A Peek-DNS alternative for teams that check migrations
Peek-DNS is a free, no-account preview link that launched in July 2026. DNSPeek is free to start too, and adds what a migration needs after the first look: accounts and teams, an API, QA crawls, live and visual compares with the live site, and DNS alerts.
DNSPeek and Peek-DNS side by side
What each service offers, from its own public pages.
| Feature | DNSPeek | Peek-DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; paid plans from $9 a month | Free; paid extras per link: $1 password, $2 custom name, extend to 30 or 90 days |
| Free tier | Unlimited preview links (each lasts 7 days from the last visit, up to 30 days), 1 QA report and 3 live compare sessions a month | Free links, no account |
| Account needed | Not for your first link: a guest link lasts up to 7 days (one at a time). A free account for more | None: there are no accounts |
| Link lifetime | 7 days from the last visit, up to 30 days on Free; no expiry, or a date you set, on Pro and up | 7 days after the last visit; paid extensions to 30 or 90 days |
| Password protection | Yes, on every plan | $1 per link |
| Custom link name | Yes, on every plan | $2 per link |
| Wildcard / multisite | Yes, on Pro and up: one link also previews every subdomain (shop---alias); one hostname per link on Free | Yes (wildcard / multisite) |
| API | REST API v1 on Pro and up | Planned |
| Hosting panel plugins | Not yet | No |
| Live side-by-side compare | Yes: 3 sessions a month on Free, unlimited on Pro and up | Not stated on their site |
| Visual diff with the live site | Yes, on Pro and up | Not stated on their site |
| Migration QA report | Yes: 1 a month on Free, more on paid plans | Not stated on their site |
| DNS propagation alerts | Yes, on Pro and up; one-off DNS checks on every plan | Not stated on their site |
| Teams | Workspaces with seats: from Agency, up to 25 seats on Provider | No accounts or teams |
| Previews kept out of search | Yes: every preview response says noindex, nofollow | Yes: noindex, nofollow |
| Interface languages | 8 languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Spanish, Polish, French, Brazilian Portuguese | Not stated on their site |
| Visitor safety notice | Yes: a notice before the first page says it is a preview; always on for guest and Free links, optional on paid plans | A notice page on a visitor’s first visit |
Checked on peek-dns.com and DNSPeek’s pricing page. Services change: check their site for the latest. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Where Peek-DNS is ahead
No account at all
Peek-DNS never asks for an email. DNSPeek gives you one guest link without an account; more links need a free account.
Pay per link, only when you need it
A password or a custom name is a one-off dollar or two on one link, with no subscription.
Longer single links without a subscription
A Peek-DNS link lives 7 days after its last visit and can be extended to 90 days for a one-off fee. A free DNSPeek link also lives 7 days after its last visit, but stops 30 days after it is created; longer needs a paid plan.
When DNSPeek fits better
Read what previews can’t do on the limitations page, and how we handle your data on the trust page.
Password and custom names included
Both are free on every DNSPeek plan, on as many links as you like.
You work in a team or for clients
Workspaces with seats: from Agency, up to 25 seats on Provider. Links live in a workspace with spaces, so the next person can find them.
You automate migrations
REST API v1 on Pro and up, CSV import and a GitHub Action.
You check the migration, not just look at it
QA crawls, live and visual compares with the live site, and an alert when DNS has switched.
Try it on your site
Your domain and the new server’s IP. The link works on any device, for anyone you send it to.
Questions, answered
More in the docs FAQ.
Do I need an account to use DNSPeek?
Not for your first link: a guest link works without signing up and lasts up to 7 days, one at a time. A free account gives you unlimited links, password protection and custom names.
Are password protection and custom names extra on DNSPeek?
No. Both are included on every plan, the free one too.
Are DNSPeek previews indexed by search engines?
No. Every response from a preview link carries an X-Robots-Tag: noindex, nofollow header, whatever the site itself sends.
What does DNSPeek cost?
Free plan; paid plans from $9 a month. Paid plans add non-expiring links, DNS propagation alerts, visual compares and more QA reports.