# Cloudflare Gateway alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 133 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cloudflare Gateway 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/cloudflare-gateway/alternatives/

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

- DNSFilter: 30
- Cisco Umbrella: 12
- Quad9: 10
- Cloudflare One: 6
- Cloudflare: 5
- NextDNS: 4

## DNS filtering

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Gateway (Cloudflare Gateway is #2 of 8 at 16%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 14 of those 42
- Quad9: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Cloudflare: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 42
- NextDNS: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Essentials: first choice in 1 of those 42
- CleanBrowsing: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Gateway (Cloudflare Gateway is #2 of 9 at 22%).

- DNSFilter: first choice in 11 of those 46
- Quad9: first choice in 7 of those 46
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Cloudflare: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 46
- NextDNS: first choice in 2 of those 46
- TitanSecure: first choice in 1 of those 46
- WebTitan: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Gateway (Cloudflare Gateway is #3 of 7 at 4%).

- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 10 of those 45
- DNSFilter: first choice in 5 of those 45
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 3 of those 45
- Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Zscaler Internet Access: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Cloudflare: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cloudflare DNS Firewall: first choice in 1 of those 45

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