# GoDaddy Premium DNS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/godaddy-premium-dns

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 0% | 82 | 83% | 12 |

## And against it

- "Suffered a significant security breach in December 2022... raising concerns about both security and service quality." (Mistral Small, Managed DNS)
- "Avoid registrar DNS (e.g., GoDaddy) for production—it's often slower, less secure, and lacks SLAs." (Grok 4.20, Managed DNS)
- "Security Breach... Widely criticized for inconsistent, outsourced customer support" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Managed DNS)
- "Professionals specifically advise against using GoDaddy for business-critical DNS" (Kimi K2, Managed DNS)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GoDaddy Premium DNS, from 34 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 21
- reddit.com: 16
- dnsimple.com: 10
- cloudflare.com: 9
- sourceforge.net: 9
- slashdot.org: 8
- gane.ai/index: 7
- ibm.com: 7
- logicmonitor.com: 7
- routersecurity.org: 7

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions/small-business: 14
- https://dnsimple.com/business: 9
- https://g2.com/categories/managed-dns-solutions: 7
- https://logicmonitor.com/deep-dive/dns-monitoring/managed-dns: 7
- https://routersecurity.org/DNS.providers.php: 7
- https://slashdot.org/software/managed-dns/f-small-business: 7
- https://cloudflare.com/products/dns: 6
- https://dnsmadeeasy.com/: 6

## What it publishes

Every page godaddy.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 341 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 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.