12 European CDN, DNS & Domains vendors.
CDN, DNS & Domains: Content delivery networks, DNS services and domain registration. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
25 vendors in total: 12 European, 12 American, 1 other; 13 open source. Last checked: 4 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
CDN and DNS services see all traffic to your website and every DNS lookup visitors make, and both fall under the NIS2 directive as essential services. Check where nodes and logs are located, who ultimately owns the vendor and how easily DNS records can be migrated if you switch.
European vendors
- Bunny.netEU sovereign
European CDN and edge storage platform with global PoPs and competitive pricing
Slovenia
- ClouDNSEU sovereign
Bulgarian managed DNS hosting provider with global anycast network
Bulgaria
- deSECEU sovereign
Free DNS hosting with DNSSEC support run by a German non-profit
Germany · open-source
- GcoreEU sovereign
Global edge AI, cloud, networking and security solutions with Luxembourg HQ
Luxembourg
- KeyCDNEU sovereign
Swiss high-performance CDN with pay-as-you-go pricing and HTTP/2 support
Switzerland
- Knot DNSSelf-hosted / open source
Advanced, open-source authoritative nameserver developed by Czech registry CZ.NIC, optimised for extreme traffic peaks and DNSSEC automation.
Czechia · open-source
- Knot ResolverSelf-hosted / open source
Modular, C- and Lua-based open-source recursive DNS resolver from Czech registry CZ.NIC, with a strong focus on DNS-over-TLS (DoT). A separate product from the authoritative Knot DNS nameserver.
Czechia · open-source
- Myra SecurityEU sovereign
German CDN and DDoS protection platform for critical infrastructure
Germany
- NSDSelf-hosted / open source
Purely-authoritative, open-source nameserver by Dutch foundation NLnet Labs, designed for extreme reliability and speed. Used by various global root servers and TLDs.
Netherlands · open-source
- PowerDNSSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source DNS server software with authoritative and recursive capabilities
Netherlands · open-source
- Traefik ProxyEU sovereign
Modern open-source edge router and HTTP reverse proxy, designed to expose dynamic microservice architectures. Developed by Traefik Labs SAS (Lyon, France).
France · open-source
- Varnish CacheEU sovereign
The de facto open-source standard for HTTP acceleration and web caching, the foundation for building your own enterprise CDN. Developed by Varnish Software AB (Stockholm, Sweden).
Sweden · open-source
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorAkamaiUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAmazon CloudFrontUnited States · 7 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceApache Traffic ServerUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAzure Front Door & DNSUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBIND9United States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorCDN77United Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceCoreDNSUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorDNSControlUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceEnvoy ProxyUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorFastlyUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoogle Cloud CDN & Cloud DNSUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNginxUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNS1United States · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European CDN, DNS & Domains vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 12 European CDN, DNS & Domains vendors, including Bunny.net, ClouDNS, deSEC and Gcore. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for CDN, DNS & Domains?
Yes. Open-source CDN, DNS & Domains software from Europe includes deSEC, Knot DNS, Knot Resolver and NSD; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.