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Adblock Fast vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
Adblock Fast	Pi-hole
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Very low memory use on small routers Works with several DNS resolvers	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Requires a router running OpenWrt Small project with a limited user base	Runs on Linux; it is not a program you install on a laptop Over-blocking breaks sites, and someone has to fix it when it does
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: EUPL-1.2
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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