MaraDNS Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Unbound

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   Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.

   The C implementation of Unbound is developed and maintained by NLnet Labs. It is based on ideas and algorithms taken from a java prototype developed by Verisign labs, Nominet, Kirei and ep.net.

   Unbound is designed as.

   10 Unbound alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   Is Unbound a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    

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   • Unbound is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MaraDNS.

   • Unbound is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MaraDNS.

   • Unbound is Free and Open SourceMaraDNS is also Free and Open Source
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   dnsmasq

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   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.

   21 dnsmasq alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Is dnsmasq a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    
4. WireHole

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   WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound in a docker-compose project with the intent of enabling users to quickly and easily create a personally managed full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN with ad blocking capabilities thanks to Pi-hole, and DNS caching...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Ad Blocker

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Windows
   • Linux

   Is WireHole a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    

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   • WireHole is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MaraDNS.

   • WireHole is Free and Open SourceMaraDNS is also Free and Open Source
   • WireHole is LightweightMaraDNS is not according to our users
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   PowerDNS

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   PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. A DNS recursor is also included as a separate program.

   12 PowerDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   Is PowerDNS a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    
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   CoreDNS

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   CoreDNS is a DNS server. It is written in Go. It can be used in a multitude of environments because of its flexibility. CoreDNS is licensed under the Apache License Version 2, and completely open source.

   10 CoreDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   Is CoreDNS a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    
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   BIND

    11 likes

   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 top of which organizations can build distributed computing systems with the knowledge that those systems are...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   Is BIND a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    
9. djbdns

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   The djbdns software package is a collection of Domain Name System tools created by Daniel J. Bernstein. It includes software for all the fundamental DNS operations and several DNS debugging tools which administrators use to diagnose misconfigured remote servers.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   Is djbdns a good alternative to MaraDNS?

    
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    Knot DNS

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    Knot DNS is a high-performance authoritative-only DNS server which supports all key features of the domain name system including zone transfers, dynamic updates and DNSSEC.

    7 Knot DNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Is Knot DNS a good alternative to MaraDNS?

     
11. dhcpcd

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Is dhcpcd a good alternative to MaraDNS?

     
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    Simple DNS Plus

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    Simple DNS Plus is a commercial DNS server product that runs under Microsoft Windows with an emphasis on a simple-to-use GUI. Maintenance of the software appears to have slackened in recent years.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Is Simple DNS Plus a good alternative to MaraDNS?

     

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    • Simple DNS Plus is the most popular commercial alternative to MaraDNS.

    • Simple DNS Plus is Paid and ProprietaryMaraDNS is Free and Open Source
13. NSD

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    NSD is an authoritative only, high performance, simple and open source name server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Is NSD a good alternative to MaraDNS?

     
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    NamedManager

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    NamedManager is an AGPL web-based BIND gui DNS management system designed to make the adding, adjusting and removal of zones/records easy and reliable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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