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Best Smart DNS Proxy Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    Smart DNS Proxy vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo6.7
    Smart DNS Proxy vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo6.7
    Smart DNS Proxy vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    Quad9 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Quad9
  5. 5
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Technitium DNS Server
  6. 6
    Blocky Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Blocky
  7. 7
    RethinkDNS Free plan AndroidWeb $1.75/mo6.4
    Smart DNS Proxy vs RethinkDNS
  8. 8
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.8
    Smart DNS Proxy vs AdGuard
  9. 9
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo5.8
    Smart DNS Proxy vs CleanBrowsing
  10. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo5.8
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Control D
  11. 11
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.7
    Smart DNS Proxy vs GoGuardian DNS
  12. 12
    Infoblox Cloud Network Automation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
  13. 13
    EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Smart DNS Proxy vs EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI
  14. 14
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo5.4
    Smart DNS Proxy vs SafeDNS
  15. 16
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.3
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Cisco Secure Access
  16. 17
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 5.3
    Smart DNS Proxy vs DNSFilter
  17. 18
    BlueCat Horizon Free trial apiLinuxWebWin 5.2
    Smart DNS Proxy vs BlueCat Horizon
  18. 19
    RAV Endpoint Protection 5.2
    Smart DNS Proxy vs RAV Endpoint Protection
  19. 20
    ScoutDNS Free trial apiMacWebWin $0.21/mo5.2
    Smart DNS Proxy vs ScoutDNS
  20. 21
    Webroot DNS Protection Free trial MacWebWin 5.2
    Smart DNS Proxy vs Webroot DNS Protection

Smart DNS Proxy 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
7RethinkDNS6.4Free plan$1.75/moAndroid, Web
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
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 Smart DNS Proxy alternatives

What is the best alternative to Smart DNS Proxy?

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 Smart DNS Proxy?

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.