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OpenWrt adblock vs AdGuard Home: catalog facts
OpenWrt adblock	AdGuard Home
Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. AdGuard also sells a hosted AdGuard DNS service…
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds	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
Requires a router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration	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 not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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