The Best AdGuard AlternativesTop Ad Blockers & Privacy Tools like AdGuard

AdGuard is described as 'The best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard!' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to AdGuard for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, iPhone, Mac, iPad and Safari apps. The best AdGuard alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AdGuard are Adblock Plus, Portmaster, NextDNS and SponsorBlock.

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  1. uBlock Origin icon
     1834 likes

    This efficient and lightweight browser add-on, developed by Raymond Hill, functions as a wide-spectrum blocker, not just for ads but also trackers and malware. Compatible with Chromium and Firefox, it uses multiple filter lists like EasyList and customizable options, ensuring thorough protection.

    113 uBlock Origin alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Thunderbird
    • Opera
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  2. Adblock Plus icon
     1748 likes

    Adblock Plus is a free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware.

    122 Adblock Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  3. Portmaster icon
     185 likes

    Free, open-source privacy suite monitoring all network activity, blocking unwanted connections, using trusted filter lists for ads and malware, enforcing DNS-over-TLS, providing custom app and global rules, and supporting advanced privacy management.

    37 Portmaster alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  4. NextDNS icon
     161 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.

    141 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
     
  5. SponsorBlock icon
     136 likes

    SponsorBlock is a browser extension and open API via crowdsource for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. It's open-source. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy...

    77 SponsorBlock alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  6. Pi-hole icon
     186 likes

    Blocks ads for all connected devices at the DNS layer without client setup. Provides web control, in-app ad and tracker blocking, DHCP and API support, regex filtering, privacy modes, audit logs, and long-term query analytics for network management.

    42 Pi-hole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. Blokada icon
     108 likes

    Blokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS. It's being supported and actively developed by the amazing open source community.

    98 Blokada alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  8. Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.

    92 Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  9. AdAway icon
     146 likes

    An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing.

    95 AdAway alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  10. uMatrix icon
     182 likes

    Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.

    83 uMatrix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Firefox
     
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  11. ClearURLs icon
     66 likes

    This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
     
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