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Best SafeDNS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.4
    SafeDNS vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.4
    SafeDNS vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.2
    SafeDNS vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.2
    SafeDNS vs UnveilDNS
  5. 5
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.1
    SafeDNS vs Cloudflare Gateway
  6. 6
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo7.0
    SafeDNS vs Diladele Web Safety
  7. 7
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    SafeDNS vs Technitium DNS Server
  8. 8
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo6.9
    SafeDNS vs CleanBrowsing
  9. 9
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.8
    SafeDNS vs AdGuard
  10. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo6.8
    SafeDNS vs Control D
  11. 11
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.7
    SafeDNS vs Lightspeed Classroom
  12. 12
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    SafeDNS vs Pi-hole
  13. 13
    CIRA Anycast DNS AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    SafeDNS vs CIRA Anycast DNS
  14. 14
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 6.6
    SafeDNS vs Classwize
  15. 16
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.5
    SafeDNS vs Cisco Secure Access
  16. 17
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.5
    SafeDNS vs GoGuardian DNS
  17. 18
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.5
    SafeDNS vs Safe Surfer
  18. 19
    SkyDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb RUB 150/mo6.5
    SafeDNS vs SkyDNS
  19. 20
    ThreatDown Endpoint Protection LinuxMacWin 6.5
    SafeDNS vs ThreatDown Endpoint Protection
  20. 21
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo6.5
    SafeDNS vs WatchGuard FireCloud

SafeDNS 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
3NxFilter7.2Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4UnveilDNS7.2Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Cloudflare Gateway7.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Diladele Web Safety7.0Free plan€24.92/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Technitium DNS Server7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8CleanBrowsing6.9No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9AdGuard6.8No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
10Control D6.8No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Lightspeed Classroom6.7No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12Pi-hole6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13CIRA Anycast DNS6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Classwize6.6No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cisco Secure Access6.5No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17GoGuardian DNS6.5No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
18Safe Surfer6.5No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19SkyDNS6.5NoRUB 150/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20ThreatDown Endpoint Protection6.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
21WatchGuard FireCloud6.5No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about SafeDNS alternatives

What is the best alternative to SafeDNS?

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

What is the best free alternative to SafeDNS?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.