# AdGuard DNS alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AdGuard DNS holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/adguard-dns/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- DNSFilter: 70
- Cisco Umbrella: 55
- Cloudflare Gateway: 37
- Cloudflare One: 24
- Control D: 10
- NextDNS: 5

## DNS filtering

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name AdGuard DNS.

- DNSFilter: first choice in 30 of those 82
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 22 of those 82
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 12 of those 82
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Control D: first choice in 5 of those 82
- NextDNS: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Cloudflare DNS Security: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Cloudflare for Business: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name AdGuard DNS (AdGuard DNS is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 31 of those 73
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 9 of those 73
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Control D: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 1 of those 73
- NextDNS: first choice in 1 of those 73
- OpenDNS: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name AdGuard DNS.

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 37 of those 82
- DNSFilter: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Control D: first choice in 3 of those 82

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