# BIND: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bind

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDI and IP address management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/index.md) | 0% | 104 | 50% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "For smaller environments, consider Open Source options (BIND/Kea)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DDI and IPAM)
- "free tools like BIND (DNS) and Kea (DHCP from ISC)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DDI and IPAM)

## And against it

- "Pure open-source (BIND, ISC DHCP, Microsoft DNS/DHCP alone) ... Why to avoid: These don't scale reliably" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DDI and IPAM)
- "Avoid pure DIY approaches (spreadsheets + BIND/Windows DNS) for anything beyond very small networks" (Kimi K2, DDI and IPAM)
- "cost nothing extra but limited enterprise features" (Kimi K2, DDI and IPAM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named BIND, from 16 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bluecatnetworks.com: 10
- reddit.com: 10
- gane.ai/index: 8
- peerspot.com: 8
- g2.com: 7
- infoblox.com: 7
- ciopages.com: 6
- sourceforge.net: 5
- capterra.com: 4
- ibm.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-dns-ddi: 6
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam: 6
- https://peerspot.com/categories/ddi: 6
- https://bluecatnetworks.com/blog/four-steps-to-succeed-with-your-ddi-solution: 4
- https://bluecatnetworks.com/resources/achieving-unified-visibility-across-ddi: 4
- https://capterra.com/p/101637/Inform-ERP/reviews: 4
- https://g2.com/products/ddi-system/reviews: 4
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/enterprise: 4

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.