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Best WatchGuard DNSWatch Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.4
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.4
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs NextDNS
  3. 3
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.2
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs NxFilter
  4. 4
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.2
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs UnveilDNS
  5. 5
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.1
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Cloudflare Gateway
  6. 6
    Diladele Web Safety Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin €24.92/mo7.0
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Diladele Web Safety
  7. 7
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Technitium DNS Server
  8. 8
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo6.9
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs CleanBrowsing
  9. 9
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.8
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs AdGuard
  10. 10
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo6.8
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Control D
  11. 11
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.7
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Lightspeed Classroom
  12. 12
    Pi-hole Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Pi-hole
  13. 13
    CIRA Anycast DNS AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs CIRA Anycast DNS
  14. 14
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 6.6
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Classwize
  15. 15
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo6.6
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs SafeDNS
  16. 16
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.5
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Cisco Secure Access
  17. 17
    GoGuardian DNS AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.5
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs GoGuardian DNS
  18. 18
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.5
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs Safe Surfer
  19. 19
    SkyDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb RUB 150/mo6.5
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs SkyDNS
  20. 20
    ThreatDown Endpoint Protection LinuxMacWin 6.5
    WatchGuard DNSWatch vs ThreatDown Endpoint Protection

WatchGuard DNSWatch 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
15SafeDNS6.6No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, 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
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Questions about WatchGuard DNSWatch alternatives

What is the best alternative to WatchGuard DNSWatch?

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 WatchGuard DNSWatch?

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.