Alternatives to dnsmasq for all platforms with any license

AdGuard

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...
- One is a DNS server, the other is SPYWARE / REMOVER. Not even close. Guest • Feb 2020 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- dnsmasq is far more configurable and supports custom DNS servers and host based blocklists. Guest • Dec 2019 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox
Pop up blocker Built-in Ad-blocker Custom DNS DNS over HTTPS ... DNS-over-TLS Block ads Add a feature

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Pi-hole

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.
- DNS is much lighter and it's main function is not ad-blocking Guest • Oct 2019 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted CentOS Fedora Ubuntu ... Debian Raspbian Raspberry Pi
Network-wide blocking Block ads Privacy focused Privacy Protected ... DNS Server Adblocking via DNS DNS Proxy Block ads Custom DNS Self-hosted Add a feature

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NextDNS

Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices. Get in-depth analytics about your Internet traffic. Protect your privacy and bypass censorship. Shield...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS iPad UC Browser Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Software as a Service (SaaS) Opera Firefox
Block ads Data analytics DNS Server Parental Control ... Real-time analytics Dns Add a feature

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Acrylic DNS Proxy

Acrylic is a local DNS proxy for Windows which improves the performance of your computer by caching the responses coming from your DNS servers and helps you fight...

Free Open Source Windows
Custom DNS Dns leak blockage DNS Proxy DNS Server ... Block ads DNS Caching DNS over HTTPS Add a feature

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BIND

BIND is by far the most widely used DNS software on the Internet. On Unix-like operating systems it is the de facto standard. It provides a robust and stable platform on...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
Authoritative DNS DNS Caching DNS Server Add a feature

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hBlock

hBlock is a POSIX-compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
Block ads Ad-free Block ads Add a feature

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YogaDNS

YogaDNS automatically intercepts DNS requests at the system level and allows you to process them over user-defined DNS servers using modern protocols and flexible rules.

Free Windows
Dns leak blockage Dnssec Anti Tampering Custom DNS ... Dns DNS Caching DNS filter DNS over HTTPS DNS Proxy DNS Server Dynamic DNS Encrypted Connection Encryption Enctrypted dns requests Add a feature

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Technitium DNS Server

Technitium DNS Server is an open source tool that can be used as a personal local DNS server for privacy & security. It includes Ad blocking feature combined with...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Configurable DHCP Server Graphical interface Portable ... Block ads Custom DNS DNS Proxy DNS Server Website testing Add a feature

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dhcpcd

dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131. It strives to be a fully featured, yet very lightweight DHCP client.

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

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DNSAgent

A powerful "hosts" replacement that supports Wildcards and even Regular Expressions. Runnable as a Service or standalone.

Free Open Source Windows
Block ads DNS Caching Support for IPv6 Support for regular expressions Add a feature

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