# Cloudflare DNS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 74 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cloudflare-dns

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 95% | 1 | 7% | 73 |
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for 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, Managed DNS)
- "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, Managed DNS)
- "I recommend starting with Cloudflare's free tier - it offers the best balance of performance, security, and features at no cost" (MiniMax M2.5, Managed DNS)
- "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, Managed DNS)

## And against it

- "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, Managed DNS)
- "Cloudflare, if easy exit or low-cost multi-provider DNS is important... not a general reason to avoid Cloudflare DNS." (GPT-6 Luna, Managed DNS)
- "it has had notable outages... Great for most, but have a secondary provider for critical setups." (Grok 4.20, Managed DNS)
- "Cloudflare experienced outages in June 2022 and November 2025 that were non-cyberattack events" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Managed DNS)

## 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 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cloudflare DNS, from 197 of the 230 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 92
- cloudflare.com: 72 (its own site)
- dnsimple.com: 68
- peerspot.com: 55
- gane.ai/index: 54
- sourceforge.net: 46
- developers.cloudflare.com: 42 (its own site)
- dnsmadeeasy.com: 40
- cloudns.net: 36
- logicmonitor.com: 36

### Pages cited

- https://dnsimple.com/business: 55
- https://cloudflare.com/products/dns: 50
- https://peerspot.com/categories/managed-dns: 50
- https://dnsmadeeasy.com/: 40
- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions/small-business: 40
- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions/enterprise: 36
- https://logicmonitor.com/deep-dive/dns-monitoring/managed-dns: 35
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/enterprise: 32

## In its own words

What Cloudflare DNS's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: authoritative and recursive DNS for private networks to the same global network and control plane that runs Cloudflare's Zero Trust, networking, and public DNS (https://blog.cloudflare.com/internal-dns)
- For: Enterprise customers (https://blog.cloudflare.com/internal-dns)
- Price stated: included with Cloudflare Gateway without any additional charge (https://blog.cloudflare.com/internal-dns)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://blog.cloudflare.com/foundation-dns)
- Customers named: aws.com

## 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.