koigrid vs Vercel DNS
Manage DNS records for your own domains as code — the bring-your-own-provider alternative to Vercel DNS and Cloudflare DNS.
Vercel and Cloudflare let you manage DNS in their dashboard — but your zone lives in their account. koigrid takes the opposite, no-lock-in path: connect the zone you already own (bring your provider token), and koigrid gives you one unified API, CLI and dashboard to CRUD records (A/AAAA/CNAME/TXT/MX/NS) — perfect for an AI agent that wires up domains as code. Your zone stays yours; koigrid never holds it hostage.
| Feature | koigrid | Vercel DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the zone | You (BYO provider) | The vendor |
| Record types (A/AAAA/CNAME/TXT/MX/NS) | Yes | Yes |
| Unified API + CLI + dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| Provider token encrypted | Yes | n/a |
| Lock-in | None — disconnect any time | Zone tied to the vendor |
| Pricing | Flat rate | Per-record / plan |
| Manage by AI agent | Native | API |
What koigrid improves
Your zone stays yours
BYO provider means the zone lives in your account — disconnect koigrid any time with zero migration.
DNS as code, by agent
One unified API to CRUD records — an agent wires up a domain end to end.
No new lock-in
Works with the Cloudflare zone you already have; no vendor DNS to migrate onto.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Vercel DNS?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (see the estimate above).
Can I migrate from Vercel DNS without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Is my data hosted in the EU?
Yes. koigrid is EU-hosted (on Hetzner) with data sovereignty by default.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.