Best i-FILTER Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from internet filtering software ranked against i-FILTER on the same published basis.
- 1i-FILTER vs AdGuard DNS
- 2i-FILTER vs NextDNS
- 3i-FILTER vs Cloudflare Gateway
- 4i-FILTER vs NxFilter
- 5i-FILTER vs UnveilDNS
- 6i-FILTER vs Diladele Web Safety
- 7i-FILTER vs Technitium DNS Server
- 8i-FILTER vs Pi-hole
- 9i-FILTER vs WindowsSpyBlocker
- 10i-FILTER vs CleanBrowsing
- 11i-FILTER vs Control D
- 12i-FILTER vs AdGuard
- 13i-FILTER vs Lightspeed Classroom
- 14i-FILTER vs Classwize
- 15i-FILTER vs GoGuardian DNS
- 16i-FILTER vs DNS for Family
- 17i-FILTER vs OpenBLD
- 18i-FILTER vs OpenDNS Home
- 19i-FILTER vs RM SafetyNet
- 20i-FILTER vs Smoothwall Filter
i-FILTER alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AdGuard DNS | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | NextDNS | 6.7 | Free plan | £1.79/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Cloudflare Gateway | 6.6 | Free plan | $7/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | NxFilter | 6.6 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | UnveilDNS | 6.6 | Free plan | $16.58/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Diladele Web Safety | 6.5 | Free plan | €24.92/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Technitium DNS Server | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Pi-hole | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | WindowsSpyBlocker | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | CleanBrowsing | 5.8 | No | $6.25/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Control D | 5.8 | No | $2/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | AdGuard | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Lightspeed Classroom | 5.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Classwize | 5.6 | No | — | Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | GoGuardian DNS | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | DNS for Family | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 17 | OpenBLD | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 18 | OpenDNS Home | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 19 | RM SafetyNet | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 20 | Smoothwall Filter | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
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Questions about i-FILTER alternatives
What is the best alternative to i-FILTER?
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 i-FILTER?
AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.