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mosdns vs SmartDNS: catalog facts
mosdns	SmartDNS
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.
Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Rule-based routing of domains to different upstreams Supports DoT, DoH and DoQ	Picks the fastest upstream answer rather than the first reply Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DoH3 upstreams
Documentation is in Chinese Configuration requires editing plugin rules by hand	Main readme is in Chinese, with a separate English version Needs manual configuration with no graphical interface
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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