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Alternatives · 2026

The best dnsmasq alternatives

The rest of Best DNS Server Software, in this site's order.

1
AdGuard
AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+3 Free plan Record5.1 Visit
2
PowerDNS Authoritative Server
LinuxAPISelf-hosted $9,800 a year Record4.9 Visit
3
Technitium DNS Server
WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record4.9 Visit
4
NSD (Name Server Daemon)
WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.8 Visit
5
Simple DNS Plus
WindowsAPISelf-hosted $69 one-time Record4.8 Visit
6
Knot DNS
MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.6 Visit
7
MaraDNS
WindowsLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.6 Visit
8
Pi-hole
WebLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.6 Visit
9
PowerDNS Recursor
MacLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.6 Visit
10
YADIFA
MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.6 Visit
11
BIND 9
MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
12
Acrylic DNS Proxy
WindowsSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit
13
Blocky

Blocky fits home networks, homelabs, and businesses needing self-hosted DNS filtering with client-specific policies.

MacLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.4 Visit
14
Knot Resolver
LinuxAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit
15
CoreDNS
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
16
djbdns
Self-hosted Free plan Record4.2 Visit
17
haneWIN DNS Server
Windows — Record4.0 Visit
18
EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI

It suits network and DevOps teams managing DNS, DHCP, and IP address resources across hybrid environments.

WebAPISelf-hosted — Record3.6 Visit
19
Unbound
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record3.2 Visit
20
BlueCat Integrity
Web — Record2.3 Visit
21
Infoblox NIOS
Web — Record2.3 Visit
22
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
— Record2.1 Visit