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Best Blocky Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from DNS filtering software ranked against Blocky on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    Blocky vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo6.7
    Blocky vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo6.7
    Blocky vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    Quad9 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    Blocky vs Quad9
  5. 5
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Blocky vs Technitium DNS Server
  6. 7
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Blocky vs Pi-hole
  7. 8
    RethinkDNS Free plan AndroidWeb $1.75/mo6.4
    Blocky vs RethinkDNS
  8. 9
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.8
    Blocky vs AdGuard
  9. 10
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo5.8
    Blocky vs CleanBrowsing
  10. 11
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo5.8
    Blocky vs Control D
  11. 12
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.7
    Blocky vs GoGuardian DNS
  12. 13
    Infoblox Cloud Network Automation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Blocky vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
  13. 14
    EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Blocky vs EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI
  14. 15
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo5.4
    Blocky vs SafeDNS
  15. 16
    Smart DNS Proxy Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.61/mo5.4
    Blocky vs Smart DNS Proxy
  16. 17
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.3
    Blocky vs Cisco Secure Access
  17. 18
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 5.3
    Blocky vs DNSFilter
  18. 19
    BlueCat Horizon Free trial apiLinuxWebWin 5.2
    Blocky vs BlueCat Horizon
  19. 20
    CloudVeil AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $4.99/mo5.2
    Blocky vs CloudVeil
  20. 21
    RAV Endpoint Protection 5.2
    Blocky vs RAV Endpoint Protection

Blocky alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS6.7Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NxFilter6.7Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Quad96.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Technitium DNS Server6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8RethinkDNS6.4Free plan$1.75/moAndroid, Web
9AdGuard5.8No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
10CleanBrowsing5.8No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Control D5.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12GoGuardian DNS5.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Infoblox Cloud Network Automation5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
15SafeDNS5.4No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Smart DNS Proxy5.4No$4.61/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Cisco Secure Access5.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18DNSFilter5.3No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19BlueCat Horizon5.2No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
20CloudVeil5.2No$4.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21RAV Endpoint Protection5.2No——
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Questions about Blocky alternatives

What is the best alternative to Blocky?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in DNS filtering software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, NxFilter, Quad9 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Blocky?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.