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Best RethinkDNS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    RethinkDNS vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo6.7
    RethinkDNS vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo6.7
    RethinkDNS vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    Quad9 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    RethinkDNS vs Quad9
  5. 5
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    RethinkDNS vs Technitium DNS Server
  6. 6
    Blocky Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    RethinkDNS vs Blocky
  7. 8
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.8
    RethinkDNS vs AdGuard
  8. 9
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo5.8
    RethinkDNS vs CleanBrowsing
  9. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo5.8
    RethinkDNS vs Control D
  10. 11
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.7
    RethinkDNS vs GoGuardian DNS
  11. 12
    Infoblox Cloud Network Automation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    RethinkDNS vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
  12. 13
    EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    RethinkDNS vs EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI
  13. 14
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo5.4
    RethinkDNS vs SafeDNS
  14. 15
    Smart DNS Proxy Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.61/mo5.4
    RethinkDNS vs Smart DNS Proxy
  15. 16
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.3
    RethinkDNS vs Cisco Secure Access
  16. 17
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 5.3
    RethinkDNS vs DNSFilter
  17. 18
    BlueCat Horizon Free trial apiLinuxWebWin 5.2
    RethinkDNS vs BlueCat Horizon
  18. 19
    RAV Endpoint Protection 5.2
    RethinkDNS vs RAV Endpoint Protection
  19. 20
    ScoutDNS Free trial apiMacWebWin $0.21/mo5.2
    RethinkDNS vs ScoutDNS
  20. 21
    Webroot DNS Protection Free trial MacWebWin 5.2
    RethinkDNS vs Webroot DNS Protection

RethinkDNS alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS6.7Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NxFilter6.7Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Quad96.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Technitium DNS Server6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Blocky6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
8AdGuard5.8No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
9CleanBrowsing5.8No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Control D5.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11GoGuardian DNS5.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12Infoblox Cloud Network Automation5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
14SafeDNS5.4No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Smart DNS Proxy5.4No$4.61/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cisco Secure Access5.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17DNSFilter5.3No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
18BlueCat Horizon5.2No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
19RAV Endpoint Protection5.2No——
20ScoutDNS5.2No$0.21/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
21Webroot DNS Protection5.2No—Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about RethinkDNS alternatives

What is the best alternative to RethinkDNS?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in DNS filtering software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, NxFilter, Quad9 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to RethinkDNS?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.