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mosdns vs dnsmasq: catalog facts
mosdns	dnsmasq
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Rule-based routing of domains to different upstreams Supports DoT, DoH and DoQ	DNS, DHCP and network boot from one tiny daemon Local hostname resolution for DHCP clients happens automatically
Documentation is in Chinese Configuration requires editing plugin rules by hand	Not a recursive resolver; it forwards to one Configuration syntax is terse
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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