DNS filtering · RankedSafeDNS
SafeDNS is a cloud-based DNS filtering service that blocks or allows websites by content category · safedns.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“Try SafeDNS first ($1.20/user/month) - Excellent if you need the free trial without credit card”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“best for education and budget-conscious businesses”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“NextDNS/SafeDNS are even cheaper per user”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“also receive mixed reviews, with similar concerns about support and occasional reliability issues”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Budget-oriented plans, though business administration and capabilities may be less extensive.”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as SafeDNS, over the 25 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 10 | View → | |
| 19 | 10 | View → | |
| 17 | 3 | View → | |
| 16 | 2 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 1 | View → | |
| 11 | 1 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 1 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on SafeDNS's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- businesses and families
- Price stated
- Safe Home: per year $25.95; per 2 years (-23%) $51.9; $39.95. Safe Family: per year $35.95; per 2 years (-23%) $71.9; $55.95.
- Starting price
- 25.95
- Free plan or trial
- SafeDNS trial period
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
- Customers named
- Dovado, Aurora University, De La Salle University/DLSU, Dwight School Canada, Kiddie Academy of Kent Island, Hope Church, Bellaire Baptist Church
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 24 of the 25 answers that named SafeDNS and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Seventy-eight of the eighty-four domain citations in answers naming SafeDNS came from a third party's page. Six were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 204 | 0 | 2025-11-19 | DNS filtering | |
| Glossary or explainer | 2 | 0 | 2023-10-04 | DNS filtering | |
| Case study | 1 | 0 | 2023-06-19 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 1 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 1 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 1 | 0 | 2023-10-13 |
Most recent
- 2025-11-19Mapping dns layer threats to the mitre att ck framework blog
- 2025-10-30Dns layer security and zero trust why its a critical missing layer blog
- 2025-10-03Combating dns amplification attacks strategies for resilient infrastructure blog
- 2025-09-17The hidden risks in your network iot peripherals and dns layer blind spots blog
- 2025-08-29Why ngfws cant detect stealth dns attacks and how to close the gap blog
- 2025-07-11Cracking the tunnel how to detect and defend against dns tunneling in 2025 blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page safedns.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read October 5, 2026.