NextDNS is described as 'Protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to NextDNS for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Mac, Web-based, iPad and Windows apps. The best NextDNS alternative is Pi-hole, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NextDNS are Portmaster, AdGuard, Adblock Plus and SponsorBlock.
Blokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS. It's being supported and actively developed by the amazing open source community.
Some users think Blokada is a great NextDNS alternative, some don't.
Our public DNS service offers DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT), with QNAME minimization and basic ad blocking.
Several levels of blocking available, but not user-customisable like nextDNS
Quad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy.
Not customizable and doesn't block ads
AdGuard Home is a network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking. After you set it up, it'll cover ALL your home devices, and you don't need any client-side software for that.
Blocks intrusive ads and trackers to boost browser speed and privacy, supports customizable ad filtering on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, offers Acceptable Ads whitelisting, works in 30+ languages, with tens of millions of users worldwide.
NextDNS operates at the system level to filter requests for privacy, whereas AdBlock is a browser extension making it very limited. I don't really see this as an alternative.
This alternative is disputed. AdBlock is a legitimate NextDNS alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Cisco Umbrella (formerly OpenDNS) provides the first line of defense against threats on the internet wherever users go.
InviZible Pro uses DNSCrypt Protocol, Tor and i2pd (I2P Daemon) (PurpleI2P) to achieve maximum security, privacy and comfortable use of the Internet.
uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.
Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.
Zen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications, and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other...
AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.
DNS66 blocks advertisements on Android by intercepting DNS requests using Android's VPN layer and blocking requests for blacklisted hosts.
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NextDNS is a cloud-based DNS blocker, while Blokada is local and works by establishing a vpn connection.
Blokada 6 is now a cloud-based alternative, but Blokada 5 is sitll maintained and it works wonderfully.