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Best OpenDNS Home Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from internet filtering software ranked against OpenDNS Home on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    OpenDNS Home vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo7.7
    OpenDNS Home vs Diladele Web Safety
  3. 3
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo7.3
    OpenDNS Home vs Control D
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.3
    OpenDNS Home vs NxFilter
  5. 5
    OpenBLD Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free7.3
    OpenDNS Home vs OpenBLD
  6. 6
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.2
    OpenDNS Home vs UnveilDNS
  7. 7
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.1
    OpenDNS Home vs Cloudflare Gateway
  8. 8
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.1
    OpenDNS Home vs NextDNS
  9. 9
    ClearDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5.99/mo7.0
    OpenDNS Home vs ClearDNS
  10. 10
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo7.0
    OpenDNS Home vs SafeDNS
  11. 11
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.0
    OpenDNS Home vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  12. 12
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs Cisco Secure Access
  13. 13
    DNS Daddy Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs DNS Daddy
  14. 14
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs DNSFilter
  15. 15
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs Safe Surfer
  16. 16
    Senso.cloud Free trial iOSMacWebWin £0.08/mo6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs Senso.cloud
  17. 17
    SkyDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb RUB 150/mo6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs SkyDNS
  18. 18
    Veltar Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $0.25/mo6.9
    OpenDNS Home vs Veltar
  19. 19
    Jamf Safe Internet Free trial iOSMacWebWin 6.8
    OpenDNS Home vs Jamf Safe Internet
  20. 20
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    OpenDNS Home vs Technitium DNS Server

OpenDNS Home alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Diladele Web Safety7.7Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Control D7.3$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter7.3Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OpenBLD7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6UnveilDNS7.2Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Cloudflare Gateway7.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8NextDNS7.1Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9ClearDNS7.0No$5.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10SafeDNS7.0No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11WatchGuard FireCloud7.0No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Cisco Secure Access6.9Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13DNS Daddy6.9Free planFreeAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14DNSFilter6.9Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Safe Surfer6.9Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16Senso.cloud6.9No£0.08/moiOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17SkyDNS6.9NoRUB 150/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Veltar6.9No$0.25/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Jamf Safe Internet6.8iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Technitium DNS Server6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about OpenDNS Home alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenDNS Home?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in internet filtering software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Diladele Web Safety, Control D, NxFilter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OpenDNS Home?

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 on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.