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Best Blocky Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from DNS filtering software ranked against Blocky on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.9
    Blocky vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.8
    Blocky vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.8
    Blocky vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    Quad9 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Blocky vs Quad9
  5. 5
    RethinkDNS Free plan AndroidWeb $1.75/mo7.8
    Blocky vs RethinkDNS
  6. 6
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.4
    Blocky vs AdGuard
  7. 7
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo7.3
    Blocky vs CleanBrowsing
  8. 8
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo7.2
    Blocky vs Control D
  9. 9
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.2
    Blocky vs GoGuardian DNS
  10. 10
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 7.0
    Blocky vs DNSFilter
  11. 11
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo7.0
    Blocky vs SafeDNS
  12. 12
    Smart DNS Proxy Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.61/mo7.0
    Blocky vs Smart DNS Proxy
  13. 13
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Blocky vs Cisco Secure Access
  14. 14
    CloudVeil WinMaciOSAndroid 6.5
    Blocky vs CloudVeil
  15. 16
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Blocky vs Technitium DNS Server
  16. 17
    Infoblox Cloud Network Automation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.9
    Blocky vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
  17. 18
    EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI apiself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Blocky vs EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI
  18. 19
    ScoutDNS Free trial apiMacWebWin $0.21/mo5.6
    Blocky vs ScoutDNS
  19. 20
    Webroot DNS Protection Free trial MacWebWin 5.6
    Blocky vs Webroot DNS Protection
  20. 21
    BlueCat Horizon Free trial apiLinuxWebWin 5.5
    Blocky vs BlueCat Horizon

Blocky alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS7.8Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NxFilter7.8Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Quad97.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5RethinkDNS7.8Free plan$1.75/moAndroid, Web
6AdGuard7.4No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
7CleanBrowsing7.3No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Control D7.2No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9GoGuardian DNS7.2No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
10DNSFilter7.0No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
11SafeDNS7.0No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Smart DNS Proxy7.0No$4.61/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Cisco Secure Access6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14CloudVeil6.5No—Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
16Technitium DNS Server6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Infoblox Cloud Network Automation5.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI5.7No—API, self-hosted, Web
19ScoutDNS5.6No$0.21/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
20Webroot DNS Protection5.6No—Mac, Web, Windows
21BlueCat Horizon5.5No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
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Questions about Blocky alternatives

What is the best alternative to Blocky?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in DNS filtering software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, NxFilter, Quad9 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Blocky?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.