# Google Cloud DNS alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 181 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Cloud 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/google-cloud-dns/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 87
- Akamai Edge DNS: 4
- Amazon Route 53: 4
- DNS Made Easy: 4
- DNSimple: 3
- IBM NS1 Connect: 3

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud DNS (Google Cloud DNS is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 33 of those 56
- DNSimple: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Namecheap: first choice in 2 of those 56
- easyDNS: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Cloudflare Free DNS: first choice in 1 of those 56
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Porkbun: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud DNS (Google Cloud DNS is #5 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 31 of those 62
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cloudflare Enterprise Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Vercara: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud DNS (Google Cloud DNS is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 23 of those 63
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 63
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Cloudflare Foundation DNS: first choice in 2 of those 63
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Cloudflare Enterprise Authoritative DNS: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Cloudflare Enterprise with Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 63

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