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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 195 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DNSimple 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/dnsimple/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 126
- Amazon Route 53: 10
- IBM NS1 Connect: 6
- Akamai Edge DNS: 3
- ClouDNS: 3
- DNS Made Easy: 3

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 43 of 84 answers did not name DNSimple (DNSimple is #2 of 9 at 10%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 29 of those 43
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 43
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name DNSimple (DNSimple is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 48 of those 72
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 72
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name DNSimple.

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 49 of those 80
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 8 of those 80
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 80
- NS1: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 80
- MarkMonitor Premium DNS: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 80

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