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

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