Managed DNS · RankedDNSimple
DNSimple is a managed DNS service with a web interface for domain management and an API for automating DNS workflows · dnsimple.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cloudflare DNS is first at 80%.
Cloudflare DNS is first at 95%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Cloudflare DNS is first at 61%.
Why models recommend it
“DNSimple is positioned as business-grade managed DNS, and G2 lists it among the top managed DNS solutions for small business in 2026.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“best for simplicity and domain automation... specifically identified as a budget-oriented DNS management option”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“also recommended for mid-size businesses, offering redundancy and strong SLA guarantees”Mistral Small · Direct question · alternative
“Best for Ease of Use & Support ... focuses on simplicity and developer experience”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Fails to properly handle NSEC records, resulting in `BOGUS` responses for validators... Avoid if you require DNSSEC security.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“2013 DDoS‑related outages caused widespread DNS resolution failures.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“If you use DNSSEC, avoid DNSimple.”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as DNSimple, over the 71 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 50 | View → | |
| 53 | 1 | View → | |
| 32 | 0 | View → | |
| 30 | 1 | View → | |
| 23 | 1 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 1 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of DNSimple →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on DNSimple's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Enterprise
- Price stated
- Solo Free; Solo Pro $19 USD /month; Teams $29 USD /month; Enterprise Custom
- Starting price
- 0.50 per hosted zone per month
- Free plan or trial
- Free For 1 user; Start Your 30 Day Free Trial Now
- Integrations
- 4
- Certifications
- PCI DSS
- Customers named
- Linux Foundation, ClickFunnels, Rubygems, Country Maid Inc., Caddy, Tito, Unsplash, Userlist
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 67 of the 71 answers that named DNSimple and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
181 of the 226 domain citations in answers naming DNSimple came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 493 | 2 | 2026-08-27 | Managed DNS | |
| Glossary or explainer | 28 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 16 | 0 | 2014-04-01 | ||
| Case study | 12 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 6 | 0 | 2017-10-01 | ||
| News or press | 5 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 1 | 0 | 2017-12-01 | ||
| Template or tool | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-08-27Building our fully independent dns edge blog
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- 2026-06-11Why dnsimple is a good option for msps blog
- 2026-06-03Domain state change webhook blog
- 2026-06-01Domain state change webhook blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page dnsimple.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read October 5, 2026.