AdGuard Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to AdGuard for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to AdGuard and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to AdGuard are NextDNS, Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker, Zen Ad-Blocker and Privoxy.

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  1. Portmaster icon

    Portmaster

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    Portmaster is a free and open-source privacy suite that puts you back in charge of your computer.

    35 Portmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    like the adguard application, it is also system-wide.

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    • Portmaster is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to AdGuard.

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open SourceAdGuard is also Freemium and Open Source
  2. NextDNS icon

    NextDNS

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    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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    • Almost everyone thinks NextDNS is a great AdGuard alternative.

    • NextDNS is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac & SaaS alternative to AdGuard.

    • NextDNS is Freemium and Open SourceAdGuard is also Freemium and Open Source
    • NextDNS is Customizable and Security-focusedAdGuard is not according to our users
  4. Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker icon

    Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker

     335 likes
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    Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.

    89 Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  5. Zen Ad-Blocker icon

    Zen Ad-Blocker

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  6. Privoxy icon

    Privoxy

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    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.

    57 Privoxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Proxomitron icon

    Proxomitron

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    For those who have not yet been introduced, meet the Proxomitron: a free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Privaxy icon

    Privaxy

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    Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Unified hosts file with base extensions icon

    Unified hosts file with base extensions

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. AdBlocker Ultimate icon

    AdBlocker Ultimate

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    Cross-browser ad-blocking solution.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    AdFender

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. AdGuardian Plus icon

    AdGuardian Plus

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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