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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 228 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure 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/azure-dns/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 152
- Amazon Route 53: 8
- DNSimple: 7
- IBM NS1 Connect: 6
- DNS Made Easy: 5
- ClouDNS: 4

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Azure DNS.

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 59 of those 80
- DNSimple: first choice in 7 of those 80
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 5 of those 80
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Azure DNS (Azure DNS is #6 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 49 of those 72
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 72
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Azure DNS (Azure DNS is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 44 of those 76
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 6 of those 76
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 5 of those 76
- NS1: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- MarkMonitor Premium DNS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 76

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