# Amazon Route 53 alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 113 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon Route 53 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/amazon-route-53/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 47
- DNSimple: 5
- DNS Made Easy: 4
- IBM NS1 Connect: 4
- ClouDNS: 3
- Akamai Edge DNS: 2

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Route 53 (Amazon Route 53 is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 21 of those 38
- DNSimple: first choice in 5 of those 38
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 38
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Route 53 (Amazon Route 53 is #2 of 12 at 2%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 16 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Route 53 (Amazon Route 53 is #2 of 10 at 9%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 10 of those 37
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 4 of those 37
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 2 of those 37
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 37
- MarkMonitor Premium DNS: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 37
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 37
- DNSFilter: first choice in 1 of those 37

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