NetTrace compared
How does NetTrace compare with other DNS tools? A fair comparison with sources, including where others are stronger.
| Feature | NetTrace | DNSChecker.org † | WhatsMyDNS.net † | MXToolbox | Google Admin Toolbox (Dig) | IPVoid | nslookup.io | ViewDNS.info | HackerTarget | KeyCDN Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS servers per check | ✓ 200+ public resolvers, truly in parallel | ◐ 100+ (self-reported) † source | ◐ Several, number not stated † source | ✕ Checks the domain's own name servers, not a worldwide resolver list source | ✕ Single lookup, no multiple locations source | ◐ Several, number not stated source | ✓ 30+ resolvers on six continents (self-reported; the API docs say 18+) source | ◐ Several; the API docs say 'more than a dozen' source | ✕ Single lookup, no propagation check source | ✕ Single lookup at a resolver of your choice source |
| Record types | ✓ 13 (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, PTR, SRV, CAA, NAPTR, DS, DNSKEY) | ✓ 12 † source | ✓ 10 + ANY † source | ◐ A, AAAA, MX, PTR, SOA, TXT + email records source | ✓ 15, including TLSA and ANY source | ◐ 8 source | ✓ 52 (more than NetTrace) source | ? Not stated source | ◐ 8 source | ◐ 9 (+ CAA and AXFR) source |
| Free API without account | ✓ Yes, with OpenAPI specification | ? Unknown | ? Unknown | ◐ Account and API key required; free 64 DNS requests per day source | ✕ No API source | ✕ Paid (APIVoid, from about $20/month; trial) source | ✓ Yes, free without key (30 requests/min per IP) source | ✕ Paid, account and key required (250 free trial queries; from $29/month) source | ◐ Free 50 requests per day without key; paid beyond that source | ✕ No API for the tools source |
| Email checks (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | ✓ Yes, plus BIMI, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, automatic DKIM selectors and an SPF/DMARC generator | ◐ DNS and email health check † source | ? Unknown | ✓ Yes, incl. BIMI, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT and SMTP test source | ◐ Separate Check MX tool source | ◐ DMARC lookup and spoof check source | ◐ MX, MTA-STS and BIMI checks; SPF/DKIM/DMARC via a third party (EasyDMARC) source | ✕ No SPF/DKIM/DMARC tool found source | ✕ Not found source | ✕ Not found source |
| Blacklist check (DNSBL) | ✓ Yes, 9 lists (incl. Spamhaus, SpamCop, Barracuda) | ? Unknown | ? Unknown | ✓ Yes, 100+ lists (more than NetTrace) source | ✕ No | ✓ Yes source | ✕ No own check (links to EasyDMARC) source | ✓ Yes (number of lists not stated) source | ✕ No DNSBL check found source | ✕ Not found source |
| IP info (ASN, owner, location) | ✓ Yes, five sources side by side | ◐ Reverse IP and domain IP † source | ? Unknown | ◐ ASN and ARIN lookup source | ✕ No | ✓ Yes (ASN, geolocation, whois) source | ◐ Reverse IP, PTR and RDAP source | ✓ Yes: location, ASN, whois, IP history source | ✓ Yes: geolocation, ASN, whois source | ◐ IP location only source |
| Whois / domain info | ✓ Yes, via RDAP: registrar, dates, name servers, DNSSEC | ? Unknown | ? Unknown | ◐ ARIN lookup for IP addresses; domain whois not checked source | ✕ No source | ✓ Yes source | ✓ Yes (RDAP lookup) source | ✓ Yes source | ✓ Yes source | ✕ No source |
| Website check (speed and SEO) | ✓ Yes, 0–100 scores with improvements | ◐ SEO tools available † source | ? Unknown | ✕ Not found | ✕ No | ✕ Not found | ✓ Yes, Lighthouse audits with browser rendering (in their monitoring) source | ✕ No speed or SEO test source | ✕ No speed test (does detect technologies) source | ✓ Speed test from 8–10 locations with waterfall (no SEO) source |
| Security scan (TLS, HSTS, DNSSEC) | ✓ Yes: security scan with score, SSL check with TLS versions and HTTP header check | ? Unknown | ◐ Separate DNS security page † source | ◐ HTTPS test; no DNSSEC found source | ✕ No | ✓ Separate tools for DNSSEC, SSL and TLS source | ✓ Yes: SSL, security headers, DNSSEC and CAA source | ◐ DNSSEC test; no TLS check source | ◐ SSL/TLS scan and vulnerability scans; no DNSSEC source | ◐ Certificate and TLS tests; no DNSSEC or headers source |
| Live results during the check | ✓ Yes, per resolver as soon as it answers | ? Not checked | ? Not checked | ? Not checked | ? Not checked | ? Not checked | ✓ All resolvers are queried live (self-reported) source | ? Not stated | ? Not stated | ? Not stated |
| Export (CSV/JSON) and shareable link | ✓ CSV, JSON and shareable link for every tool | ? Unknown | ? Unknown | ◐ JSON via API (with key) source | ◐ Query is in the URL (shareable) source | ◐ JSON via paid API source | ◐ Results shareable; JSON via API source | ◐ JSON/XML via paid API source | ◐ Text/JSON via API source | ◐ Speed result shareable source |
| No ads or trackers | ✓ No cookies, analytics or ads | ? Unknown | ? Unknown | ✕ Google Tag Manager, VWO, Google Ads remarketing source | ✕ Google Analytics and cookies source | ✕ Google AdSense ads source | ✕ Google Tag Manager source | ✕ Google Analytics source | ✕ Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA and cookies source | ✕ Google Analytics and cookies source |
| Hosted in the EU | ✓ Yes (Netherlands) | ? Not stated | ? Not stated | ? Not stated (US company) source | ? Not stated | ? Not stated | ? Not stated source | ? Not stated | ✕ Australian company; servers in London, New York and Canberra source | ? Not stated (Swiss company) source |
✓ Yes◐ Partly✕ No? Unknown
Checked on 4 October 2026 on each service's own website; every claim links to its source. † DNSChecker.org and WhatsMyDNS.net blocked automated checking: their data is self-reported and not yet verified by hand. "Unknown" means we could not verify it, not that it is missing.
Where others are stronger: nslookup.io supports 52 record types, has a free API without a key and runs Lighthouse audits with browser rendering; MXToolbox checks more blacklists (100+); Google Dig supports TLSA; KeyCDN tests speed from multiple locations. Is something wrong or outdated? We will update the comparison.