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Maza vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
Maza	Pi-hole
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Blocks ads for every browser and application at once Only needs Bash, with no extra services to run	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Command-line only, with no graphical interface Needs root privileges to change system DNS settings	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
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: EUPL-1.2
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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