Linode vs NS1

NS1 is used by more websites in our catalog: 1,346 use Linode and 12,424 use NS1.

Linode sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Linode: 33, NS1: 19).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Linode went from 0.18% to 0.15% of all tracked sites, while NS1 went from 1.4% to 1.4%. NS1 is gaining ground faster in our index.

No. A site runs a single DNS provider, so Linode and NS1 are mutually exclusive.

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.