NextDNS acts as your DNS resolver in the cloud, blocking ads, trackers, and malware across all your devices with per-device profiles, parental controls, and query-level analytics.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in NextDNS's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Pi-hole runs on your local network and blocks ads for every connected device without any cloud dependency. All DNS queries stay on your network. Requires a Raspberry Pi or Linux server to run.
Explore Pi-hole data →AdGuard Home is a self-hosted DNS filtering server similar to Pi-hole but with a more modern interface and native DNS-over-HTTPS support. Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, Raspberry Pi, and Docker.
Explore AdGuard Home data →Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 is one of the fastest public DNS resolvers with strong privacy practices (no selling of query data). It does not block ads by default but offers 1.1.1.2 for malware blocking and 1.1.1.3 for malware + adult content filtering.
Explore Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 data →ControlD is a flexible DNS resolver with per-device profiles, custom rules, geo-unblocking, and analytics similar to NextDNS. It supports DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and WARP-style proxy modes. More customization options than NextDNS.
Explore ControlD data →AdGuard DNS provides both public DNS servers with default blocking and a private DNS product (AdGuard DNS Private) with custom rules, query logs, and per-device settings — similar to NextDNS.
Explore AdGuard DNS data →Quad9 is a non-profit public DNS resolver that blocks malware and phishing domains using threat intelligence from IBM, Cisco Talos, and others. It does not block ads but provides malware protection as a free public service.
Explore Quad9 data →NextDNS was founded in 2019 and is used by millions of people and organizations as a cloud-based alternative to running Pi-hole locally.
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