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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 219 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NS1 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/ns1/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare DNS: 120
- DNSimple: 8
- Akamai Edge DNS: 4
- Amazon Route 53: 4
- DNS Made Easy: 4
- IBM NS1 Connect: 4

## Managed DNS

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 54 of those 80
- DNSimple: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Namecheap: first choice in 2 of those 80
- easyDNS: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Cloudflare Free DNS: first choice in 1 of those 80
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Porkbun: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #6 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 37 of those 69
- DNS Made Easy: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Cloudflare Enterprise Foundation DNS: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Vercara: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name NS1 (NS1 is #6 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare DNS: first choice in 29 of those 70
- IBM NS1 Connect: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Akamai Edge DNS: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Amazon Route 53: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Cloudflare Foundation DNS: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Akamai UltraDNS: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Azure DNS: first choice in 1 of those 70
- ClouDNS: first choice in 1 of those 70

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