AdAway Alternatives for Windows

AdAway is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is AdGuard, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to AdAway and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to AdAway are NextDNS, Zen Ad-Blocker, Privoxy and AdBlocker Ultimate.

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  1. AdGuard icon

    AdGuard

     281 likes

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

    124 AdGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android TV
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    AdGuard vs AdAway Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    Customization and Price. Adaway's primary feature is that it's free. Then it has the ability to accept custom host lists which let you block ads while not breaking sites.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    In my opinion, Adguard ad blocker for Windows and Android offers more features than just blocking ads with certain filters, custom DNS and protocol DNS-over-QUIC filtering, which is fast and less hackable.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceAdAway is Free and Open Source
  2. NextDNS icon

    NextDNS

     158 likes

    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

    139 NextDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • UC Browser
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • UniFi Network
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenWrt
    • Opera
    • Alpine Linux
    • pfSense
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • DD-WRT
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    NextDNS vs AdAway Comments
    bLue
    Positive
    1

    Most comprehensive protection you can get and the best is it's free.

    Centaro
    Negative
    0

    It asks for an account in the home screen.

    • NextDNS is Freemium and Open SourceAdAway is Free and Open Source
    • NextDNS is Customizable and Security-focusedAdAway is not according to our users
  4. Zen Ad-Blocker icon

    Zen Ad-Blocker

     18 likes

    Zen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications, and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other...

    58 Zen Ad-Blocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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    AdGuard icon
    AdGuard

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spywa...

    https://adguard.com
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  6. Privoxy icon

    Privoxy

     60 likes

    Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. AdBlocker Ultimate icon

    AdBlocker Ultimate

     13 likes

    Cross-browser ad-blocking solution.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. AdLock icon

    AdLock

     1 like

    AdLock is a comprehensive ad blocking software that meets all of your expectations. It blocks:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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  10. AdFender icon

    AdFender

     16 likes

    Take control of your browsing experience with AdFender... Block banner ads, video ads, pop-ups, trackers and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. AdZap icon

    AdZap

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    Adzap gives you ultimate power over the advertising you see. A lot of the time, the ads you see while using the web are quite annoying or irrelevant. The Adzap browser add-on recognizes all of the ads on a page and lets you Zap the ones you don’t like by putting a clickable Ray...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    Ray Guns on ads
     
  12. AdGuardian Plus icon

    AdGuardian Plus

     Like

    Description - With Ad Guardian Plus, you can block all types of ads. It blocks common ads such as pop-ups, banners, etc. and advanced ads such as search ads, Facebook ads, YouTube ads, audio and video ads, social media buttons, etc. very easily.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    System Tray notification for AdGuardian Plus shown in taskbar
     
  13. Ad Muncher icon

    Ad Muncher

     39 likes

    Ad Muncher is a powerful advert and popup blocking system for all browsers and advert-displaying programs like Pando, SopCast, ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, PalTalk, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWire, TVAnts.

    56 Ad Muncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Ad Muncher screenshot 1
     
  14. Unified hosts file with base extensions icon

    Unified hosts file with base extensions

     15 likes

    Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  15. ZenMate Web Firewall icon

    ZenMate Web Firewall

     12 likes

    ZenMate Web Firewall is a security solution that blocks malware, trackers and security threats, plus free Ad Blocker against Malvertising!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    We keep you safe with 0-day threat protection
     
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