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NetShield DNS Resolver vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
NetShield DNS Resolver	Pi-hole
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
Android	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Offers VPN sinkhole and local DNS server modes Supports DoH, DoT and UDP upstreams	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Imported VPN profiles can be managed but not used for tunneling	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: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: EUPL-1.2
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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