Portmaster AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Ad Blockers

The best Ad Blocker alternative to Portmaster is NextDNS, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Portmaster and 13 are Ad Blockers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Ad Blocker alternatives to Portmaster are AdGuard, Pi-hole, RethinkDNS and OpenSnitch.

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  1. NextDNS icon
     161 likes

    NextDNS 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.

    141 NextDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • UC Browser
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • UniFi Network
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenWrt
    • Opera
    • Alpine Linux
    • pfSense
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • DD-WRT
     
  2. AdGuard icon
     283 likes

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

    125 AdGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android TV
     
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  3. Pi-hole icon
     186 likes

    Blocks ads for all connected devices at the DNS layer without client setup. Provides web control, in-app ad and tracker blocking, DHCP and API support, regex filtering, privacy modes, audit logs, and long-term query analytics for network management.

    42 Pi-hole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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  4. OpenSnitch icon
     43 likes

    OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.

    37 OpenSnitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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  5. InviZible Pro icon
     25 likes

    InviZible Pro uses DNSCrypt Protocol, Tor and i2pd (I2P Daemon) (PurpleI2P) to achieve maximum security, privacy and comfortable use of the Internet.

    32 InviZible Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • I2P
    • Tor
     
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  6. Comodo Firewall is a personal firewall, a genre of security software that secures PCs by policing Internet traffic on an app by app basis. The most prominent feature of a personal firewall is generating popup notifications when an unknown program attempts to access the Internet...

    36 Comodo Free Firewall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. upribox icon
     3 likes

    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  8. AdProtect icon
     1 like

    AdProtect is free adblock tool that blocks ads in apps, games, browsers and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps.

    ROOT not required!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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