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Best OpenDNS FamilyShield Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

OpenDNS FamilyShield alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Comodo Secure DNS6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3NextDNS6.7Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter6.7Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Quad96.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Technitium DNS Server6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Blocky6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
9Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10RethinkDNS6.4Free plan$1.75/moAndroid, Web
11AdGuard5.8Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
12CleanBrowsing5.8$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Control D5.8$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14GoGuardian DNS5.7Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Infoblox Cloud Network Automation5.6API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI5.4API, self-hosted, Web
17SafeDNS5.4No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Smart DNS Proxy5.4No$4.61/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Cisco Secure Access5.3Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20DNSFilter5.3Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
21FamilyKeeper5.3Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about OpenDNS FamilyShield alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenDNS FamilyShield?

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

What is the best free alternative to OpenDNS FamilyShield?

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.