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Blocky vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
Blocky	Pi-hole
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
One small binary with no database, ideal for containers and small boards Per-client and per-group blocking rules, with encrypted upstream resolvers	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Configuration is YAML only; there is no built-in administration interface	Runs on Linux; it is not a program you install on a laptop Over-blocking breaks sites, and someone has to fix it when it does
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: EUPL-1.2
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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