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AdGuard Home vs NextDNS: catalog facts
AdGuard Home	NextDNS
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…	Freemium A free tier with a monthly query allowance is available. Paid plans remove the limit.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
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	Very granular blocklists and per-device profiles with detailed analytics Encrypted DNS support on every platform, including router-level setup
Run by a company that also sells blocking products, so the free tier is marketing Over-blocking breaks sites, as with any DNS blocker	Filtering happens on their infrastructure, so they resolve your queries The free tier is limited to a monthly query allowance
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 September 22, 2026

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