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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 200 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NextDNS 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/nextdns/alternatives

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

- DNSFilter: 63
- Cisco Umbrella: 49
- Cloudflare Gateway: 24
- Cloudflare One: 13
- Control D: 8
- Cloudflare DNS Security: 1

## DNS filtering

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name NextDNS (NextDNS is #4 of 9 at 5%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 24 of those 58
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 12 of those 58
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Control D: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Cloudflare DNS Security: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Cloudflare for Business: first choice in 1 of those 58
- DNSFilter Core: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name NextDNS (NextDNS is #4 of 11 at 2%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 28 of those 59
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 9 of those 59
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Control D: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name NextDNS.

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 37 of those 83
- DNSFilter: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Control D: first choice in 4 of those 83

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.