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Best Smart DNS Proxy Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

Smart DNS Proxy 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
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 Smart DNS Proxy alternatives

What is the best alternative to Smart DNS Proxy?

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 Smart DNS Proxy?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.