# ClouDNS alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 216 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ClouDNS 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/cloudns/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 146
- Amazon Route 53: 10
- DNS Made Easy: 5
- DNSimple: 5
- IBM NS1 Connect: 5
- Akamai Edge DNS: 3

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name ClouDNS (ClouDNS is #4 of 9 at 2%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 46 of those 64
- DNSimple: first choice in 5 of those 64
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name ClouDNS (ClouDNS is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 50 of those 73
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 2 of those 73
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name ClouDNS (ClouDNS is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 50 of those 79
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 7 of those 79
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 79
- NS1: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 79
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 79
- DNSFilter: first choice in 1 of those 79

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