Our public DNS service offers DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT), with QNAME minimization and basic ad blocking.
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MullvadDNS vs NextDNS Comments
- MullvadDNS is Free and Open Source
NextDNS Alternatives
NextDNS is described as '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' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to NextDNS for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Mac, Web-based, iPad and Windows apps. The best NextDNS alternative is Pi-hole, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NextDNS are Portmaster, AdGuard, Adblock Plus and SponsorBlock.
Alternatives list
97 Blokada alternativesBlokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS. It's being supported and actively developed by the amazing open source community.
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Blokada vs NextDNS Comments
thebenmix11NextDNS is a cloud-based DNS blocker, while Blokada is local and works by establishing a vpn connection.
Blokada 6 is now a cloud-based alternative, but Blokada 5 is sitll maintained and it works wonderfully.
- Blokada is Freemium and Open Source
49 Quad9 alternativesQuad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy.
Quad9 vs NextDNS Comments
freezychameleonNot customizable and doesn't block ads
- Quad9 is Free and Proprietary
11 AdGuard Home alternativesAdGuard Home is a network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking. After you set it up, it'll cover ALL your home devices, and you don't need any client-side software for that.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- FreeBSD
- Raspberry Pi
- Cloudron
102 AdBlock alternativesBlocks intrusive ads and trackers to boost browser speed and privacy, supports customizable ad filtering on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, offers Acceptable Ads whitelisting, works in 30+ languages, with tens of millions of users worldwide.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
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AdBlock vs NextDNS Comments
Shaz ShahNextDNS operates at the system level to filter requests for privacy, whereas AdBlock is a browser extension making it very limited. I don't really see this as an alternative.
- AdBlock is Freemium and Open Source
71 Cisco Umbrella alternativesCisco Umbrella (formerly OpenDNS) provides the first line of defense against threats on the internet wherever users go.
32 InviZible Pro alternativesInviZible Pro uses DNSCrypt Protocol, Tor and i2pd (I2P Daemon) (PurpleI2P) to achieve maximum security, privacy and comfortable use of the Internet.
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uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
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...
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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Google Chrome
- uBlock Origin
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
DNS66 blocks advertisements on Android by intercepting DNS requests using Android's VPN layer and blocking requests for blacklisted hosts.
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Switzerland
Cyprus
United States
Ukraine
Canada
Kazakhstan
Germany
Several levels of blocking available, but not user-customisable like nextDNS