# ScoutDNS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/scoutdns

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 2% | 7 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "The Best Overall Value: ScoutDNS ... Choose ScoutDNS if you want the best "set it and forget it" experience that maximizes your budget." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "Slightly cheaper than DNSFilter while maintaining good functionality" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DNS filtering)

## And against it

- "Some former DNSFilter users moved to ScoutDNS and reported it as "less than awesome."" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DNS filtering)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ScoutDNS, from 10 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- community.spiceworks.com: 7
- dnsfilter.com: 7
- reddit.com: 6
- gane.ai/index: 4
- mspcompared.com: 4
- routersecurity.org: 4
- simplyit.biz: 4
- adguard-dns.io: 3
- capterra.com: 3
- comparitech.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://community.spiceworks.com/t/recommendations-for-dns-filtering-products/1158654: 6
- https://dnsfilter.com/: 6
- https://reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1lqsc2b/dns_filtering: 5
- https://mspcompared.com/best/dns-filtering: 4
- https://routersecurity.org/DNS.providers.php: 4
- https://simplyit.biz/resources/best-dns-filtering-small-business-2026: 4
- https://capterra.com/p/156036/DNSFilter: 3
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/dns-filtering-tools: 3

## In its own words

What ScoutDNS's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Protective DNS Filtering Platform (https://scoutdns.com/)
- For: businesses, MSPs, schools, and nonprofits (https://scoutdns.com/)
- Price stated: $11 per seat / year; $13 per seat / year; $15 per seat / year; $2.50 per seat / year; $300 annual minimum; $4.00 per seat / year; $480 annual minimum (https://www.scoutdns.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $2.50 per seat / year (https://www.scoutdns.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free 14 days trial (https://scoutdns.com/)
- Customers named: IP Performance Ltd, 46 Solutions, Cranston IT, Tritek Business Solutions

## What it publishes

Every page scoutdns.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 179 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-19
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-05-19 blog: New scoutdns windows client system level dns protection https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/new-scoutdns-windows-client-system-level-dns-protection
- Recent: 2025-11-03 blog: New feature protective dns siem data export https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/new-feature-protective-dns-siem-data-export
- Recent: 2025-06-03 blog: New relay features dynamic wan and fail open https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/new-relay-features-dynamic-wan-and-fail-open
- Recent: 2025-04-16 blog: Now available easy entra id group policy integration in scoutdns https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/now-available-easy-entra-id-group-policy-integration-in-scoutdns
- Recent: 2024-10-15 blog: New feature easy active directory based policies https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/new-feature-easy-active-directory-based-policies
- Recent: 2024-10-02 blog: Scoutdns g2 fall24 awards for dns security https://www.scoutdns.com/blog/scoutdns-g2-fall24-awards-for-dns-security

## 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.