are priced separately on the company's public pricing page.

The company markets its pricing as transparent with no hidden fees, and rates for domains and add-on services vary by TLD and service type rather than following a single flat subscription.

Key Features

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • DNSSEC enabled by default rather than as an add-on
  • First three DNS zones free on every account
  • Wide range of supported DNS record types and dynamic update options
  • Combines domains, DNS, email, and monitoring under one provider
  • RIPE NCC membership supports ASN/IP allocation for advanced networking needs

Cons

  • No public company size information available
  • Small company relative to major DNS/domain providers, which may concern some enterprise buyers
  • Pricing for domains and add-ons varies by TLD and service rather than one flat rate
  • Feature set (RFC 2136, LIR services) is oriented toward technical users, less so casual buyers

Pricing

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Glauca's DNS hosting free?

Yes, the first three DNS zones on an account are free; additional zones are billed at roughly £1 per month plus VAT.

What is HexDNS?

HexDNS is Glauca's DNS hosting product, supporting DNSSEC by default and 19-plus DNS record types.

Where is Glauca based?

Glauca is the trading name of AS207960 Cyfyngedig, a company based in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Does Glauca sell domain names?

Yes, Glauca offers domain registration across a wide range of TLDs alongside its DNS and email services.

Does Glauca support dynamic DNS?

Yes, HexDNS supports dynamic DNS and RFC 2136 dynamic updates.

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