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.

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NextDNS alternatives are mainly Ad Blockers, but if you're looking for DNS Resolvers or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to NextDNS.
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    CIRA Canadian Shield protects you from online threats such as malicious domains, phishing websites and helps to keep your personal data private. It also provides DNS privacy by keeping your DNS requests in Canada.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
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    Kaspersky Safe Kids includes an app for your child and a parent app which get connected via your My Kaspersky account

    4 Kaspersky Safe Kids alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos playing on a YouTube TV device (see below for compatibility details).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Roku
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Playstation
    • YouTube
     
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    Crystal is a content blocker for iPhone & iPad designed to make the mobile web a great experience.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. GlimmerBlocker icon
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    The problem with other ad-blockers for Safari is that they are implemented as awful hacks: as an InputManager and/or ApplicationEnhancer. This compromises the stability of Safari and very often create problems when Apple releases a new version of Safari.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Safari
     
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    By blocking annoying ads and nosy trackers, adaware ad block nearly doubles your browsing speed! The most robust antivirus level cloud scanning technology of any ad blocker on the market, you’ll be safe from the latest cyber threat.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
     
  7. Ad Muncher icon
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    Ad Muncher is a powerful advert and popup blocking system for all browsers and advert-displaying programs like Pando, SopCast, ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, PalTalk, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWire, TVAnts.

    56 Ad Muncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SmartViper is a web mining company dedicated to analyze web pages. They let anyone use their DNS servers for free. They log personal information with their website but it’s not clear what they log with their DNS service. They don’t share that information with third parties.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Hostsblock icon
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    Hostsblock is a bash script for Linux designed to take advantage of the HOSTS file available in all operating systems to provide system-wide blocking of internet advertisements, malicious domains, trackers, and other undesirable content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    An extension to control requests. Provides front-end for Firefox webRequest.onBeforeRequest API for request management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
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    Ad Blocker is a web browser extension that blocks ads and trackers from following its users when surfing the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  12. AdBlock Pro icon
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    Save data and speed up your Safari - block ads, trackers, unnecessary resources and bypass anti-adblock detectors.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
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