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Cloudflare GatewayAdGuard DNS
Freemium

A free tier is available; larger teams pay for Cloudflare Zero Trust plans.

 Freemium

The public resolvers are free. Private DNS accounts with custom rules are paid beyond a…

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
  • Built on the 1.1.1.1 resolver
  • DNS and HTTP filtering in one service
  • Works through Android Private DNS with no app to install
  • Supports DNS-over-QUIC as well as the usual encrypted transports
  • Designed for organizations rather than single home users
  • Traffic and policy data sit with Cloudflare
  • Filtering happens on their servers, so they see your lookups
  • Custom rules and statistics need a paid account beyond a small free tier
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Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

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