DNSFilter vs Control D
Thirteen of fourteen models named DNSFilter first on the direct prompt; zero named Control D. Both were named by all fourteen models and DNSFilter carries 55 labels and Control D 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the DNS filtering page.
By framing
DNSFilterFirst choices, of fourteen modelsControl D
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, DNSFilter and Control D were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 172 answers naming DNSFilter and the 89 naming Control D. In those answers Control D took the first choice six times and DNSFilter thirty.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
DNSFilter Control D first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DNSFilter on the left and Control D on the right.The direct prompt
DNSFilter first, Control D an alternative
13 of 14 modelsControl D was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
DNSFilter40%#1 of 9Control D4%#6 of 9DNSFilter52%#1 of 11Control D2%#5 of 11DNSFilter22%#2 of 10Control D7%#5 of 10What the models said about DNSFilter
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“The biggest warnings are around DNSFilter's agent reliability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“reviews mention recurring complaints about support, pricing, misconfigurations, and occasional outages or false positives” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd verify current packaging/features before choosing it.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · soft negative
“DNSFilter: Very popular for mid-market. High-performance threat detection using AI/ML, easy to deploy, fast global network, excellent pricing transparency.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Best for: Companies seeking pure, high-performance DNS layer protection with straightforward pricing and excellent MSP/partner channel support.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, I recommend starting with DNSFilter due to its purpose-built design for your size” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Control D
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“also receive mixed reviews, with similar concerns about support and occasional reliability issues” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“their privacy language has changed over time... premium/custom setups can involve account data” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“though less common for general B2B IT operations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“NextDNS or Control D: Customizable filtering ... with strong no-log policies, audits” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Industry-leading malware block rate (99.98% per Nexxwave testing, June 2025)” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“1. Control D - Highly recommended for limited budgets” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.