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Comparison · Infra & APIs
DNSimple vs Gloo Gateway
A side-by-side editorial comparison of DNSimple and Gloo Gateway — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
DNSimple vs Gloo Gateway: at a glance
What is DNSimple?
DNSimple's origin name servers answer a quarter faster at p90 after erldns work
DNSimple keeps tuning the Erlang stack it now runs end to end. The November 4 post says p90 query time on its origin name servers is down about a quarter, and about a third for DNSSEC queries, with roughly a third less CPU, and record changes now switch in one step so existing records never briefly disappear. It follows October's dns_erlang rewrite, which cut CPU per query by 12%, and the August finish of the migration to fully owned infrastructure. Above that layer sit the CLI launched in May, browser login from June, and Domain Trustee.
What is Gloo Gateway?
Gloo Gateway 1.20.29 stops a failed restart from wiping every Envoy's config
Gloo Gateway keeps maintaining 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21 in parallel. The 1.20.29 release fixes a failure where, after a gloo restart, a failed first reconcile sent every connected Envoy an empty config; it also keeps the in-memory Proxy store across setup re-runs and delays setup restarts until the first xDS sync. The 21 October batch had fixed proxies stuck on stale endpoints.
DNSimple vs Gloo Gateway: editorial side-by-side
DNSimple
5.0INFRA · APIS
DNSimple's origin name servers answer a quarter faster at p90 after erldns work
◆ Current state
DNSimple keeps tuning the Erlang stack it now runs end to end. The November 4 post says p90 query time on its origin name servers is down about a quarter, and about a third for DNSSEC queries, with roughly a third less CPU, and record changes now switch in one step so existing records never briefly disappear. It follows October's dns_erlang rewrite, which cut CPU per query by 12%, and the August finish of the migration to fully owned infrastructure. Above that layer sit the CLI launched in May, browser login from June, and Domain Trustee.
◆ Where it's heading
Since owning its full DNS edge, DNSimple has turned to measurable performance work on erldns and dns_erlang, published openly. The product layer above, CLI and API clients, is moving more slowly.
◆ Prediction
Expect more erldns and dns_erlang performance posts; the entries show no sign of a new customer-facing product soon.
Gloo Gateway
5.0INFRA · APIS
Gloo Gateway 1.20.29 stops a failed restart from wiping every Envoy's config
◆ Current state
Gloo Gateway keeps maintaining 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21 in parallel. The 1.20.29 release fixes a failure where, after a gloo restart, a failed first reconcile sent every connected Envoy an empty config; it also keeps the in-memory Proxy store across setup re-runs and delays setup restarts until the first xDS sync. The 21 October batch had fixed proxies stuck on stale endpoints.
◆ Where it's heading
Recent work concentrates on control-plane failure modes: what Envoy receives when gloo restarts, reconciles badly or sends mismatched endpoint data. Each fix is backported across the supported lines alongside routine Go and dependency bumps.
◆ Prediction
The 1.21 and 1.19 backports of the empty-snapshot fix are the likely next entries, following the same-day batch pattern.
Alternatives to DNSimple and Gloo Gateway
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either DNSimple or Gloo Gateway.
Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch adds an enterprise cloud tier and an AI assistant, then turns to desktop trust.
Grype
Grype keeps tightening match accuracy while making its database diff tool usable at scale
AdGuard Home
AdGuard Home's 1.0 beta matches stable's security fixes and reworks client settings
Snort 3
Snort 3.13.2 is a broad bounds-checking sweep across SMB, HTTP and industrial protocol parsers
Scalar
Scalar's November 5 releases give each API document its own authentication settings
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Recent activity from DNSimple and Gloo Gateway
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoDNSimpleLower latency on our origin name servers
- 3d agoGloo Gateway1.20.29: failed reconcile no longer empties Envoy configs
- 15d agoDNSimpleFaster DNS with dns_erlang ⚡
- 16d agoGloo GatewayFix for proxies stuck on stale endpoints; Go 1.26.10
- 16d agoGloo Gateway1.20 backport of the stale-endpoint fix; Go 1.26.10
- 16d agoGloo Gateway1.19 backport of the stale-endpoint fix; Go 1.26.10
- 22d agoGloo Gateway1.20.27 bumps Go to 1.26.9
- 22d agoGloo Gateway1.21.18 bumps Go to 1.26.9
- 2mo agoDNSimpleFully Independent DNS Edge
- 3mo agoDNSimpleNew case study: Always Beyond
- 4mo agoDNSimpleDNSimple CLI is now available straight from your browser
- 5mo agoDNSimpleDomain Trustee now available ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between DNSimple and Gloo Gateway?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. DNSimple and Gloo Gateway are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is DNSimple better than Gloo Gateway?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. DNSimple and Gloo Gateway are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to DNSimple?
Top DNSimple alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "DNSimple alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/dnsimple for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Gloo Gateway?
Top Gloo Gateway alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Gloo Gateway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/gloo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.