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NetShield DNS Resolver vs AdGuard Home: catalog facts
NetShield DNS Resolver	AdGuard Home
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…
Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Offers VPN sinkhole and local DNS server modes Supports DoH, DoT and UDP upstreams	Acts as a DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-QUIC server itself One binary with a web interface, so installation is straightforward
Imported VPN profiles can be managed but not used for tunneling	Run by a company that also sells blocking products, so the free tier is marketing Over-blocking breaks sites, as with any DNS blocker
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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