The fastest, safest, smartest DNS service on the planet.

More than 50 million people, nearly 2% of the world's Internet users, rely on OpenDNS. Choose OpenDNS Premium DNS for your network.

OpenDNS is the largest and most reliable recursive DNS service available providing a better Internet experience to more than 50 million Internet users around the world.

• Speed up your Internet experience

  OpenDNS’s 12 global data centers are strategically located at the most well-connected intersections of the Internet. Unlike other providers, OpenDNS’s network uses sophisticated Anycast routing technology, which means no matter where you are in the world, your DNS requests are answered by the datacenter closest to you. Combined with the largest DNS caches in the industry, OpenDNS provides you with DNS responses faster than anyone else.

• Make your Internet more reliable

  With our extensive data center footprint and use of Anycast technology, the OpenDNS network has built-in redundancy ensuring zero downtime. SmartCache technology, an OpenDNS innovation, enables you to access sites that may otherwise be inaccessible due to authoritative DNS outages, providing you with the most reliable Internet possible.

• Improve your security

  OpenDNS owns and operates PhishTank, the largest clearinghouse of phishing information on the Internet. OpenDNS incorporates PhishTank into its services to protect you from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal your personal information and money. In addition, OpenDNS provides protection against two of the most pervasive Internet security threats that continue to infect millions of users — Conficker, the largest botnet, and Internet Explorer exploits.

• Gain visibility into your network usage

  OpenDNS’s reports provide you with visibility on your networks' Internet activity, giving you needed insight into how your Internet resources are being used.

• Easy to set up and it’s free.

  Getting started on OpenDNS Premium DNS takes minutes; there are no downloads or additional software required and it’s completely FREE.

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