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adblock-lean vs AdGuard Home: catalog facts
adblock-lean	AdGuard Home
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Runs directly on the router, no extra hardware Supports Hagezi blocklists and local lists	Acts as a DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-QUIC server itself One binary with a web interface, so installation is straightforward
Only works on OpenWrt Configured from the router shell rather than a web interface	Run by a company that also sells blocking products, so the free tier is marketing Over-blocking breaks sites, as with any DNS blocker
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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