# CleanBrowsing alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 240 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CleanBrowsing 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/cleanbrowsing/alternatives/

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

- DNSFilter: 84
- Cisco Umbrella: 42
- Cloudflare Gateway: 28
- Quad9: 9
- Control D: 6
- Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense: 5

## DNS filtering

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name CleanBrowsing.

- DNSFilter: first choice in 37 of those 78
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 14 of those 78
- Control D: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Quad9: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Cloudflare: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name CleanBrowsing (CleanBrowsing is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 33 of those 78
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Quad9: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Cloudflare: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Control D: first choice in 2 of those 78
- NextDNS: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name CleanBrowsing.

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 36 of those 84
- DNSFilter: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Cloudflare Gateway: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Zscaler Internet Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cloudflare: first choice in 1 of those 84

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