# Akamai Edge DNS alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 211 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai Edge DNS holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/akamai-edge-dns/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 116
- DNSimple: 8
- Amazon Route 53: 4
- DNS Made Easy: 4
- IBM NS1 Connect: 3
- Namecheap: 2

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Edge DNS.

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 57 of those 84
- DNSimple: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Namecheap: first choice in 2 of those 84
- easyDNS: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare Free DNS: first choice in 1 of those 84
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Porkbun: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Edge DNS (Akamai Edge DNS is #4 of 11 at 2%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 39 of those 72
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Cloudflare Enterprise Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Vercara: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Edge DNS (Akamai Edge DNS is #4 of 10 at 4%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 20 of those 55
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 3 of those 55
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Akamai UltraDNS: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Azure DNS: first choice in 1 of those 55
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Cloudflare Enterprise Authoritative DNS: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Cloudflare Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 55

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.