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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 112 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DNSFilter 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/dnsfilter/alternatives

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

- Cisco Umbrella: 25
- Cloudflare One: 10
- Cloudflare Gateway: 5
- Quad9: 5
- Control D: 2
- NextDNS: 2

## DNS filtering

**Small business**: 29 of 84 answers did not name DNSFilter (DNSFilter is #1 of 9 at 40%).

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 4 of those 29
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 29
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 29
- Cloudflare DNS Security: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Cloudflare for Business: first choice in 1 of those 29
- DNSFilter Core: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Quad9: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Rethink DNS: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Mid-market**: 37 of 84 answers did not name DNSFilter (DNSFilter is #1 of 11 at 52%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 37
- Quad9: first choice in 4 of those 37
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 3 of those 37
- NextDNS: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Cloudflare: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Control D: first choice in 1 of those 37

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name DNSFilter (DNSFilter is #2 of 10 at 22%).

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 18 of those 46
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Control D: first choice in 1 of those 46

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.