BIND

Most widely used DNS server software

82
Healthy · 82/100
Automated health estimate

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Funding
Unknown
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Many observed
Bus Factor
Low risk
Metrics last updated: (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: isc-projects/bind9 via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days
298
Commits in 90 days
1037
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
4

The 200-commit author sample does not cover the full 90 days. Author counts are lower bounds; concentration describes the sample only.

Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.

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Alternative Project
This project is alternative by CoreDNS CoreDNS is a modern, cloud-native DNS server written in Go. It is the default DNS for Kubernetes and may be preferred for containerized environments.

Overview

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is the most widely used DNS server software on the Internet. It provides a complete implementation of DNS protocols.

Importance

  • Powers most DNS infrastructure
  • Foundation of Internet naming
  • Critical for domain resolution
  • Used by organizations worldwide

Key Features

  • Full DNS protocol support
  • DNSSEC support
  • Zone management
  • Response rate limiting

Sustainability

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (2)
BIND
system

Dependency Chain

Upstream
OpenSSL → Linux Kernel →
BIND

Impact Analysis

2 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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