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NxFilter vs Cloudflare Gateway: catalog facts
NxFilter	Cloudflare Gateway
Free Free for all uses, including commercial ones.	Freemium A free tier is available; larger teams pay for Cloudflare Zero Trust plans.
Self-hosted	Web
Per-user policies and reports with Active Directory integration Screen time control and data caps	Built on the 1.1.1.1 resolver DNS and HTTP filtering in one service
Not open source More setup than needed for a single household	Designed for organizations rather than single home users Traffic and policy data sit with Cloudflare
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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