Unbound Alternatives

Unbound is described as 'Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to Unbound for Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Mac and BSD. The best Unbound alternative is WireHole, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Unbound are PowerDNS, CoreDNS, BIND and dnsmasq.

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Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.

The C implementation of Unbound is developed and maintained...

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Unbound alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from November 2023, and it seems this project is not actively developed anymore.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  WireGuard
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    6.  Dns

    WireHole VS Unbound

     
    • WireHole is the most popular Windows, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Unbound.

    • WireHole is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Unbound.

    • WireHole is Free and Open SourceUnbound is also Free and Open Source
    • WireHole is LightweightUnbound is not according to our users
  2. PowerDNS icon
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    PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. A DNS recursor is also included as a separate program.

    11 PowerDNS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerDNS Features

    1.  Authoritative DNS
    2.  DNS Server
    3.  DNS Caching

    PowerDNS VS Unbound

     
  3. CoreDNS icon
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    CoreDNS is a DNS server. It is written in Go. It can be used in a multitude of environments because of its flexibility. CoreDNS is licensed under the Apache License Version 2, and completely open source.

    10 CoreDNS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    CoreDNS Features

    1. Microsoft Azure icon  Azure integration
    2.  Plugin API
    3.  Docker Container
    4.  DNSSEC
    5.  Google Cloud
    6.  Dockerized
    7.  AWS Integration
    8.  Load balancing
    9.  Dns
    10.  DNS Server

    CoreDNS VS Unbound

     
  4. BIND icon
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    BIND is by far the most widely used DNS software on the Internet. On Unix-like operating systems it is the de facto standard. It provides a robust and stable platform on top of which organizations can build distributed computing systems with the knowledge that those systems are...

    12 BIND alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    BIND Features

    1.  DNS Server
    2.  DNS Caching
    3.  Authoritative DNS

    BIND VS Unbound

     
    • BIND is the most popular Mac alternative to Unbound.

    • BIND is Free and Open SourceUnbound is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    26 dnsmasq alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux

    dnsmasq Features

    1.  DNS Server
    2.  DHCP Server
    3.  DNS Caching
    4.  TFTP
    5.  DNS Proxy

    dnsmasq VS Unbound

     
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    The djbdns software package is a collection of Domain Name System tools created by Daniel J. Bernstein. It includes software for all the fundamental DNS operations and several DNS debugging tools which administrators use to diagnose misconfigured remote servers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    djbdns VS Unbound

     
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    MaraDNS implements the Domain Name System (DNS), an essential internet service. MaraDNS is open source software: This means that anyone is free to download, use, and modify the program free of charge, as per its license.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    MaraDNS Features

    1.  DNS Server

    MaraDNS VS Unbound

     
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    Simple DNS Plus is a commercial DNS server product that runs under Microsoft Windows with an emphasis on a simple-to-use GUI. Maintenance of the software appears to have slackened in recent years.

    8 Simple DNS Plus alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Simple DNS Plus Features

    1.  DNS Caching
    2.  DNS Server

    Simple DNS Plus VS Unbound

     
    • Simple DNS Plus is the most popular commercial alternative to Unbound.

    • Simple DNS Plus is Paid and ProprietaryUnbound is Free and Open Source
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    NamedManager is an AGPL web-based BIND gui DNS management system designed to make the adding, adjusting and removal of zones/records easy and reliable.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    Last commit is from October 2020.

    NamedManager Features

    1.  Dns

    NamedManager VS Unbound

     
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