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AdGuard Home vs Encrypted DNS Server: catalog facts
AdGuard Home	Encrypted DNS Server
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…	Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations through Open Collective.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, 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 your own DNSCrypt server in front of an existing resolver Supports anonymized DNS relaying
Run by a company that also sells blocking products, so the free tier is marketing Over-blocking breaks sites, as with any DNS blocker	Requires a server and some networking knowledge to deploy Clients need DNSCrypt support to use it
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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