# IBM NS1 Connect alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 196 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM NS1 Connect 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/ibm-ns1-connect/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 125
- Amazon Route 53: 9
- DNSimple: 7
- DNS Made Easy: 5
- ClouDNS: 4
- Akamai Edge DNS: 2

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect.

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 62 of those 83
- DNSimple: first choice in 7 of those 83
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 5 of those 83
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect (IBM NS1 Connect is #3 of 12 at 2%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 44 of those 67
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect (IBM NS1 Connect is #3 of 10 at 7%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 19 of those 46
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 2 of those 46
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 46
- NS1: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 46
- DNSFilter: first choice in 1 of those 46
- MarkMonitor Premium DNS: first choice in 1 of those 46

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