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Best GoGuardian DNS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    GoGuardian DNS vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo6.7
    GoGuardian DNS vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    OpenBLD Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    GoGuardian DNS vs OpenBLD
  4. 4
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo6.6
    GoGuardian DNS vs Cloudflare Gateway
  5. 5
    DNS Daddy Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    GoGuardian DNS vs DNS Daddy
  6. 6
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo6.6
    GoGuardian DNS vs NxFilter
  7. 7
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo6.6
    GoGuardian DNS vs UnveilDNS
  8. 8
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo6.5
    GoGuardian DNS vs Diladele Web Safety
  9. 9
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    GoGuardian DNS vs Technitium DNS Server
  10. 10
    e2guardian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    GoGuardian DNS vs e2guardian
  11. 11
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    GoGuardian DNS vs Pi-hole
  12. 12
    WindowsSpyBlocker Free plan Win Free6.3
    GoGuardian DNS vs WindowsSpyBlocker
  13. 13
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo5.8
    GoGuardian DNS vs CleanBrowsing
  14. 14
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo5.8
    GoGuardian DNS vs Control D
  15. 15
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.7
    GoGuardian DNS vs AdGuard
  16. 16
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.7
    GoGuardian DNS vs Lightspeed Classroom
  17. 17
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 5.6
    GoGuardian DNS vs Classwize
  18. 19
    Deledao ActiveScan extensioniOSMacWebWin 5.5
    GoGuardian DNS vs Deledao ActiveScan
  19. 20
    DNS for Family Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free5.5
    GoGuardian DNS vs DNS for Family
  20. 21
    OpenDNS Home Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free5.5
    GoGuardian DNS vs OpenDNS Home

GoGuardian DNS 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
3OpenBLD6.7Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Cloudflare Gateway6.6Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5DNS Daddy6.6Free planFreeAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6NxFilter6.6Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7UnveilDNS6.6Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Diladele Web Safety6.5Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Technitium DNS Server6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10e2guardian6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12WindowsSpyBlocker6.3Free planFreeWindows
13CleanBrowsing5.8$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Control D5.8$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15AdGuard5.7Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
16Lightspeed Classroom5.7Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17Classwize5.6Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19Deledao ActiveScan5.5Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20DNS for Family5.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21OpenDNS Home5.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about GoGuardian DNS alternatives

What is the best alternative to GoGuardian DNS?

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

What is the best free alternative to GoGuardian DNS?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.