---
id: "dns-provider"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "DNS provider"
language: "en"
category: "Industry roles and organizations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-provider/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/proveedor-dns/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/dns-anbieter/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/fournisseur-dns/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/provider-dns/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/provedor-dns/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/dns-provayder/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/dns-fuwu-tigongshang/"
---

# DNS provider

A company that runs a domain's name servers, a service often called managed DNS or DNS hosting. It can be the registrar (which often includes a basic version), a web host or a specialist with faster or more resilient networks. Changing DNS provider does not change the registrar, and the difference matters when something goes wrong.

## related terms

- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)
- [name server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/name-server/)
- [authoritative server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/authoritative-server/)
- [registrar](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar/)
- [zone file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/zone-file/)