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AdGuard Home vs OpenWrt adblock: catalog facts
AdGuard Home	OpenWrt adblock
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…	Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.
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	Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds
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 router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 September 23, 2026

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