Entri pricing is straightforward at the entry point and opaque above it, which is normal for a sales-led product. Here is what is actually published as of July 2026, what is not, and how to reason about the per-domain math against a self-serve API.
Pricing changes. Everything here reflects Entri's public site as of July 2026 — verify the current numbers on entri.com before making a decision.
What Entri publishes
- Entry point: a stated starting price of $249/mo.
- Higher tiers: sales-led. Entri's custom-domains product (Power) and larger volumes are quoted via “book a demo” rather than a public price list.
- Motion: demo-first. There is no self-serve “sign up, add a card, call the API” path at the higher tiers.
That means the honest answer to “what does Entri cost” is: at least $249/mo, and beyond that, whatever your quote is.
What you get for it
Entri's real strength is DNS-provider auto-configuration. Through Domain Connect and its own integrations, it can one-click-configure DNS at a broad set of registrars, which materially improves onboarding completion for less technical end users. If your buyers struggle to set a CNAME, that breadth is worth paying for. Credit where due — that is a genuine advantage today.
The self-serve math
The trade-off is cost and motion. Compare the effective per-domain rate:
- Entri: $249/mo floor (plus quoted overages). At 1,000 domains that is at least ~$0.25/domain before any higher-tier costs.
- cnames.dev: $49/mo per 1,000 domains (~$0.05/domain), free for the first 25, self-serve API, no demo call.
For a developer-led team that can set DNS records (or wants to embed a one-click flow themselves), the self-serve option is roughly 5x cheaper per domain at that scale and adoptable the same afternoon. For a sales-led org selling to non-technical customers, Entri's onboarding polish may justify the premium. Run your own numbers in the build-vs-buy TCO calculator.
When to choose which
- Choose Entri if DNS-provider auto-config breadth and a hand-held, sales-led onboarding matter more than transparent pricing or API immediacy.
- Choose a self-serve API if you want published per-domain pricing, a free tier to prototype, wildcards and per-tenant isolation, and to ship without a demo.
The full feature-by-feature breakdown is in the Entri alternative comparison. If you are an AI app builder on the long tail, the per-domain economics usually decide it.