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Best Yandex DNS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

Yandex DNS 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
3Cloudflare Gateway6.6Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4NxFilter6.6Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5UnveilDNS6.6Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Diladele Web Safety6.5Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Technitium DNS Server6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Pi-hole6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9WindowsSpyBlocker6.3Free planFreeWindows
10CleanBrowsing5.8No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Control D5.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12AdGuard5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
13Lightspeed Classroom5.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
14Classwize5.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15GoGuardian DNS5.6No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16DNS for Family5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
17OpenBLD5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
18OpenDNS Home5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
19RM SafetyNet5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
20Smoothwall Filter5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
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Questions about Yandex DNS alternatives

What is the best alternative to Yandex DNS?

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 Yandex DNS?

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.