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Best OpenDNS Home Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

OpenDNS Home 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
5NxFilter6.6Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6UnveilDNS6.6Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Diladele Web Safety6.5Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Technitium DNS Server6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10WindowsSpyBlocker6.3Free planFreeWindows
11CleanBrowsing5.8No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Control D5.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13AdGuard5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Lightspeed Classroom5.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Classwize5.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16GoGuardian DNS5.6No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17DNS for Family5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
19RM SafetyNet5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
20Smoothwall Filter5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
21ThreatDown Endpoint Protection5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about OpenDNS Home alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenDNS Home?

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 OpenDNS Home?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.