RealDNS AlternativesDynamic DNS Services and other similar apps like RealDNS

RealDNS is described as 'Application that updates your hostnames with the latest IP address of your computer, to many dynamic DNS providers' and is a Dynamic DNS service in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to RealDNS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted and PortableApps.com apps. The best RealDNS alternative is Marcs Updater, which is free. Other great apps like RealDNS are Dynamic DNS client for Windows, DDNS Updater, DirectUpdate and Doggo.

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RealDNS alternatives page was last updated Apr 27, 2025
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  1. Marcs Updater icon
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    Your router doesn't support DynDNS, OpenDNS or DNS-O-Matic by default or is limited in number of dynamic DNS services? You can use this simple client to send IP changes to your dynamic account automatically.

    7 Marcs Updater alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Marcs Updater VS RealDNS

     
    • Marcs Updater is the most popular Windows alternative to RealDNS.

    • Marcs Updater is the most popular free alternative to RealDNS.

    • Marcs Updater is Free and ProprietaryRealDNS is Paid and Proprietary
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    It’s essentially a PAR‘ed up version of a slightly modified ddclient, packaged as a Windows service with an NSIS wrapper around it so that you can install/uninstall it a bit easier.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version 1.5.0 was released in 2016, and it seems it doesn't work on Windows 10.

    Dynamic DNS client for Windows VS RealDNS

     
  3. DDNS Updater icon
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    DDNS Updater checks for changes to the external IP address of a Microsoft Windows computer, and updates a dynamic DNS (DDNS) service whenever a change is detected.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DDNS Updater VS RealDNS

     
  4. DirectUpdate icon
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    DirectUpdate is an application that runs transparently in background (as a service, even when no user is logged), and check the IP address assigned to the machine.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DirectUpdate Features

    1.  Multiple Account support

    DirectUpdate VS RealDNS

     
    • DirectUpdate is the most popular commercial alternative to RealDNS.

    • DirectUpdate is Paid and ProprietaryRealDNS is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Doggo icon
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    Command-line DNS client for humans. Written in Golang.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted

    Doggo Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dns
    3.  DNS-over-TLS
    4.  DNS over HTTPS
    5.  Support for IPv4
    6.  Support for IPv6

    Doggo VS RealDNS

     
    • Doggo is the most popular Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to RealDNS.

    • Doggo is the most popular Open Source alternative to RealDNS.

    • Doggo is Free and Open SourceRealDNS is Paid and Proprietary
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    You can control your domain, provide DNS services, provide dynamic IP client update service (DDNS Client) to customers; it also features various advanced features such as Remote Control, Dynamic update, Single Step Wizard, Domain Diagnose Tool.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    RaidenDNSD VS RealDNS

     
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    DynDNS Simply Client is a computer application (for DynDNS users) that keeps your hostname's IP address up-to-date. The DynDNS Simply Client periodically checks your network's IP address and it sends (updates) the new IP address to your hostname in your...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    DynDNS Simply Client Features

    1.  Portable

    DynDNS Simply Client VS RealDNS

     
  8. Dynsite icon
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    DynSite automatically updates your dynamic IP address every time it changes on one or many dynamic DNS services or by email. This allows anyone to connect to the servers (Web, FTP, NNTP, etc.) running on your own computer using a fully qualified domain name (e.g. myhost.dyndns.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Dynsite VS RealDNS

     
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    The GnuDIP software implements a Dynamic IP DNS service. It provides client machines with a static DNS name even if their IP address is dynamically assigned.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GnuDIP Dynamic DNS VS RealDNS

     
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