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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NS1 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/ns1/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 148
- Amazon Route 53: 7
- DNSimple: 7
- IBM NS1 Connect: 6
- DNS Made Easy: 5
- ClouDNS: 4

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 60 of those 81
- DNSimple: first choice in 7 of those 81
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 4 of those 81
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #7 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**: 69 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #4 of 10 at 5%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 40 of those 69
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 5 of those 69
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 69
- ClouDNS: first choice in 2 of those 69
- MarkMonitor Premium DNS: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Azure DNS private zones / Azure DNS + Azure DNS Private Resolver: first choice in 1 of those 69
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 69

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