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Best BrowseControl Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from internet filtering software ranked against BrowseControl on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    BrowseControl vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo6.7
    BrowseControl vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo6.6
    BrowseControl vs Cloudflare Gateway
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo6.6
    BrowseControl vs NxFilter
  5. 5
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo6.6
    BrowseControl vs UnveilDNS
  6. 6
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    BrowseControl vs Technitium DNS Server
  7. 7
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    BrowseControl vs Pi-hole
  8. 8
    WindowsSpyBlocker Free plan Win Free6.3
    BrowseControl vs WindowsSpyBlocker
  9. 9
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo5.8
    BrowseControl vs CleanBrowsing
  10. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo5.8
    BrowseControl vs Control D
  11. 11
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.7
    BrowseControl vs AdGuard
  12. 12
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.7
    BrowseControl vs Lightspeed Classroom
  13. 13
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 5.6
    BrowseControl vs Classwize
  14. 14
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.6
    BrowseControl vs GoGuardian DNS
  15. 15
    DNS for Family WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.5
    BrowseControl vs DNS for Family
  16. 16
    OpenBLD WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.5
    BrowseControl vs OpenBLD
  17. 17
    OpenDNS Home WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.5
    BrowseControl vs OpenDNS Home
  18. 18
    RM SafetyNet WebWinMaciOSAndroid 5.5
    BrowseControl vs RM SafetyNet
  19. 19
    Smoothwall Filter WebWinMaciOSAndroid 5.5
    BrowseControl vs Smoothwall Filter
  20. 20
    ThreatDown Endpoint Protection LinuxMacWin 5.5
    BrowseControl vs ThreatDown Endpoint Protection

BrowseControl alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS6.7Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Cloudflare Gateway6.6Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4NxFilter6.6Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5UnveilDNS6.6Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Technitium DNS Server6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8WindowsSpyBlocker6.3Free planFreeWindows
9CleanBrowsing5.8No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Control D5.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11AdGuard5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Lightspeed Classroom5.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Classwize5.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
14GoGuardian DNS5.6No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15DNS for Family5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
16OpenBLD5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
17OpenDNS Home5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
18RM SafetyNet5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
19Smoothwall Filter5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
20ThreatDown Endpoint Protection5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about BrowseControl alternatives

What is the best alternative to BrowseControl?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in internet filtering software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, Cloudflare Gateway, NxFilter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to BrowseControl?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.