Cloudflare DNS vs Akamai Edge DNS
Eleven of fourteen models named Cloudflare DNS first on the direct prompt; one named Akamai Edge DNS. Cloudflare DNS was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Akamai Edge DNS by eleven and Cloudflare DNS carries 70 labels and Akamai Edge DNS 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories 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 Managed DNS page.
By framing
Cloudflare DNSFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAkamai Edge DNS
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cloudflare DNS and Akamai Edge DNS were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 203 answers naming Cloudflare DNS and the 66 naming Akamai Edge DNS. In those answers Akamai Edge DNS took the first choice one time and Cloudflare DNS thirty-five.
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 | | | | |
Cloudflare DNS Akamai Edge DNS first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cloudflare DNS on the left and Akamai Edge DNS on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Cloudflare DNS first, Akamai Edge DNS an alternative
10 of 14 modelsAkamai Edge DNS was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
1 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
Cloudflare DNS78%#1 of 11Akamai Edge DNS0%#– of 11Cloudflare DNS84%#1 of 11Akamai Edge DNS2%#4 of 11Cloudflare DNS60%#1 of 10Akamai Edge DNS4%#4 of 10What the models said about Cloudflare DNS
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Cloudflare, Fastly, Google Cloud, and AWS have all had significant DNS-related outages in recent years. This isn't to say avoid them” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Trustpilot and G2 note steep learning curve, complex UI/setup, spotty support ... though enterprise DNS is generally reliable” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“users often struggle with a complex user interface, steep learning curve, and high pricing for advanced features” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you want a unified security, CDN, and DNS solution: Cloudflare is the industry standard for performance and easy-to-use security controls.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Cloudflare if you want the best speed/performance and strong security (DDoS/WAF) out of the box. It is the best value for money.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Overall performance, fast propagation, and all-in-one security... Consistently ranked #1 or #2 globally for raw resolution speed” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Akamai Edge DNS
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Cloudflare or Akamai are excellent choices because they offer enterprise-grade reliability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Enterprise providers (Infoblox, UltraDNS, Akamai, Dyn) excel in large‑scale, security‑heavy, and highly regulated environments” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
“Another strong option, especially for companies needing a large global footprint and high availability.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
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.