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Best RethinkDNS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

RethinkDNS 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
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
15Blocky6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
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 RethinkDNS alternatives

What is the best alternative to RethinkDNS?

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 RethinkDNS?

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.