Technitium DNS Server AlternativesAd Blockers and other similar apps like Technitium DNS Server

Technitium DNS Server is described as 'Open source tool that can be used as a personal local DNS server for privacy & security. It includes Ad blocking feature combined with DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS support' and is a Ad Blocker in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Technitium DNS Server for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Android, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Technitium DNS Server alternative is Pi-hole, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Technitium DNS Server are AdAway, Blokada, AdBlock and Privoxy.

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  1. Pi-hole icon

    Pi-hole

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    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.

    40 Pi-hole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    The Web interface shows how many ads were blocked, a query log, and more.
     

    • Pi-hole is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • Pi-hole is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • Pi-hole is Free and Open SourceTechnitium DNS Server is also Free and Open Source
    • Pi-hole is Privacy focused and LightweightTechnitium DNS Server is not according to our users
  2. AdAway icon

    AdAway

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    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.

    94 AdAway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • AdAway is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • AdAway is Free and Open SourceTechnitium DNS Server is also Free and Open Source
    • AdAway is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTechnitium DNS Server is not according to our users
  4. Blokada icon

    Blokada

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    Blokada 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.

    96 Blokada alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Blokada is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • Blokada is Freemium and Open SourceTechnitium DNS Server is Free and Open Source
    • Blokada is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTechnitium DNS Server is not according to our users
  5. AdBlock icon

    AdBlock

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    We built AdBlock to provide a worry-free and distraction-free Internet experience for everyone. It is used by tens of millions of users worldwide on all major browsers in more than 30 languages. Created by Michael Gundlach in 2009, AdBlock is now one of the most popular browser...

    101 AdBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
     

    • AdBlock is the most popular Mac alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • AdBlock is Free and Open SourceTechnitium DNS Server is also Free and Open Source
  6. Privoxy icon

    Privoxy

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    Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Privoxy is the most popular Windows alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • Privoxy is Free and Open SourceTechnitium DNS Server is also Free and Open Source
  7. YogaDNS icon

    YogaDNS

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    YogaDNS automatically intercepts DNS requests at the system level and allows you to process them over user-defined DNS servers using modern protocols and flexible rules.

    12 YogaDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. personalDNSfilter icon

    personalDNSfilter

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    personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java. It hooks into the domain name (DNS) resolution and returns the loopback address for filtered hosts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Main UI
    Advanced Settings
    DNS Setting
     
  10. DNSCrypt Proxy icon

    DNSCrypt Proxy

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    DNSCrypt-Proxy 2 is a command-line proxy for Linux, BSD, Windows, MacOS, Android and more. It bridges applications expecting regular DNS with servers supporting encrypted DNS (DNSCrypt and DoH). DNSCrypt-Proxy can also display the DNS activity, cache results to improve speed...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
     
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    DHCP Server for Windows

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    A DHCP Server assigns IP addresses to client computers. This is very often used in enterprise networks to reduce configuration efforts. All IP addresses of all computers are stored in a database that resides on a server machine.

    6 DHCP Server for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • DHCP Server for Windows is the most popular commercial alternative to Technitium DNS Server.

    • DHCP Server for Windows is Paid and ProprietaryTechnitium DNS Server is Free and Open Source
  12. dnsmasq icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. 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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  14. hBlock icon

    hBlock

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    hBlock is a POSIX-compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources and creates a hosts file (alternative formats are also supported) that prevents your system from connecting to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Homebrew
     
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