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Zaksha
What Zaksha is
Zaksha is a managed DNS-based content-filtering service for families, businesses, and schools in India. It is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, and filtering follows enrolled devices across mobile data and Wi-Fi. It blocks categories such as adult content, gambling, social media, streaming, gaming, ads, trackers, and AI assistants across apps and browsers. Parents can add sites to a block list, set recurring schedules for bedtime, study hours, and free time, and block apps. Account owners can review requested domains and whether each was allowed or blocked. Home DNS query history is retained for a rolling seven days; Enterprise history can be retained for 30 or 90 days on a dedicated instance. Zaksha says DNS activity is processed and stored in India, and lists encryption in transit, access controls, per-device isolation, and routine abuse monitoring. The Home plan includes five devices, while Enterprise includes group policies, bulk enrollment, per-user reports, and support and an SLA. Filtering is a best-effort control and can be bypassed where users can change DNS settings or install a VPN.
Who it suits
Zaksha may suit families wanting category filtering, per-child schedules, and activity visibility across enrolled devices. Businesses and schools can consider Enterprise features such as group policies and bulk enrollment.
What it does well
- Filtering covers mobile data and Wi-Fi
- Parents can set recurring schedules for each child
- Account owners can see allowed and blocked domains
- Home plan includes five devices
What to know first
- Filtering can be bypassed by changing DNS or installing a VPN
- Home DNS history is retained for seven days
- No free plan; Home is ₹199/month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Home | ₹199/month; alternatively ₹1,788/year (₹149/month), shown with a 40% Diwali discount · 5 devices included, more on request · single household under fair use · per-child schedules and rules · 7-day history | ₹199 a month |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing; GST invoicing · For teams, offices, schools and larger fleets · group policies and bulk enrolment (MDM) · dedicated instance available · 30/90-day history retention · support and SLA | On request |
As zaksha.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Zaksha combines DNS filtering with schedules, app blocking, and activity visibility across supported devices. Its best-effort nature, five-device Home allowance, and stated history retention are worth weighing before choosing a plan.
Facts from Zaksha's own pages
- Activity reports
- Yes · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Activity visibility
- Account owners can see the domains requested by enrolled devices and whether each was allowed or blocked. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- App blocking
- Yes · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Category blocking
- It blocks categories including adult content, gambling, social media, streaming, gaming, ads and trackers, and AI assistants across apps and browsers. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yes · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Custom block list
- Parents can add specific sites to their block list. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Device limit
- 5 · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Integrations and processors
- The privacy policy names Razorpay for payments, AWS and Cloudflare for infrastructure, Google for optional sign-in, and WhatsApp Business for opted-in alerts. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Location tracking
- No · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Network coverage
- Filtering follows enrolled devices across mobile data and Wi-Fi networks. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Zaksha says its DNS filtering is a best-effort control that can be bypassed on devices where users can change DNS settings or install a VPN. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Platform availability
- The maker lists iPhone and iPad, Android, Windows and Mac; its download page specifies Android 8.0 or newer and Windows 10 and 11. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Zaksha says DNS activity is processed and stored in India in the AWS Mumbai region and is not transferred outside India. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Zaksha describes itself as a managed DNS-based content-filtering service for families, businesses and schools in India. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Home DNS query history is retained for a rolling 7 days; Enterprise history can be retained for 30 or 90 days on a dedicated instance. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Schedules
- Parents can set recurring bedtime, study-hour and free-time schedules for each child. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Screen-time schedules
- Yes · zaksha.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists encryption in transit, access controls, per-device isolation and routine abuse monitoring as security measures. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Zaksha lists [email protected] for support and enterprise enquiries. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tamper protection
- Enforcement varies by platform: a fresh-phone Android setup is uninstall-resistant, while Windows protection runs as a system service and iPhone has stated limits around Screen Time and Apple ID. · zaksha.com, 11 Oct 2026
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