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Knot DNS vs CoreDNS: catalog facts
Knot DNS	CoreDNS
Free Free to download and use under the GPL 3 or later license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Automatic DNSSEC signing IXFR, dynamic updates and response rate limiting	Plugin chain handles rewriting, zone files, metrics and service discovery Custom builds can include only needed plugins
Authoritative only, with no recursive resolver No Windows support	Ad or content blocking needs manual plugin setup rather than a ready interface No graphical dashboard
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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