Alternatives to Dig Web Interface

Online front end to dig for querying DNS records against public resolvers or chosen nameservers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Dig Web Interface

    Online front end to dig for querying DNS records against public resolvers or chosen nameservers.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Dig Web Interface.

  • Google Admin Toolbox Dig

    Google's free web-based DNS lookup tool that queries a domain's records and shows the results.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Google Admin Toolbox Dig offers a simpler single-field DNS lookup from Google's side, with fewer options and no multi-resolver queries.

  • DNSChecker

    A web tool that checks DNS propagation by querying public resolvers in many countries.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    DNSChecker queries public resolvers in many countries at once with expected-value matching and auto-refresh, aimed at watching propagation rather than dig options.

  • whatsmydns.net

    A free online tool that checks DNS propagation against nameservers in many countries.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    whatsmydns.net checks many record types against nameservers in many countries, highlighting mismatches, but has no scripting interface or dig-style options.

  • ViewDNS.info

    A web collection of more than 20 DNS, IP and domain lookup tools, with a paid API.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    ViewDNS.info bundles more than 20 DNS, IP and WHOIS tools with historical data and a paid API, rather than a single dig front end.

  • DNSsy

    A free website that tests a domain's DNS health and offers live DNS, reverse, WHOIS and ping lookups.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    DNSsy offers live DNS lookups that bypass caches plus a DNS health report, with a smaller toolset and a dated interface.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.