# IBM NS1 Connect alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM NS1 Connect 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/ibm-ns1-connect/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 126
- Amazon Route 53: 8
- DNSimple: 8
- Akamai Edge DNS: 4
- DNS Made Easy: 4
- Namecheap: 2

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect.

- 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**: 76 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect (IBM NS1 Connect is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 43 of those 76
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Cloudflare Enterprise Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Google Cloud DNS: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Vercara: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name IBM NS1 Connect (IBM NS1 Connect is #2 of 10 at 9%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 26 of those 62
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Akamai UltraDNS: first choice in 1 of those 62
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cloudflare Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Infoblox BloxOne DDI: first choice in 1 of those 62

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