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title: "NextDNS vs OpenDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, NextDNS or OpenDNS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS providers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nextdns-vs-opendns"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# NextDNS vs OpenDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, NextDNS or OpenDNS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS providers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: NextDNS and OpenDNS
- **Competitive set**: DNS providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **NextDNS Share of Search**: 5.3%
- **OpenDNS Share of Search**: 0.71%

## Which is more popular in search, NextDNS or OpenDNS?

- In August 2026, NextDNS had more branded searches than OpenDNS among DNS providers worldwide. NextDNS was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to OpenDNS’s 33.1K, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus OpenDNS’s 0.71%.
- NextDNS was ahead of OpenDNS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NextDNS’s estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide moved from 7.6% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenDNS’s estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide moved from 2.3% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for DNS providers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, NextDNS lost estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide, from 6.3% to 5.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenDNS worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | NextDNS estimated searches | NextDNS Share of Search | NextDNS rank | OpenDNS estimated searches | OpenDNS Share of Search | OpenDNS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 7.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 2.1% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.51% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 5.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 | 40.5K | 1.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 7.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 | 40.5K | 1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 | 40.5K | 1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 | 40.5K | 1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.84% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 5.3% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.71% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NextDNS’s and OpenDNS’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **NextDNS**: Measured on the search term “nextdns”.
- **OpenDNS**: Measured on the search term “opendns”.

- [NextDNS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nextdns)
- [OpenDNS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opendns)
- [All DNS providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dns-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, NextDNS or OpenDNS?

In August 2026, NextDNS had more branded searches than OpenDNS among DNS providers worldwide. NextDNS was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to OpenDNS’s 33.1K, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus OpenDNS’s 0.71%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "NextDNS vs OpenDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nextdns-vs-opendns

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