# Dyn: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dyn

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 29% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "Examples: Cloudflare, AWS Route 53, Google Cloud DNS, Dyn (now Oracle), Akamai (NS1), Quad9" (MiniMax M2.5, Managed DNS)
- "For pure enterprise traffic intelligence, look at NS1 or Dyn." (Grok 4.20, Managed DNS)
- "Dyn and NS1 offer advanced DNS features such as GeoDNS and DNSSEC" (Llama 4 Maverick, Managed DNS)
- "Best for: Large enterprises with mission-critical DNS needs" (MiniMax M2.5, Managed DNS)

## And against it

- "Avoid: ISP‑provided DNS, Dyn (Oracle), DNSimple, easyDNS, TPP Wholesale, NominetDNS" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Managed DNS)
- "3. Dyn" (Llama 4 Maverick, Managed DNS)
- "Dyn suffered a significant DDoS attack in October 2016 that disrupted major internet services" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Managed DNS)
- "Higher cost but excellent for companies needing maximum uptime and performance." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Managed DNS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Dyn, from 21 of the 31 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 9
- gane.ai/index: 9
- en.wikipedia.org: 8
- thousandeyes.com: 8
- peerspot.com: 7
- cloudflare.com: 6
- logicmonitor.com: 6
- routersecurity.org: 6
- cloudns.net: 5
- ibm.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/enterprise: 8
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_managed_DNS_providers: 7
- https://peerspot.com/categories/managed-dns: 7
- https://logicmonitor.com/deep-dive/dns-monitoring/managed-dns: 6
- https://routersecurity.org/DNS.providers.php: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions/enterprise: 5
- https://totaluptime.com/biggest-dns-outages-root-causes: 5

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The solution for ever-changing, hard-to-remember IP addresses. (https://dyn.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page dyn.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 901 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 570 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.