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Best BrowseControl Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.4
    BrowseControl vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.4
    BrowseControl vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    OpenBLD Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free7.3
    BrowseControl vs OpenBLD
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.2
    BrowseControl vs NxFilter
  5. 5
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.2
    BrowseControl vs UnveilDNS
  6. 6
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.1
    BrowseControl vs Cloudflare Gateway
  7. 7
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo7.0
    BrowseControl vs Diladele Web Safety
  8. 8
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    BrowseControl vs Technitium DNS Server
  9. 9
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo6.9
    BrowseControl vs CleanBrowsing
  10. 10
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.8
    BrowseControl vs AdGuard
  11. 11
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo6.8
    BrowseControl vs Control D
  12. 12
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.7
    BrowseControl vs Lightspeed Classroom
  13. 13
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    BrowseControl vs Pi-hole
  14. 14
    CIRA Anycast DNS AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    BrowseControl vs CIRA Anycast DNS
  15. 15
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 6.6
    BrowseControl vs Classwize
  16. 16
    ClearDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5.99/mo6.6
    BrowseControl vs ClearDNS
  17. 17
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo6.6
    BrowseControl vs SafeDNS
  18. 18
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.5
    BrowseControl vs Cisco Secure Access
  19. 19
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.5
    BrowseControl vs GoGuardian DNS
  20. 20
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.5
    BrowseControl vs Safe Surfer

BrowseControl alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS7.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2NextDNS7.4Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OpenBLD7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter7.2Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5UnveilDNS7.2Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Cloudflare Gateway7.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Diladele Web Safety7.0Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Technitium DNS Server7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9CleanBrowsing6.9No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10AdGuard6.8No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11Control D6.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Lightspeed Classroom6.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Pi-hole6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14CIRA Anycast DNS6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Classwize6.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16ClearDNS6.6No$5.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17SafeDNS6.6No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Cisco Secure Access6.5No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19GoGuardian DNS6.5No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Safe Surfer6.5No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about BrowseControl alternatives

What is the best alternative to BrowseControl?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in internet filtering software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: NextDNS, OpenBLD, NxFilter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to BrowseControl?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.