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Best DNSFilter Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from internet filtering software ranked against DNSFilter on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.8
    DNSFilter vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.7
    DNSFilter vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.7
    DNSFilter vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.7
    DNSFilter vs UnveilDNS
  5. 5
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.5
    DNSFilter vs Cloudflare Gateway
  6. 6
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.2
    DNSFilter vs AdGuard
  7. 7
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 7.2
    DNSFilter vs Classwize
  8. 8
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo7.2
    DNSFilter vs CleanBrowsing
  9. 9
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo7.2
    DNSFilter vs Control D
  10. 10
    Bark AndroidiOS $4.08/mo7.1
    DNSFilter vs Bark
  11. 11
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.1
    DNSFilter vs Lightspeed Classroom
  12. 12
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.0
    DNSFilter vs GoGuardian DNS
  13. 13
    Redmorph Browser Controller extensioniOSMac 7.0
    DNSFilter vs Redmorph Browser Controller
  14. 14
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.0
    DNSFilter vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  15. 15
    CIRA Anycast DNS AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    DNSFilter vs CIRA Anycast DNS
  16. 16
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    DNSFilter vs Cisco Secure Access
  17. 18
    Jamf Safe Internet Free trial iOSMacWebWin 6.9
    DNSFilter vs Jamf Safe Internet
  18. 19
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.9
    DNSFilter vs Safe Surfer
  19. 20
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo6.9
    DNSFilter vs SafeDNS
  20. 21
    Senso.cloud Free trial iOSMacWebWin £0.08/mo6.9
    DNSFilter vs Senso.cloud

DNSFilter alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS7.7Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NxFilter7.7Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4UnveilDNS7.7Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Cloudflare Gateway7.5Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6AdGuard7.2No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Classwize7.2No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
8CleanBrowsing7.2No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Control D7.2No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Bark7.1No$4.08/moAndroid, iOS
11Lightspeed Classroom7.1No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12GoGuardian DNS7.0No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Redmorph Browser Controller7.0No—Browser, iOS, Mac
14WatchGuard FireCloud7.0No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15CIRA Anycast DNS6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cisco Secure Access6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Jamf Safe Internet6.9No—iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19Safe Surfer6.9No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20SafeDNS6.9No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Senso.cloud6.9No£0.08/moiOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about DNSFilter alternatives

What is the best alternative to DNSFilter?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in internet filtering software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, NxFilter, UnveilDNS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to DNSFilter?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.