Dns Safety Alternatives

Dns Safety is described as 'Simple and powerful DNS forwarding server. Deploy locally within your network or in the cloud. Prevents access to various categories of sites, blocks domain names with explicit content and removes annoying ads' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to Dns Safety for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps. The best Dns Safety alternative is AdGuard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dns Safety are NextDNS, Pi-hole, dnsmasq and AdProtect.

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Dns Safety alternatives are mainly Ad Blockers but may also be Privacy Tools or Firewalls.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Dns Safety.
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Simple and powerful DNS forwarding server. Deploy locally within your network or in the cloud. Prevents access to various categories of sites, blocks domain names with explicit content and removes annoying ads.

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Dns Safety alternatives page was last updated Feb 5, 2022
  1. AdGuard icon
     246 likes

    AdGuard is 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!.

    120 AdGuard alternatives
    AdGuard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Built-in Ad-blocker
    2.  DNS over HTTPS
    3.  Pop up blocker
    4.  DNS-over-TLS
    5.  Custom DNS
    6.  Block Trackers
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Logs
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Anonymous Proxy
    AdGuard iconDns Safety Icon

    AdGuard VS Dns Safety

    Is AdGuard a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
    • AdGuard is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Dns Safety.

    • AdGuard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dns Safety.

    • AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceDns Safety is Free and Proprietary
    • AdGuard is Privacy focused and LightweightDns Safety is not according to our users
  2. NextDNS icon
     104 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
    NextDNS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen 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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  DNS Resolver
    2.  DNS Server
    3.  DNS over HTTPS
    4.  DNS-over-TLS
    5.  Parental Control
    6.  Real-time analytics
    7.  Data analytics
    8.  DNSSEC
    9.  Dns
    10.  Block Trackers
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Malware Analysis
    NextDNS iconDns Safety Icon

    NextDNS VS Dns Safety

    Is NextDNS a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
    • NextDNS is the most popular Web-based, Linux & SaaS alternative to Dns Safety.

    • NextDNS is Freemium and Open SourceDns Safety is Free and Proprietary
    • NextDNS is Customizable and Privacy focusedDns Safety is not according to our users
  3. Pi-hole icon
     142 likes

    Block ads for all your devices without the need to install client-side software. The Pi-hole blocks ads at the DNS-level, so all your devices are protected.

    41 Pi-hole alternatives
    The Web interface shows how many ads were blocked, a query log, and more.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Network-wide blocking
    2.  Adblocking via DNS
    3.  DNS Server
    4.  Self-hosted
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Dockerized
    8.  DNS Proxy
    9.  Custom DNS
    Pi-hole iconDns Safety Icon

    Pi-hole VS Dns Safety

    Is Pi-hole a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
    • Pi-hole is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dns Safety.

    • Pi-hole is Free and Open SourceDns Safety is Free and Proprietary
    • Pi-hole is Privacy focused and LightweightDns Safety is not according to our users
  4. dnsmasq icon
     14 likes

    Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and, optionally, DHCP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS.

    25 dnsmasq alternatives
    dnsmasq screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    dnsmasq Features

    1.  DNS Server
    2.  DHCP Server
    3.  DNS Caching
    4.  TFTP
    5.  DNS Proxy
    dnsmasq iconDns Safety Icon

    dnsmasq VS Dns Safety

    Is dnsmasq a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
  5. AdProtect icon
     1 like

    AdProtect is free adblock tool that blocks ads in apps, games, browsers and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps.

    ROOT not required!

    98 AdProtect alternatives
    AdProtect screenshot 1
    AdProtect screenshot 2

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    AdProtect iconDns Safety Icon

    AdProtect VS Dns Safety

    Is AdProtect a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
  6. WebGuard icon
     1 like

    WebGuard is a unique ad blocker for Android devices that removes ads in games, apps and browsers, protects your privacy, and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps.

    89 WebGuard alternatives
    WebGuard screenshot 1
    WebGuard screenshot 2
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    WebGuard screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    WebGuard iconDns Safety Icon

    WebGuard VS Dns Safety

    Is WebGuard a good alternative to Dns Safety?
     
  7. AdWall icon
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    AdWall is your firewall against any ads.

    95 AdWall alternatives
    AdWall screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    AdWall iconDns Safety Icon

    AdWall VS Dns Safety

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  8. AdLocker icon
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    AdLocker is free app for Android devices that blocks ads in apps, games, browsers and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps.

    88 AdLocker alternatives
    AdLocker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    AdLocker Features

    1.  Built-in Firewall
    AdLocker iconDns Safety Icon

    AdLocker VS Dns Safety

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