2 categories · RankedCloudflare DNS
Cloudflare DNS is a managed DNS service from Cloudflare · cloudflare.com ↗
Leads at mid-market. Ranked 1 of 78 for enterprise buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Ranked first. Next is DNSimple at 10%.
Ranked first. Next is Amazon Route 53 at 2%. 14 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first. Next is Amazon Route 53 at 9%.
Why models recommend it
“Cloudflare: Known for its global network and superior security features, Cloudflare offers a range of pricing plans, including a free plan.”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Choose Cloudflare if you want an easy-to-use, fast DNS that includes built-in DDoS protection, CDN, and basic security out of the box.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“I recommend starting with Cloudflare's free tier - it offers the best balance of performance, security, and features at no cost”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Best overall for most mid-market B2B use cases in 2026 is Cloudflare DNS for price/performance, security and integrated CDN/WAF.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Direct question · first choice
What gives them pause
“That doesn't automatically make Cloudflare a bad choice, but it does mean you should treat it as a provider to scrutinize carefully”GPT-5.4 mini · Negative question · warning
“Cloudflare, if easy exit or low-cost multi-provider DNS is important... not a general reason to avoid Cloudflare DNS.”GPT-6 Luna · Negative question · warning
“it has had notable outages... Great for most, but have a secondary provider for critical setups.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Cloudflare experienced outages in June 2022 and November 2025 that were non-cyberattack events”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Cloudflare DNS, over the 230 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 102 | 0 | View → | |
| 76 | 1 | View → | |
| 68 | 2 | View → | |
| 67 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 64 | 2 | View → | |
| 53 | 1 | View → | |
| 52 | 0 | View → | |
| 51 | 0 | View → | |
| 35 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Cloudflare DNS →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Cloudflare DNS's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Enterprise customers
- Price stated
- included with Cloudflare Gateway without any additional charge
- Free plan or trial
- Free
- Customers named
- aws.com
- Also from Cloudflare
- Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families, Cloudflare AI Gateway, Cloudflare API Gateway, Cloudflare API Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Cloudflare Access and 43 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 197 of the 230 answers that named Cloudflare DNS and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
373 of the 541 domain citations in answers naming Cloudflare DNS came from a third party's page. Fifty-four were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |