NextDNS Alternatives

    NextDNS is described as 'Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices' and is an app in the Network & Admin category. There are more than 100 alternatives to NextDNS for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Linux and iPad. The best alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NextDNS are Adblock Plus (Free, Open Source), AdGuard (Freemium, Open Source), uMatrix (Free, Open Source) and Blokada (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Sep 9, 2021
    1. A wide-spectrum efficient blocker. Which block ads, trackers and malware sites. Supports Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Thunderbird. Fast and lean, and as of 2017 still being actively improved. Forked from .
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      uBlock Origin vs NextDNS opinions
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      uBlock Origin is not a DNS service.
      Negative comment • 3 months ago

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    2. 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.
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      adblock is not a DNS service itself, it only uses DNS
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

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    4. AdGuard

      • Freemium • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Chrome OS
      • Android Tablet
      • iPad
      • Vivaldi Browser
      • Google Chrome
      • Safari
      • Yandex.Browser
      • Opera
      • Firefox
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      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!.
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    5. Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. uMatrix: A point-and-click matrix-based firewall, with many privacy-enhancing tools.

      Discontinued

      The repository has been archived and the development has been stopped. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uMatrix-issues/issues/291

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      uMatrix vs NextDNS opinions
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      uMatrix is Not a DNS service
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

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    6. The best ad blocker for Android that works for all apps and does not require root. Free and open source. Blokada efficiently blocks ads, tracking and malware. It saves your data plan, makes your device faster and protects your privacy. It's free, open source and secure.
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    8. 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.
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      The same in both purpose and method
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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    9. 1.1.1.1 from CloudFlare is the fast and private way to browse the Internet. It is a public DNS resolver, but unlike most DNS resolvers, 1.1.1.1 is not selling user data to advertisers. The implementation of 1.1.1.1 makes it the fastest resolver out there.
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      1.1.1.1 vs NextDNS opinions
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      Doesn't block tracking or ads
      Negative comment • about 1 year ago

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      A dns service - nothing else listed is
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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    10. 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.
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    11. AdBlock stops ads, improves browser speeds, and protects you online. Your browser is automatically updated with additions to the filter: just click Install, then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear.
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    12. Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.
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