Pi-hole vs Smoothwall Filter
| Pi-hole | Smoothwall Filter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Custom blocklists | Yes | Yes |
| Activity reports | advanced | advanced |
| Platform support | Alpine, Armbian OS, Debian, CentOS Stream, Fedora, Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu; Docker and network DNS environments | Chrome OS, Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android and on-premise network appliances |
| Safe search controls | — | Yes |
| Filtering schedules | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Internet Filtering Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Smoothwall Filter scores higher on our published basis.