NextDNS Alternatives

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.

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NextDNS alternatives are mainly Ad Blockers, but if you're looking for DNS Resolvers or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to NextDNS.
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  1. OpenBLD.net DNS - protect from malicious threads, tracking, telemetry, analytics, ads, etc. - for schoolchildren, students, home, business with Anycast/GeoDNS, DNSSEC, DoT, DoH features.

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    • Online
     
  2. WebTitan is a powerful web filter providing protection from web based security threats and advanced web and dns filtering control to businesses around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Alternate DNS icon
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    Free to use public DNS servers which filter unwanted advertisements and malware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. BLOCK THIS! icon
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    Block This 3.0 is a FREE and Open Source ad blocker for Android that works in all apps and browsers! It provides the additional benefits of malware protection, increased browsing speed and reduction of mobile data traffic.

    15 BLOCK THIS! alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. Proxomitron icon
     32 likes

    For those who have not yet been introduced, meet the Proxomitron: a free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. UncensoredDNS icon
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    UncensoredDNS is the name of a DNS service which consists of two uncensored DNS servers. The servers are available for use by anyone, free of charge.

    52 UncensoredDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. eBlocker icon
     4 likes

    Protects all Internet devices, Blocks tracking & ads, Defends against malware & Internet dangers, Prevents harmful content to children, Provides anonymous surfing, Free, open source and without backdoors

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. FoolDNS icon
     8 likes

    FoolDNS is a DNS service to protect user privacy. It blocks advertising from services that use it to track the user without authorization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Wipr icon
     16 likes

    Effectively blocks ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, and popups across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ensuring cleaner, faster web pages. It improves battery life, reduces data use, updates its blocklist twice weekly, and is fully accessible, focusing on user privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
  10. hBlock icon
     10 likes

    hBlock is a POSIX-compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources and creates a hosts file (alternative formats are also supported) that prevents your system from connecting to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Homebrew
     
  11. Simple and powerful DNS forwarding server. Deploy locally within your network or in the cloud. Prevents access to various categories of sites, blocks domain names with explicit content and removes annoying ads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  12. AdClear icon
     2 likes

    AdClear is the premier non-root adblocker for Android users. AdClear’s technology filters out advertisers before they invade your browsing or app experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Samsung Apps
     
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