Control D vs NextDNS
Zero of fourteen models named Control D first on the direct prompt; zero named NextDNS. Control D was named by twelve of the fourteen models and NextDNS by thirteen and Control D carries 24 labels and NextDNS 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the DNS filtering page.
By framing
Control DFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNextDNS
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Control D and NextDNS were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 68 answers naming Control D and the 68 naming NextDNS. In those answers NextDNS took the first choice two times and Control D two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Control D NextDNS first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Control D on the left and NextDNS on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Control D2%#4 of 9NextDNS2%#5 of 9Control D0%#– of 7NextDNS0%#– of 7What the models said about Control D
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For Privacy-Focused Filtering: Control D (offers customizable tiers, strong privacy stance, modern protocols)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“or Control D if you want predictable low-cost pricing at around $2/endpoint/month” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Consider Control D or SafeDNS if your priority is highly customizable filtering... but the results here put them behind DNSFilter and Cloudflare” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about NextDNS
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“NextDNS/AdGuard: Highly customizable (ads/trackers/parental), but free tiers have query limits” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“NextDNS's free plan should not be relied upon for critical filtering applications” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Browser Secure DNS Can Bypass NextDNS and Pi-hole: How to Check and Fix It” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“NextDNS is usually the best value if you mainly want DNS filtering and easy policy control” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“NextDNS is often considered the most flexible option for tech-savvy users.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“NextDNS – best for privacy-focused users needing advanced DNS controls” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.