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Best Pi-hole Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from internet filtering software ranked against Pi-hole on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    Pi-hole vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo7.7
    Pi-hole vs Diladele Web Safety
  3. 3
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo7.3
    Pi-hole vs Control D
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.3
    Pi-hole vs NxFilter
  5. 5
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.2
    Pi-hole vs UnveilDNS
  6. 6
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.1
    Pi-hole vs Cloudflare Gateway
  7. 7
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.1
    Pi-hole vs NextDNS
  8. 8
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo7.0
    Pi-hole vs SafeDNS
  9. 9
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.0
    Pi-hole vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  10. 10
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Pi-hole vs Cisco Secure Access
  11. 11
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 6.9
    Pi-hole vs DNSFilter
  12. 12
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.9
    Pi-hole vs Safe Surfer
  13. 13
    Senso.cloud Free trial iOSMacWebWin £0.08/mo6.9
    Pi-hole vs Senso.cloud
  14. 14
    SkyDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb RUB 150/mo6.9
    Pi-hole vs SkyDNS
  15. 15
    Jamf Safe Internet Free trial iOSMacWebWin 6.8
    Pi-hole vs Jamf Safe Internet
  16. 16
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Pi-hole vs Technitium DNS Server
  17. 17
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.7
    Pi-hole vs AdGuard
  18. 18
    ScoutDNS Free trial apiMacWebWin $0.21/mo6.7
    Pi-hole vs ScoutDNS
  19. 19
    Webroot DNS Protection Free trial MacWebWin 6.7
    Pi-hole vs Webroot DNS Protection
  20. 20
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 6.6
    Pi-hole vs Classwize

Pi-hole 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 D7.3No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter7.3Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5UnveilDNS7.2Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Cloudflare Gateway7.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7NextDNS7.1Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8SafeDNS7.0No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9WatchGuard FireCloud7.0No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Cisco Secure Access6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11DNSFilter6.9No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12Safe Surfer6.9No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Senso.cloud6.9No£0.08/moiOS, Mac, Web, Windows
14SkyDNS6.9NoRUB 150/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Jamf Safe Internet6.8No—iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16Technitium DNS Server6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17AdGuard6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
18ScoutDNS6.7No$0.21/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
19Webroot DNS Protection6.7No—Mac, Web, Windows
20Classwize6.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Pi-hole alternatives

What is the best alternative to Pi-hole?

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 Pi-hole?

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