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Best OpenDNS FamilyShield Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.6
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    Comodo Secure DNS Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.4
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Comodo Secure DNS
  3. 3
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.4
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs NextDNS
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.3
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs NxFilter
  5. 6
    Quad9 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Quad9
  6. 7
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Technitium DNS Server
  7. 8
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.0
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs AdGuard
  8. 9
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo7.0
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs CleanBrowsing
  9. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo6.9
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Control D
  10. 11
    RethinkDNS Free plan AndroidWeb $1.75/mo6.9
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs RethinkDNS
  11. 12
    Blocky Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Blocky
  12. 13
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Pi-hole
  13. 14
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.7
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs GoGuardian DNS
  14. 15
    Infoblox Cloud Network Automation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
  15. 16
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo6.7
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs SafeDNS
  16. 17
    Smart DNS Proxy Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.61/mo6.7
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Smart DNS Proxy
  17. 18
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs Cisco Secure Access
  18. 19
    FamilyKeeper AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.6
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs FamilyKeeper
  19. 20
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 6.5
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs DNSFilter
  20. 21
    ScoutDNS Free trial apiMacWebWin $0.21/mo6.4
    OpenDNS FamilyShield vs ScoutDNS

OpenDNS FamilyShield alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS7.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Comodo Secure DNS7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3NextDNS7.4Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter7.3Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Quad97.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Technitium DNS Server7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8AdGuard7.0Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
9CleanBrowsing7.0$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Control D6.9$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11RethinkDNS6.9Free plan$1.75/moAndroid, Web
12Blocky6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
13Pi-hole6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14GoGuardian DNS6.7Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Infoblox Cloud Network Automation6.7API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16SafeDNS6.7No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Smart DNS Proxy6.7No$4.61/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Cisco Secure Access6.6Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19FamilyKeeper6.6Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
20DNSFilter6.5Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
21ScoutDNS6.4No$0.21/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about OpenDNS FamilyShield alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenDNS FamilyShield?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in DNS filtering software with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Comodo Secure DNS, NextDNS, NxFilter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OpenDNS FamilyShield?

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.