Best Pi-hole Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from internet filtering software ranked against Pi-hole on the same published basis.
- 1Pi-hole vs AdGuard DNS
- 2Pi-hole vs NextDNS
- 3Pi-hole vs Cloudflare Gateway
- 4Pi-hole vs NxFilter
- 5Pi-hole vs UnveilDNS
- 6Pi-hole vs Technitium DNS Server
- 7Pi-hole vs WindowsSpyBlocker
- 8Pi-hole vs CleanBrowsing
- 9Pi-hole vs Control D
- 10Pi-hole vs AdGuard
- 11Pi-hole vs Lightspeed Classroom
- 12Pi-hole vs Classwize
- 13Pi-hole vs GoGuardian DNS
- 14Pi-hole vs DNS for Family
- 15Pi-hole vs OpenBLD
- 16Pi-hole vs OpenDNS Home
- 17Pi-hole vs RM SafetyNet
- 18Pi-hole vs Smoothwall Filter
- 19Pi-hole vs ThreatDown Endpoint Protection
- 20Pi-hole vs DNS Daddy
Pi-hole 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 | Technitium DNS Server | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | WindowsSpyBlocker | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | CleanBrowsing | 5.8 | No | $6.25/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Control D | 5.8 | No | $2/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | AdGuard | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Lightspeed Classroom | 5.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Classwize | 5.6 | No | — | Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | GoGuardian DNS | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | DNS for Family | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 15 | OpenBLD | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 16 | OpenDNS Home | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 17 | RM SafetyNet | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 18 | Smoothwall Filter | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 19 | ThreatDown Endpoint Protection | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | DNS Daddy | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
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Questions about Pi-hole alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pi-hole?
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 Pi-hole?
AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.